Penetrating fluid

[drizler]

You were correct with the 50/50 acetone and ATF mixture. put it in a spry bottle and it is the best hands down.

The big surprise to me with that machinist magazine test was WD 4o, that it worked at all:mur:. That has to be the most useless crap that ever hit the market and look at the price of it?????:thumbdown:

 

[DFB]

The big surprise to me with that machinist magazine test was WD 4o, that it worked at all:mur:. That has to be the most useless crap that ever hit the market and look at the price of it?????:thumbdown:

Ya and that old liquid wrench ranked over PB. My experiences are that PB Blaster works much better than LW

 

[whitepine2]

I use Gibbs on the guns when not wanting the stink or hazards of Kroil or ATF/acetone (on stock finish, etc) or able to use heat. Gibbs Brand I'd rank it with Kroil for effectiveness, and it's great for cleaning up locks or freeing stuck nipples on sidelock MLs and on alum. IMO paraffin (canning wax) works about as good as bee's wax for heat & wick use. U-joint or ball-joint presses beat c-clamps for pressing and are more compact.

I agree that heating doesn't require hot disassembly every time. Having press tension or using air hammer helps there during or after heating cycle. Several hot/cool cycles often allow penetrants or wax to work in better once cooled. Have used a burp gun (HD, <200 cycles/min) to remove bucket pins that weren't stuck, just rusty, when no helper was available to take side-tension off 'em.

I agree Gibbs is best have used KROIL for years but Gibbs I find better. My son is a gunsmith and
uses Gibbs all the time on old rusted guns as well as new ones,good stuff.

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

How do you guys store the ATF/acetone mix?

 

[pmsmechanic]

The big surprise to me with that machinist magazine test was WD 4o, that it worked at all:mur:. That has to be the most useless crap that ever hit the market and look at the price of it?????:thumbdown:

So I would like to know what the issue is with WD-40. I've seen people on this thread knock the stuff and yet I use it all the time. It may not work the best but it's available and it works. I like the coating it leaves behind that keeps parts from rusting and it definitely smells a lot better than some of the alternatives. Still doesn't small great though! So...educate me.

 

[Marauderer]

The big surprise to me with that machinist magazine test was WD 4o, that it worked at all:mur:. That has to be the most useless crap that ever hit the market and look at the price of it?????:thumbdown:

Wd40 works pretty good when I am cutting aluminum.

 

[Marauderer]

How do you guys store the ATF/acetone mix?

I had an old WD40 bottle that was a sprayer and it has worked well for years.

 

[mikehaugen]

So I would like to know what the issue is with WD-40. I've seen people on this thread knock the stuff and yet I use it all the time. It may not work the best but it's available and it works. I like the coating it leaves behind that keeps parts from rusting and it definitely smells a lot better than some of the alternatives. Still doesn't small great though! So...educate me.

To me wd40 does have some good qualities, but penetrating a stuck fastener is not one of them. Not completely useless and is worth having around, but for stuck stuff there are far better options.
As a side note, the makers of pb blaster have what I believe is supposed to be their alternative to wd40. I bought some a while ago in a promotional pack with the penetrating oil... I think it's called pb50

 

[drizler]

How do you guys store the ATF/acetone mix?

With the same extreme care as I do the half useless spray cans. Just hang them by their trigger hook hanging off a shelf. Winter or Summer all the same. About the only screw up is when one flips off the shelf and breaks it's pump mechanism. Boo Hoo, I just grab another one of wifey's old Awesome cleaning sprayers I keep in stock and dump it in. The only big caution i would offer is not to spray a lot of it on something in an enclosed small area like a wheel well then immediately hit it with the torch. Just use the same commons sense ventilation tips you would with any of the other flammable goodies in the garage.

Oh yea for anybody with an ugly press job like ball joints ect. Don't buy the press. Just use the Borrow and return program at Autozone. Pay full price for one of their ball joint presses around 120. Use it and take it back for your refund. They encourage it actually and in return I buy their aftermarket ball joints that are every bit as good as everyone elses ball joints. Some of those tools you will like and need enough often enough to just keep them like i did with their bearing driver set. One day I just had enough of the screw with the socket games after ruining a boat axle seal. I bet they sell a lot of their higher quality industrial grade tools that way and more power to them.

 

[mikehaugen]

I buy their aftermarket ball joints that are every bit as good as everyone elses ball joints...

...their higher quality industrial grade tools

I would say both of these statements are a bit of a stretch.