Loosen stuck bolts with homebrew penetrant. Anybody others?

[3goutdoor]

This may be on here already or not but I thought I'd pass it along anyway since I just had to use it again.

 Had a bolt on my K1200RS stuck and had tried everything. Every spray penetrant I could buy, pb blaster,etc. Beating with a hammer. Heat. Cussing. Etc. Was about to weld on a piece of rebar to help the beating process when fortuitously my old man called me, told him the story and he gave me this recipe. 

The best penetrant ever known to man

Mix 50/50 Acetone and transmission fluid

They don't really mix well so shake before each use

I used a tattoo wash bottle,  the little bottles with a straw on top you squeeze. I try to keep them on hand in the garage. Use them all the time. 

Anyway. Mixed it up. Squirted on a couple times. Was going to wait over night but was actually about 15 minutes. 

Turned bolt Off easy as pie. 

Have used many many times since then with 100% results

just had to use it so I wondered if anybody else has some cool recipes?

[roger454]

The craziest loosener that worked for me.... Wax!  Yep that's right candle wax.  My exhaust on my truck had a doughnut gasket rotted out and needed replacing.  After trying WD and other penetrating loosening agents I saw the wax trick on u-tube.  I heated bolt and nut with a propane torch and put a candle on the threads and watched it seep in.  ThE first nut came right off with little torque on it.  Did the same to the 2nd one and it came right off.  So I'm thinking, we'll it was just the heat so I just heated the 3rd and last bolt.  I applied pressure and it would not budge.  So I cranked down on it and Bam the bolt snapped right off and broke.  I have used the wax technique many times after that with 100% positive results.

[nymphetamine6]

Aug 17, 2016 9:31:02 GMT -6 3goutdoor said:

This may be on here already or not but I thought I'd pass it along anyway since I just had to use it again.

 Had a bolt on my K1200RS stuck and had tried everything. Every spray penetrant I could buy, pb blaster,etc. Beating with a hammer. Heat. Cussing. Etc. Was about to weld on a piece of rebar to help the beating process when fortuitously my old man called me, told him the story and he gave me this recipe. 

The best penetrant ever known to man

Mix 50/50 Acetone and transmission fluid

They don't really mix well so shake before each use

I used a tattoo wash bottle,  the little bottles with a straw on top you squeeze. I try to keep them on hand in the garage. Use them all the time. 

Anyway. Mixed it up. Squirted on a couple times. Was going to wait over night but was actually about 15 minutes. 

Turned bolt Off easy as pie. 

Have used many many times since then with 100% results

just had to use it so I wondered if anybody else has some cool recipes?

That's amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[greenwizard]

Yes, I also use the transmission fluid / acetone and it works great. Also I have used 3 in one and acetone 50/50 and that's not too bad either!