Anyone on here use Kroil?
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From: Akron, OH
I'm sure most of you have seen this by now but here it is for posterity:
Considering the fact that acetone is a strong solvent and not paint-safe, Kroil does a pretty damn good job.
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The April/May 2007 edition of Machinist's Workshop did a test of penetrating oils where they measured the force required to loosen rusty test devices. Buy the issue if you want to see how they did the test. The results reported were interesting. The lower the number of pounds the better. Mighty interesting results for simple acetone and tranny fluid! Penetrating oil Average load Price per fluid ounce None 516 pounds WD-40 238 pounds $0.25 PB Blaster 214 pounds $0.35 Liquid Wrench 127 pounds $0.21 Kano Kroil 106 pounds $0.75 ATF-Acetone mix 53 pounds $0.10 The ATF-Acetone mix was a 50/50 mix (1 to 1 ratio).
Last edited by raginghadron; Sep 12, 2009 at 09:25 AM.
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PB is great for day-to-day removal of mildly old and stuck bolts but it's not the end-all of penetrating lubricants. I mean sometimes it just doesn't cut it no matter how much you hose down your parts with it. Anything that reduces or eliminates the chances of galling or even shearing a bolt even further is easily worth consideration.
Last edited by raginghadron; Sep 13, 2009 at 08:31 AM.
At the machine shop I used to work at we would use it by the case! I definitely recommend it! Its better than anything else you can use. I used it one time on a 1951 front loader tractor that had been sitting in a field with the tracks buried ... I didnt break a single bolt!
Sounds like you've never had the luxury of owning a car that has rusted, seized bolts on it. PB is great for day-to-day removal of mildly old and stuck bolts but it's not the end-all of penetrating lubricants. I mean sometimes it just doesn't cut it no matter how much you hose down your parts with it. Anything that reduces or eliminates the chances of galling or even shearing a bolt even further is easily worth consideration.
PB is great for day-to-day removal of mildly old and stuck bolts but it's not the end-all of penetrating lubricants. I mean sometimes it just doesn't cut it no matter how much you hose down your parts with it. Anything that reduces or eliminates the chances of galling or even shearing a bolt even further is easily worth consideration.
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From: Stafford
Can anyone help me. I have a 2002 mitsubishi lancer OZ RALLY and Im still kinda a noob but i need to replace my downpipe but I cant seem to find an aftermarket one for my car. Does anyone know of any company that makes non evo downpipes for the oz rally?
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and as far as being paint safe, we have also used Kroil to remove grease and gunk from our backhoes and skid loaders and its never done any damage to the paint.. but that doesn't mean i would ever let it touch my car.. hah 