I was captivated by the string of discussions on penetrating oils. I grew up with my dad using WD-40 on our rusty projects. We would spray something down and go in the house and have a cup of coffee, then come back out and whatever we were working on either gave up, or we did. Now I'm teaching myself to work on delicate, close tolerance machinery that is often bound up by rust, solidified old oils, or just dry (I guess). I started with, WD-40, but with really rusty parts tried BP Blaster? (Which was not so good in tight quarters) I tried brake fluid, and now I see I wasn't doing that right. Went to REM oil for guns, which has been good for dry or gummy situations, now I am playing with PAL oils. These were designed by a guy who grew up on right on the salty coast, dealing with lots of rust. He has designed several oils for different applications. I have used Marine Pal and it is pretty amazing. I am going to use Machine Pal to follow up with a lubricant. Maybe it is pricey for large applications. I know that folks who have used it are now buying it by the gallon. There is a website: http://users/techline.com/palfac if that doesn't work just try the product name. I'm also trying the Lugbuster Pal that is supposed to be effective on even muffler and exhaust hardware. And I believe for those that care it is more environmentally friendly than some of the alternatives mentioned. Casey
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16 years ago