[AT] Penetrating Oil Test

[Gene Dotson]

    Friend of mine sent this interesting test result.  Gonna have to try it. 
Could have used it this morning.

                        Gene




Machinist's Workshop magazine actually tested penetrants for break
out torque on rusted nuts. Significant results! They arranged a
subjective
test of all the popular penetrants with the control being the torque
required to remove the nut from a "scientifically rusted" environment.

Penetrating oil ..... Average load

None ............ ......... 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 was a "home brew" mix of 50 - 50 automatic
transmission fluid and acetone.

Note the "home brew" was better than any commercial product in this
one particular test. A local machinist group mixed up a batch and all
now
use it with equally good results. Note also that "Liquid Wrench" is
about as
good as "Kroil" for about 20% of the price.