bigalpha
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Dang, I wouldn't mind scoring a tire carrier.
I picked up a cheap metal thumb-pump oil can. Been holding it for probably 3 months, works just fine.What are you guys storing this in? Someone mentioned not being able to keep it in plastic bottles ( I assume because of the acetone).
Are there reusable metal spray cans out there on the cheap?
What are you guys storing this in? Someone mentioned not being able to keep it in plastic bottles ( I assume because of the aceton)
Where did you get it? Sounds like a Harbor Freight special type of thing.I picked up a cheap metal thumb-pump oil can. Been holding it for probably 3 months, works just fine.
Thats a good idea, but most of the time I need to squirt the oil onto something and cant really get a brush onto anything.glass "canning jar"
it looks like I've got some moonshine fermenting on the shelf-- but this stuffs got to taste a little rough.
Let us know how it does!!
It seems this is a mix that you can't put in a plastic bottle, though.
Try a 50/50 mix of acetone and ATF. Tested to be far better than any available oil. Do a Google search for Machinist's Workshop magazine penetrating oil and you will find the same info on dozens of forums citing the magazine article. Which I cannot find online.
Penetrating Oils Compared
Machinist's Workshop magazine actually tested penetrates for break out torque on rusted nuts. Significant results!
*They arranged a subjective test of all the popular penetrates with the control being the torque required to remove the nut from a "scientifically rusted" environment.*
*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. A local machinist group mixed up a batch and all now use it with equally good results. Note also that "Liquid Wrench" is about as good as "Kroil" for about 20% of the price.*
For the convenience factor of a finished product in a compressed can, I'd have gone for Kroil but haven't had any luck with finding it retail & the few places with it on the Internet want too much for shipping.
If you can find it- get it. I've heard good stuff about it.