[AT] Penetrating fluid

John Wilkens jwilkens at eoni.com
Tue Mar 29 09:10:37 PDT 2011


Mike, my neighbor across the road makes his own biodiesel for his 
trucks and tractor.  I'll ask him about it.  Once before he mentioned 
how good one of the bi-products was for a solvent.    John W.



At 04:31 AM 03/29/2011, you wrote:

>John, and rest of the list.............been hearing how good soybean 
>(biodiesel) that u get at local coop (straight stuff), which u can 
>blend with diesel, is to strip paint etc.  This stuff is stong and 
>will take paint off completely.  Might be worth looking at?  Does 
>anybody have any experience with it?
>
> > Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:35:35 -0700
> > To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> > From: jwilkens at eoni.com
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Penetrating fluid
> >
> > Mike, I've had thoughts of mixing ATF and MEK for the same
> > purpose. I noticed just yesterday when laquer thinner would not come
> > close to cleaning a brush with contact cement (instaling formica) I
> > tried MEK which cleaned it slick as a whistle. Guess I'll try it
> > unless someone says it wouldn't be safe. John W.
> >
> >
> >
> > At 02:28 PM 03/28/2011, you wrote:
> > >Things seem a little slow on the ATIS list, so I thought I would throw
> > >out the following:
> > >
> > >I have used a lot of different penetrating fluids over the years, but I
> > >recently discovered one that works very well and is very inexpensive. It
> > >is 50/50 mix of acetone and ATF (any kind). The problem is that when you
> > >mix a quart of acetone and a quart of ATF, you get half a gallon of a
> > >liquid that is likely to evaporate (at least the acetone part) and also
> > >wants to melt most plastic containers. The good news is that your
> > >average windshield washer fluid bottle is made from HDPE, which is not
> > >attacked by acetone (I do like Material Safety Data Sheets to find out
> > >that kind of information!). But a gallon jug really isn't the best
> > >container for squirting a little penetrating fluid on a balky fastener
> > >on a tractor or implement. I tried various other containers and
> > >applicators, but none of them really did the job.
> > >
> > >I am a frequent customer of American Science and Surplus, as I love all
> > >the oddball stuff they have for sale at reasonable prices. My latest
> > >purchase included a bag of 4 HDPE square sided bottles that hold about a
> > >liter/quart and have screw-on flip type nozzles. The price was right -
> > >$3.95 for a bag of four, and I think it will do an excellent job. I used
> > >a metal funnel and filled one with my mix, and I will see how it works
> > >on the next rusty nut/bolt. My next chore is tearing down the mower deck
> > >on my International 184, and I can almost guarantee that the last guy
> > >who put it together (not me!) didn't use anti-seize grease on any of the
> > >fasteners. Item number 39741.
> > >
> > ><http://www.sciplus.com/singleItem.cfm/terms/16359>
> > >
> > >They do have a $10 minimum order, but if you can't find another $6 worth
> > >of stuff to buy, you just aren't a real breathing hobby hacker - they
> > >have tools, electrical stuff, science stuff, etc. I also got 3 small
> > >rolls of steel wire, small enough to keep in various tool boxes.
> > ><http://www.sciplus.com/singleItem.cfm/terms/17031> and two packs of
> > >offset screwdrives for $3.75.
> > ><http://www.sciplus.com/singleItem.cfm/terms/16979> (They aren't Snap-On
> > >quality, but if I only use them once to get an badly placed screw out,
> > >they will have paid for themselves in time and aggravation saved.)
> > >
> > >Mike
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