[Public-List] Lubricants

Tue Mar 11 04:41:35 PDT 2014

No, I did not see any tests for CRC-556 or any my favorites

CRC "Freeze Off"

Seafoam "Deep Creep" - This is the only product that worked when I tried to 
get an Atomic 4 running that had been seized up for 10+ years. The rings 
were stuck, nothing worked until I used "Deep Creep" and within 12 hours I 
was able to hand crank the engine.

IMHO, WD-40 has no place on the boat. It is worse than using nothing because 
it evaporates and leaves a residue that attracts dirt. Instead, I use and 
recommend Boeshield T-9, made by Boeing. I did some tests of my own by 
masking off a piece of steel in 3 sections, 1. not treated, 2. treated with 
WD-40, 3 treated with T-9. After six months outside the untreated and WD-40 
had rusted badly...the T-9 section looked like new.

~~~_/)_/)~~ Mike Lehman ~~_/)~~~

-----Original Message----- 
From: Rod
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 1:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [Public-List] Lubricants

Interesting. That jibes with what we was told some years ago that WD-40 is 
corrosive. Makes sense if it can weaken an iron oxide bond it must be pretty 
aggressive stuff.  Or does it corrode because there is no oil left to 
protect the metal??
Mike; did they happen to test CRC-556 ?

Cheers,  Rod

-------- Original message --------
From: Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net>
Date:10/03/2014  12:10 PM  (GMT-05:00)
To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Lubricants

Interesting stuff Mike -

I had something about WD-40 explained to me that you folks may already know,
but I didn't.

Once WD-40 has evaporated, there is virtually no lubricant left.  In fact,
WD-40 will rinse off grease or thicker oil leaving what no lubrication
protection at all.  It should be considered a 'momentary' lubricant.

I had this explained to me in context of a car door lock I ruined by
injecting WD-40.  What I'd done was rinse out any lubricant that had been
present leaving no protection at all.

Interesting stuff.

Gord #426 Surprise

On 10/03/14 8:59 AM, "Mike Lehman" <sail_505 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Machinist¹s Workshop Mag recently published some information on various
>
penetrating oils that is very interesting. You might appreciate this.
The
> magazine reports they tested penetrates for break out torque on
rusted nuts.
> They are below, as forwarded by a professional machinist.
They arranged a
> subjective test of all the popular penetrates with the
control being the
> torque required to remove the nut from a
³scientifically rusted²
> environment.

*Penetrating oil .......... Break out torque*
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
> ³home brew² mix of 50 - 50 automatic
transmission fluid and acetone. Note the
> ³home brew² was better than any
commercial product in this one particular
> test and you can also use ATF-
lacquer thinner 50 - 50 mix. Note also that
> ³Liquid Wrench² is almost as
good as ³Kroil² for about 20% of the price.
>

~~~_/)_/)~~ Mike Lehman
> ~~_/)~~~

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