Penetrating oil/lubricant

3X Gibbs. How to get it? Google it.

 

It has to stink otherwise it won't work!

 

I've always wanted to try Kroil - just to say I have.

 

This time of year all the aerosol cans in my shop start going dead from the cold weather, so I have a squirt bottle that ends up being a concoction of WD-40, Loosen-All, and ATF. I've heard about the diesel/ATF blend, and another I have yet to try is diesel/tob***co sauce.

 

What the price-point on it?
I usually stick to WD40 for light-duty stuff, while PB Blaster gets pulled out (and used sparingly) for the tough stuff--rusted ch***is components, etc.

-Brad

 

take your rubber tipped air nosal and recharge the cans with a quick squirt of air.

 

Try Mike. He is the NZ agent. Always got plenty of it.
Usually at most swapmeets etc.

http://www.mikesautobody.co.nz/Gibbs.html

 

We have Penetrene here,the name says it all !

 

NUTS 'OFF , see E bay

 

cheers; will keep an eye out for him, i still dont quiet trust buyn stuff over the internet yet.

 

He has a bodyshop in Hamilton. Neat guy.

 

should pay him a visit when im visitin ma in te awamutu next time.

 

50/50 mix of acetone and ATF works great ,better than most you can buy

 

^^^^ this is true. Since I discovered this home-brew here on the Hamb, it's all I've used. (& with great success I might add)

 

This thread is a sterling reminder that it is ludicrous to think if asking a specific question concerning a product and expecting a simple yes or no answer,, it will inevitably turn into a debacle. HRP

 

HRP... no, never heard of it. Simple answer, sorry it doesnt help.

 

Well, it's the standard procedure for any penetrating oil thread, HRP. Whadja expect? Oh a simple yes or no, I see now.

No.

 

Oh well......

 

The wintergreen oil works very well. We used it in the Navy for steam piping and for fasteners that were exposed to salt water. In the 1960s, I used a product called CRC 5-56 for a penetrating oil, and it smelled of wintergreen. I don't know if it's still available.

Kroil is good stuff and comes from Kano Labs. Available from them online.

Any time I have a problem with a nut that's on the end of a stud, I prefer to split the nut off rather than try to break it loose and maybe twist the stud off in a casting or forging.

 

Not all penetrants are strictly penetrants. Ballistol is a great example of this, as it is both a lubricant and a penetrant. I'd suggest others, but then Bump Stop might get upset.

 

acetone and atf aye, looks like my missus nail polish remover is going to have to go missing.

 

Very true.

Lucky we don't ask about toilet paper.

 

I ***ume Ballistol is more common over here since the company sits here and the oil is on the market under the Ballistol name since 1904 (initially formulated as an allround weapons lubricant for the imperial German army).
Nowadays they sell a variety of oils and (mainly) gun maintenance products, but their "Universalöl" is mainly referred to when speaking of Ballistol.

Based on my experience it is really great as a gun oil. It lubricates and protects great without any risk of gumming and it is non toxic (and I even like the smell ). That said - as a penetrant i have NOT found it to be better than other (cheaper) products on the market like WD 40 or the fabled 50/50 ATF/aceton mix. I use it on the guns all the time but not when working on cars (except to lubricate/protect lock cylinders, where the non gumming properties are helpful, especially on seldom used locks).

Hope this helps...

Helge

 

If your using a good enough penetrant you shouldnt need toilet paper