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Just found this on another forum might be of use and save peeps a bit of money not sure how good plus gas is as not listed but looks like ATF and acetone for me

Machinist's Workshop magazine actually tested
> penetrants for break out
> torque on rusted nuts. Significant results! They are
> below, as
> forwarded by an ex-student and professional machinist,
> Bud Baker.
> *Don't forget the April 2007 "Machinist's
> Workshop" magazine comparison
> test.
> They arranged a subjective test of all the popular
> penetrants with
> the control being the torque required to remove the
> nut from a
> "scientifically rusted" environment.*
> Penetrating oil ..... Average load
> None ..................... 516 pounds
> WD-40 .................. 238 pounds
> PB Blaster ............. 214 pounds
> Liquid Wrench .... 127 pounds
> Kano Kroil ............ 106 pounds
> ATF-Acetone mix....53 pounds
> The ATF-Acetone mix was a "home brew" mix
> of 50 - 50 automatic
> transmission fluid and acetone.*
> *Note the "home brew" was better than any
> commercial product in this one
> particular test. Our local machinist group mixed up a
> batch and we all
> now use it with equally good results. Note also that
> "Liquid Wrench" is
> about as good as "Kroil" for about 20% of
> the price.
> Your experience may vary, etc., etc.

Interesting but then acetone melts paint so would need to be applied carefully.

Martin

You are talking about your nail varnish then? You could wear gloves to save your nails.
(only some paints not all)

Out of interest did they test Teflon

Fin lube tf has always been the best at shifting anything, in my experience anyway.