2011 - Volume #35, Issue #2, Page #36
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He Makes Cheap Penetrating Oil Using Fuel Oil Transmission Fluid
Stephen Kwiatkowski, Grand Rapids, Mich.: "I make cheap penetration oil using equal parts of fuel oil and transmission fluid. If I have a larger rusted area on a piece of equipment, I soak a rag in the penetrating oil and lay it over the area for a couple days. Oil will soak into the entire area so you can work on it. "To remove a rusted bolt that won't budge, just drill 2 or 3 small holes into the rusted nut and usually it will break loose.
"I mounted a bench vise on a piece of 2-in. square metal tubing to use as a portable vise in the receiver hitch on my trucks."
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