penetrating oils tested

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Subject: [MC-CHASSIS-DESIGN] Fw: Penetrating Oil
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:04:22 +0200
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Subject: [MHml] Penetrating Oil

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FWIW,

"However, there was some confusion. The author said ATF-Acetone mix
-- but in reality it was power steering fluid. In fact, the picture in
the
magazine which displayed all the products actually shows a bottle of
power steering fluid -- not ATF."

cheers,
Michael

 

Interesting. I wonder why the more commonly known products in this country
were missing from the list. I would like to see how CRC, Inox and RP7
compared. Particularly Inox which has a good reputation amont the workshops
around my area.

Depends on the type. Both products are types of hydraulic oils and many
manufacturers actually use ATF in their power steering systems.

 

There are two types of ATF, not to be mixed or interchanged. ATF type
A is, i'm told, often used as Power steering fluid.

http://www.secondchancegarage.com/public/306.cfm

Theo

 

ATF is easy enough to get, but try buying acetone without being put on
some terrorist watch list.

 

bunnings..

no problems

mh

 

bunnings..

no problems

mh

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Either Bunnings or Supercheap or any paint store

 

Any hardware, paintshops, fibreglass outlets, some supermarkets.

 

The atf is the working bit the acetone can be bought or substituted with
gp thinners or turps with success

 

No list of penetration oils would be complete without also adding KY
or anything relating to sheep, such as lanolin-based lubes (eg my fav
multipurpose lanotech oils and greases).

Would KY loosen nuts?

 

I assume that's alluding to Wellington boots and tawegians ?
or is it a personal enquiry ?>

 

Wellington Boots? You have a rubber fetish?

 

If you only want a small amount, it's on your wife's/girlfriend's
dressing table, in a little bottle labelled nail varnish remover.

Theo

 

Unfortunately most nail polish removers are scented and/or contain
"moisturising oils" which prevent the acetone from working as a surface
cleaner (I found this when I bought nail polish remover for clean/degrease
wooden arrow shafts prior to gluing on the plastic vanes).

I ended up buying a half-litre tin of straight acetone from Bunnings,
which should last quite a while since I only use it for that purpose. I
emptied the nail polish remover bottle, rinsed it with acetone, and now
use it to hold a small working quantity from the tin.


BTH

 

If you only want a small amount, it's on your wife's/girlfriend's
dressing table, in a little bottle labelled nail varnish remover.

Theo

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True Theo, but most nail polish removers have oil in them, you have to buy
the remover without oil

 

Damn, I missed your post before I sent my reply to Theo

But, BT, you have to make triply sure that you seal the main container as it
will find an escape route and evaporate without you knowing and when you go
to get a bit more from the shed, there is bugger all left.

 

IIRC, most nail polish removers are now Acetone free,

mh

 

IIRC, most nail polish removers are now Acetone free,

mh

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Well Marty, I really wouldn't know
as I haven't had the occasion to use it

 

The enquiry is about your intent so answer the question instead of
failing to be elusive

 

your wife doesn't use it ?

mh

 

your wife doesn't use it ?

mh

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My wife .....wife???

she walked out on me , couldn't put up with me any longer,
Thought that the grass was much greener on the other side of the fence
What she didn't know, was that someone had sprayed round-up in that paddock
When she found that the grass wasn't that green, she wanted to come back to
my paddock,
but I pointed her in the direction of the locked gate between the paddocks.
She didn't get back into my paddock and wonder of wonders, I have had great
pastures and good crops since then.
No-one to share it with except my two rotties