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| | | | Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 | I'm turning into a huge fan of KROIL , that penetrating oil that's famous for freeing up stuck nuts and bolts. Today I wanted to pull the aged and cracked glass out of my new old vent windows and didn't have any brake cleaner to soften the adhesive so I sprayed some Kroil around the edges and it softened that 55+ year old stuff up and the glass came out with little effort. This stuff is great. If you don't got some, git some. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,517 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,517 | Good stuff. Also check out www.getgibbs.comThis stuff is also amazing. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Worked at the plant for 15 years and Kroil was all the maintenance guys would use. I myself have used it for at least 15 years. To ME it is the best although I have heard good things about Gibbs. Both are cheap but I think Gibbs is higher. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 586 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 586 | Yea,Kroil it !!! Buy it by the gallon can and use it in a squirt can(oil can).It seems to last longer then the spray cans. www.kroiloil.com
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 578 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 578 | I have a couple of cans of PB Blaster. I like the label. Whoever designed it didn't know when to quit.
"Happiness equals reality minus expectations" - Tom Magliozzi
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 442 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 442 | Used Kroil on my window regulators, one which was literaly frozen up, would not budge. Soaked it with Kroil overnite, and it freed up, used more and soaked for a few hours, and it moves like new again. Always use in on bolts before removing! | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | I to have used Kroil for a couple of decades and on this 1950, 3600 that I'm working on now have not had one single bolt or screw that I couldn't get loose or that has busted. I also have Liquid Wrench and PB Blaster but I still stand by my Kroil. Like the logo says, "Don't Spoil it Kroil it!"
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 453 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 453 | | | | | | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 191 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 191 | First I ever used it was in the factory where I worked for 15 years. One of the maintenance guys left a can on my machine after a repair job, he never got it back LOL. I've been sold on it ever since! Kroil that is LOL.
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 725 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 725 | Kroil is the best there is, but you do have to lube parts after you free them with Kroil, unless you use one of the other Kroil products with a added lube. The Kroil folks are great to deal with! Gibbs and WD-40 may be fine for screen door hinges, but nothing works like Kroil on stuck metal mechanisms! I got my first can almost 20 years ago from a power plant mechanic.
Les | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,554 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,554 | Sounds like Kroil is pretty good stuff. Where do you buy it at? | | | | | Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 | | | |
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