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Hello Fellow Enthusiasts; Was aware of this "Better than ANY Commercial product" for quite some time. SAVE MONEY & get BETTER RESULTS!!!...Mark

Machinist's Workshop MagT recently published some information on various penetrating oils. The magazine reports they tested penetrates for break out torque on rusted nuts.They are below. 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 oils ........... Average torque load to loosen

No Oil used ................... 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 is a "home brew" mix of 50 - 50 automatic transmission fluid and acetone. Note this "home brew" released bolts better than any commercial product in this one particular test.

ATF-Acetone mix is best, but you can also use ATF and lacquer thinner in a 50-50 mix.

*ATF=Automatic Transmission Fluid.
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Acetone an atf don't mix. Shake the spray bottle and it'll mix enough.
Like I said. Best stuff I've ever used. I work on a lot of outdoor steel fixtures that are open to the harsh elements. They rust up quickly.
I keep this stuff in all my trucks. Works better than anything Ive ever used.
Try it.

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