When i read the thread title i was hoping to see someone mention bolt-off..... god alone knows whats in it, but its magic stuff!Quote:
Originally Posted by Collins
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When i read the thread title i was hoping to see someone mention bolt-off..... god alone knows whats in it, but its magic stuff!Quote:
Originally Posted by Collins
The article was lifted from another US publication... hence the odd names...Quote:
Originally Posted by Collins
We'd all like to hear feedback on how well these homebrews work.
Apparantly vegetable oil can work equally well when mixed with acetone.
https://www.engineeringforchange.org...ating_oil.html
A fisherman mate of mine had a lobster boat shipped up to Brisbane, with the intention of turning it into a crabbing boat for the Bay. Needed work, I volunteered to work on the engine , a Perkins. Fair amount of rust, not wanting to create more work than necessary, we discussed how to approach the job. He produced a product that worked better than penetrene, or any other product I'd used - Ti Tree oil. Amazed me, Bob
bolt-off,--the tail I was told---little old lady with the home brew.:)
magic stuff used it to get alloy a/c hoses apart.
I used my home brew of ATF and Acetone on the exhaust manifold off the 300TDi the other week.Quote:
Originally Posted by superquag
I had to dismantle the manifold out of my old Turbo, one side almost fell out, but the other was stuck fast, some vigorous banging with a brass drift failed, WD-40 was next to useless as always the last 1/8th of the contents refused to come out of the can, Oxy torch and more banging wouldn't budge it.
So went searching for my spray bottle of ATF/Acetone, sprayed it liberally around outside of joint and waited an hour. Checked inside manifold and you could see the stuff had worked its way through (about an inch and a bit).
Anyway while carrying turbo and stuck manifold log over to the vice the manifold log fell out, good ****, Regards Frank.
just a regular spray bottle? I want to try some but wasn't sure if the acetone would affect the plastic or seals or whatever
Try here...Quote:
Originally Posted by bacicat
PENETRENE BULK
:D
Bought a litre of "Diggers" acetone recently and the bottle appears to be made from polythene. I wouldn't normally spray the stuff in any event. I mix a small amount of the brew enough for the job in a tin can and use an appropriate size paint brush...
Just an old Febreeze spray bottle, works well, Regards Frank.Quote:
Originally Posted by jazzaD1