Best liquid to get things unstuck?
08-14-09, 08:33 PM
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Best liquid to get things unstuck?
So what is the best thing to get stuck seat posts, bolts, pedals, ect... I have used WD-40, but it doesn't really get it done. I need something like a penetrating oil, a liquid wrench type thing. So I was wondering what everyone would recommend?
08-14-09, 08:42 PM
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Nitroglycerin.
08-14-09, 09:05 PM
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PB Blaster
08-14-09, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Fixter
So what is the best thing to get stuck seat posts, bolts, pedals, ect... I have used WD-40, but it doesn't really get it done. I need something like a penetrating oil, a liquid wrench type thing. So I was wondering what everyone would recommend?
While it's pricey, nothing works better.
08-14-09, 10:31 PM
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I use PB blaster to bring old chains back from the dead on flip bikes. It melts rust. And smells funky.
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Kroil or Aero Kroil by Kano Labs. Used it in Aviation. Best stuff going.
08-14-09, 11:09 PM
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I am addicted to vintage italian cars and buy them, repair them, drive them, and sell 'em. I can't afford the Ferraris or Maseratis...so I deal in the cheap ones. My daily driver is always one of these (currently a 40 year old fiat). Because of this, I'm well acquainted with stuck nuts and bolts and all manners of rusted parts.
And my vote goes for.... PB Blaster!
And my vote goes for.... PB Blaster!
08-15-09, 12:32 AM
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G_C is right -- Kroil is the best. However, it's hard to find, while PB Blaster isn't bad, and is found just about everywhere. It doesn't hurt that PB Blaster has those garish cartoon-like can graphics, either.
08-15-09, 03:08 PM
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I recently used PB blaster on a badly rusted chain, and several of the links were frozen solid. After spraying the chain with PB blaster, and wiggling the frozen links back and forth a few times, the chain is rolling along just fine. PB blaster is good stuff, and it's cheap too. You can get it at Wally World, sitting right near the WD 40, which you should leave sitting right there.
08-15-09, 04:32 PM
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rost off
(Must be an old German car thing!)
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