WD-40 (again) was Re: A fruitfull evening

2016-04-13 Thread Al Kossow
On 4/12/16 5:38 PM, j...@cimmeri.com wrote: > >> On Apr 12, 2016, at 8:19 PM, drlegendre . wrote: >> >> "I suppose it might do that, but that's not its main purpose. Its main >> purpose is to loosen rusted and otherwise stuck fasteners and shafts." > > That is *not* the main purpose of WD-40,

Re: WD-40 (again) was Re: A fruitfull evening

2016-04-13 Thread Al Kossow
On 4/13/16 10:27 AM, Al Kossow wrote: > "WD-40 is mostly a mix of baby oil, Vaseline, and the goop inside > homemade lava lamps." > > https://web.archive.org/web/20140119014037/http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/17-05/st_whatsinside > > https://www.engineeringforchange.org/how-t

Re: WD-40 (again) was Re: A fruitfull evening

2016-04-13 Thread drlegendre .
>From your last link.. which is a hoot.. ;-) "PB Blaster just stinks! ATF/acetone couldn't keep mixed together, kept separating." Now here's a report of +ATF+ and acetone that won't mix. I assumed it was due to some additive(s) in the PSF I had used, but perhaps not. So please tell me - is there

Re: WD-40 (again) was Re: A fruitfull evening

2016-04-13 Thread dwight
: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: WD-40 (again) was Re: A fruitfull evening >From your last link.. which is a hoot.. ;-) "PB Blaster just stinks! ATF/acetone couldn't keep mixed together, kept separating." Now here's a report of +ATF+ and ac

Re: WD-40 (again) was Re: A fruitfull evening

2016-04-13 Thread Chuck Guzis
Okay, I'll chime in here. In my experience petroleum oil and acetone are not miscible. Water and alcohol (and gasoline) will mix with acetone, however. So what's the lowdown on the ATF-acetone mixture? http://www.instructables.com/id/Home-made-penetrating-oil/ States pretty clearly that the m

Re: WD-40 (again) was Re: A fruitfull evening

2016-04-13 Thread dwight
One wonders about PSF? Is it better or worse than ATF. Tinker Dwight From: cctalk on behalf of Chuck Guzis Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 8:05 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: WD-40 (again) was Re: A fruitfull