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| Harpo |
 Oct 16 2011, 08:21 AM
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Good morning everyone,
My mechanic at work gave me this information The April/May 2007 edition of Machinint's Workshop did a study on Penetrating oil. Penetrating Oil Chart Penetrating Oil Type Average load Cost per fluid ounce None 516 Lbs $0.00 WD-40 238 Lbs $0.25 PB Blaster 214 Lbs $0.35 Liquid Wrench 127 Lbs $0.21 Kano Kroil 106 Lbs $0.75 ATF-Acetone mix 53 Lbs $0.10 The ATF-Acetone mix was a 50/50 mix (1 to 1 ratio) |
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| swl |
Oct 16 2011, 08:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,409 Joined: 7-August 05 From: Kingston,On,Canada Member No.: 4,550 Region Association: Canada |
What really strikes me with this is that after year's of reading about the virtues of pb blaster the experiment shows that it is barely better than WD 40 which is commonly poo-poo'd as 'not a penetrating oil'. The quote says it was a subjective test but it looks pretty objective to me.
Think I'll stay way from the acetone. That stuff scares me. http://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/00140.htm |
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| brp986s |
Oct 16 2011, 09:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 434 Joined: 27-September 07 From: los angeles Member No.: 8,167 |
QUOTE(swl @ Oct 16 2011, 07:40 PM)  What really strikes me with this is that after year's of reading about the virtues of pb blaster the experiment shows that it is barely better than WD 40 which is commonly poo-poo'd as 'not a penetrating oil'. The quote says it was a subjective test but it looks pretty objective to me. Think I'll stay way from the acetone. That stuff scares me. http://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/00140.htm Bah. Acetone is relatively safe as organic solvents go. Reading an MSDS will make just about anything seem like a case of Andromeda Strain. People who have diabetes that is out of control will have acetone on their breath that is created by their own bodies. But it is not the acetone that they should be worried about. I know of a pharma co. that sells/sold a nail polish remover made of methylene chloride that stated on the bottle was "non-toxic". If you want the heebeegeebees check out the msds of that crap. And it may still exist in paint strippers. |
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Harpo Penetrating oil study Oct 16 2011, 08:21 AM
Harpo Sorry about the formatting I could not seek to fix... Oct 16 2011, 08:22 AM Vacca Rabite I'v posted this up in the past. It works real... Oct 16 2011, 10:20 AM Andyrew Hmmmmm. This is good to know! Oct 16 2011, 12:12 PM trojanhorsepower OK I 'll be the dummy. I don't understand... Oct 16 2011, 06:37 PM dlee6204
The average load is how much force was needed t... Oct 16 2011, 06:49 PM patssle I can't believe it gets better than PB Blaster... Oct 16 2011, 06:50 PM
dlkawashima "The April 2007 "Machinist's Worksho... Oct 16 2011, 07:03 PM Elliot Cannon I had a friend who when working on his chevy van, ... Oct 17 2011, 12:09 AM dlestep I watched some guy behind a manufacturing plant ac... Oct 17 2011, 06:55 AM Vacca Rabite
I watched some guy behind a manufacturing plant a... Oct 17 2011, 08:44 AM 76-914 Informative. Thanks. Oct 17 2011, 09:23 AM r_towle I recall that Iodine is one of the main ingredient... Oct 17 2011, 09:31 AM 9146986 I got turned on to the Kroil a couple years ago, a... Oct 17 2011, 10:42 AM Vacca Rabite One thing to be careful of if you try the Acetone/... Oct 17 2011, 11:05 AM URY914 Acetone is the only thing that clean up fiberglass... Oct 17 2011, 11:46 AM RFoulds I switch back on forth between PB Blaster and Liqu... Oct 17 2011, 12:07 PM tdgray Are Kano Kroil and Aero Kroil the same thing?
Lov... Oct 17 2011, 01:44 PM underthetire
Are Kano Kroil and Aero Kroil the same thing?
Lo... Oct 17 2011, 03:42 PM Cap'n Krusty I use Gibbs Brand. Good stuff. Wurth Rost Off wo... Oct 17 2011, 03:12 PM Cevan I'd like to see how this test was performed be... Oct 17 2011, 04:53 PM pcar916
I'd like to see how this test was performed..... Oct 17 2011, 05:28 PM DBCooper
I'd like to see how this test was performed b... Oct 18 2011, 07:20 AM Vacca Rabite If you put the mix in a preval sprayer you could s... Oct 17 2011, 08:29 PM pcar916
If you put the mix in a preval sprayer you could ... Oct 17 2011, 10:18 PM Vacca Rabite I read the article a few years back and there was ... Oct 18 2011, 08:00 AM |
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