[Vwdiesel] Home made penitrating oil

[Tad]

Very interesting.  So how is the mixture applied?

On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 5:37 AM, Kneale Brownson <knealeski at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> I've been using that mixture for several years.  Seems to work as well as
> or better than any of the much more expensive penetrants I've experienced in
> the past (at 70, I have a fairly long past).
>
> --- On Thu, 9/3/09, William J Toensing <toensing at wildblue.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> I received this message from a good friend >
> > Some of you might appreciate this. Machinist's Workshop magazine
> > tested penetrants for break out torque on rusted nuts.
> >
> >
> > *Penetrating oil ..... Average load*
> > None ...................... 516 pounds
> > WD-40 ..................... 238 pounds
> > PB Blaster ................ 214 pounds
> > Liquid Wrench ............. 127 pounds
> > Kano Kroil ................ 106 pounds
> > ATF-Acetone mix..............53 pounds
> >
> > The ATF-Acetone mix was a "home brew" mix of 50 - 50 automatic
> > transmission fluid and acetone. Note the "home brew" was better
> > than any commercial product in this one particular test.
> > Our local machinist group mixed up a batch and we all now use
> > it with equally good results.
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