Penetrating Oils....best and home made...

[mikehaugen]

Kroil is only available here: Penetrating-Lubricating Oils
i bought a gallon from them several years ago and use it in spray bottle.

so which is best? aerokroil, silikroil, or penephite? i don't think I need the silicone enhanced one, but the graphite one seems interesting.

 

[wthompson]

Really?

Sorry.... Check the prices look to be cheaper from kano labs. kano one gallon $50.50 or your site $89.99. I've only bought it throu kano, just my experience.

 

[wthompson]

so which is best? aerokroil, silikroil, or penephite? i don't think I need the silicone enhanced one, but the graphite one seems interesting.

I've only used kroil.

 

[FTG-05]

Sorry.... Check the prices look to be cheaper from kano labs. kano one gallon $50.50 or your site $89.99. I've only bought it throu kano, just my experience.

"My site"? I posted a simple google search results link for Kroil, showing tons of places you can buy it from vs. you're "only one place you can buy it from" comment.

You make an absolute statement, you should be able to back it up absolutely. You failed.

 

[k0ua]

I have been using PB penetrating oil with pretty good success and forgot about Kroil until reading this thread. I'm going to keep my eye open for it and pick some up when I see it. Can you get it at Home Depot or Lowes?

I don't think I'm going to try the mixing it myself approach. Looks like there might be to many issues to deal with if I get it wrong. To me, it's not worth the effort to mess with it.

I love WD40 for cleaning. It gets nasty stuff off my hands better then anything else, and it's also great for getting glue off of glass. Really a great cleaner, but it leaves an oily film, so it has to be cleaned up with windex after using it to remove glues.

Eddie

Amazon.com: Kano Kroil Penetrating Oil, 8 oz. liquid (KROIL): Automotive

http://www.midwayusa.com/find?userSearchQuery=kroil

Notice Midway USA or almost any decent gun strore will have it. especially if it leans toward gunsmithing supplies. I bought my can years ago, and they last practically forever. You just need one can in your lifetime

 

[sixdogs]

I can't recall where I bought my Kroil but it was in a can and around $10. On the Kroil website posted earlier in this thread I see they now have a spray can and a deal if you buy one of anything they give you a second of your choice for free. That's a deal and I'm on it.

WD40 is good for common things. But, if you are working and tugging on something , PH Blaster is better and what I go to because Kroil is expensive. For something serious that I might work on tomorrow or later, I'll put a drop of Kroil on it and when I get around to the job the parts will likely come apart. That's where Kroil works the best for me. If Kroil were lower priced and more readily available I would use it more frequently.

For example, I have a part with two 1 3/4" set screws threaded into cast iron and a sort-of blind end access on one side. It is not coming apart without a struggle or snapping off when I get around to it in the spring. So, I put a drop of Kroil on the one end and did the best I could on the other end and I'll put another drop on it in a month or two or maybe both. Come spring those parts will almost certainly come apart. Kroil "wicks" into parts.

 

[spruce Deere]

My best luck has been with Kroil, PB blaster, Aerosol applications are handy.

The 50/50 mix of acetone and atf is just as good far as I can tell and the stuff I generally have the most of... Just minus the ease of the aerosol application is only drawback.

 

[schmism]

I had a lot of hole drilling to do in some thick steel bar. I mixed up some of the ATF -acetone and it worked just as good as any high dollar cutting oil ive used.

 

[Stihlrunner]

Best commercial products I've used:

General Motors Heat Riser Lubricant
JB products JB-80 (twice as good as WD40)

Best home made mix: Equal parts diesel/ATF/coca-cola

 

[Stihlrunner]

Best commercial products I've used:

General Motors Heat Riser Lubricant
JB products JB-80 (twice as good as WD40)

Best home made mix: Equal parts diesel/ATF/coca-cola