Lubricants

[dovehunter79]

A couple weeks ago I remember seeing a post about someone testing lubricants and what has worked best, I can remember that the best was a mixture of some sort.... could someone help me out??? Thanks

Jeff

 

[der Spieler]

I think maybe that was the post about penetrating oils for loosening nuts and bolts. The mixture was a 50-50 ATF/acetone mix.

 

[dovehunter79]

thats it..... thanks Steve

by 409T
A friend sent this to me. Thought I would pass it along.

Some of you might appreciate this. Machinist's Workshop magazine
tested penetrants for break out torque on rusted nuts.
They are below, as forwarded by an ex-student and professional
machinist, Bud Baker.
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.
Our local machinist group mixed up a batch and we 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.

 

[Francis Blake]

I build and shoot muzzle loading guns and use black powder only (don't like the substitutes) have been using kriol for years its the best rust preventitive I've found, at least on these guns.

 

[dovehunter79]

where do you get the kriol from?

 

[Francis Blake]

I find kroil at gun shows and most shooting supply companys carry it some machine shop supply companys have it.