mark99 Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Anyone know how this stuff works? I find it very efficient at freeing up seized nuts and threaded items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 6 minutes ago, mark99 said: Anyone know how this stuff works? I find it very efficient at freeing up seized nuts and threaded items. Good stuff, but no idea about the chemistry sorry I find diesel is quite good for releasing corroded stuff and I always have a bit kicking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted April 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 6 minutes ago, catweasel said: Good stuff, but no idea about the chemistry sorry I find diesel is quite good for releasing corroded stuff and I always have a bit kicking about. I heard that too. Funny WD40 always seems to fail in this respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, mark99 said: I heard that too. Funny WD40 always seems to fail in this respect. I too find WD40 is not brilliant. Good for shifting water and not bad when sharpening chisels and stuff. Not bad for cooling drills, tapping and stuff if nothing else to hand. Guy here makes his own Edited April 3, 2019 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEngo Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Plus Gas is mainly a light oil with additives that change its surface tension and so encourage it to penetrate. It then wicks its way through the rust and the small gaps which are inherent in any threaded fastening. Diesel (red or white) also works quite well, but doesn't smell so good! N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 It also eases arthritic joints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 4 hours ago, mark99 said: I heard that too. Funny WD40 always seems to fail in this respect. If wd40 worked they wouldn't make another product specially to free up rusted items which you can buy in Halfords Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapphal Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Which ‘rusted items’ can you buy in Halfords? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Harold Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Have found Plus Gas the best of all penetrating fluids. However it does stink. Smells a bit like diesel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 12 minutes ago, Mad Harold said: Have found Plus Gas the best of all penetrating fluids. However it does stink. Smells a bit like diesel. The best by a long way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 I used to prefer "3-in-1 Penetrating Oil With Graphite". Plus Gas sounded horribly American.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 If you have an Austin Allegro WD 40 is good for spraying all over the distributor cap. If you have an Allegro you need all the help you can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Brummie Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 What a waste of a 14 yr old malt in that you tube video, (but I bet it smells better than all the alternatives) !!!!. I work with oil boilers, and find that a bit of kerosene, (28 sec heating oil) is very effective. In years gone by, I've found brake fluid to be very good, and pre EU regulations, real vinegar also did the trick. It also worked well if you've used a bit of heat on a seized joint, where diesel or kero can be risky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, Ex Brummie said: What a waste of a 14 yr old malt in that you tube video, (but I bet it smells better than all the alternatives) !!!!. I work with oil boilers, and find that a bit of kerosene, (28 sec heating oil) is very effective. In years gone by, I've found brake fluid to be very good, and pre EU regulations, real vinegar also did the trick. It also worked well if you've used a bit of heat on a seized joint, where diesel or kero can be risky. I don't understand why mess aboiut with all these things when the real thing, penetrating oil, is so much better. The viscosity of the stuff is WAY lower than diesel, kerosine, brake fluid, vinegar or anything else and the cost of it is trivial. But in my experience heat is by FAR the most effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Brummie Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 I suppose anything to hand if you've not got the 'proper' stuff, is better than nothing. My tool kit contains penetrating oil, silicon spray, WD40, liquid grease and good old 3 in 1. Yes, heat is the most effective, and a little patience also comes in handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Tee Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Bee said: If you have an Austin Allegro WD 40 is good for spraying all over the distributor cap. If you have an Allegro you need all the help you can get. If you still have a (working) Allegro, you have created more miracles than the other bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 58 minutes ago, Ex Brummie said: I suppose anything to hand if you've not got the 'proper' stuff, is better than nothing. My tool kit contains penetrating oil, silicon spray, WD40, liquid grease and good old 3 in 1. Yes, heat is the most effective, and a little patience also comes in handy. And a bigger hammer if that lot does not work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 5 hours ago, Ex Brummie said: My tool kit contains penetrating oil, silicon spray, WD40, liquid grease and good old 3 in 1. That stuff shouldn't be in your toolkit, it should be in your COSHH locker. I have written your name in the COSHH log and expect you'll be getting a visit from the CWDF Health and Safety Representative very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 6 hours ago, Ex Brummie said: What a waste of a 14 yr old malt in that you tube video, (but I bet it smells better than all the alternatives) !!!!. I work with oil boilers, and find that a bit of kerosene, (28 sec heating oil) is very effective. In years gone by, I've found brake fluid to be very good, and pre EU regulations, real vinegar also did the trick. It also worked well if you've used a bit of heat on a seized joint, where diesel or kero can be risky. Yes good to know alternatives if you haven't got the "correct" stuff to hand. A guy once told me that milk cooled drills when drilling steel and it does work. Obviously the real stuff is best. Another building site trick; coffee power is useful to darken stain/varnish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, Bee said: If you have an Austin Allegro WD 40 is good for spraying all over the distributor cap. If you have an Allegro you need all the help you can get. Oh I remember that, although mine was a mini the dizzy cap used to get a regular treatment with WD40, there used to be a spray plastic sealer for the same job, anyone remember? To add I used to carry in the very tiny boot Hammer, for 'ammering starter WD40 Spare dizzy cap Spare HT leads Spare plugs Spare points Oil Water and antifreeze Duck tape ( very fine for split hoses) Fan belt Spray plastic sealant for 'lectrics Bulbs And I'm sure there was more Edited April 4, 2019 by tree monkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Just now, tree monkey said: Oh I remember that, although mine was a mini the dizzy cap used to get a regular treatment with WD40, there used to be a spray plastic sealer for the same job, anyone remember? When I owned a Mini and then a Fiat 500 estate I worked at Birdseye Foods and we use to use a spray called "Combat" it was a wonderful water repellent, best I have ever used. I have opened an electric motor starter contractor that has been full of water and blown all three phase fuses, drained the water, sprayed it out with Combat, shut it up and replaced the fuses to restart a production line more than once. normally at 5-30 in the morning ready for a 6 am start 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 40 minutes ago, tree monkey said: ...there used to be a spray plastic sealer for the same job, anyone remember? Yeah, ignition sealer. Can't recall a particular brand though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 38 minutes ago, Sea Dog said: Yeah, ignition sealer. Can't recall a particular brand though. Holts or Bradex comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted April 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 8 hours ago, Ex Brummie said: What a waste of a 14 yr old malt in that you tube video, (but I bet it smells better than all the alternatives) !!!!. I can only assume he quaffs Plusgas as his tipple of choice. Cheaper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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