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CG · 03-21-2004, 04:18 PM

whats the best rust breaker for nuts and bolts that you cant torch off?

71-longbed · 03-21-2004, 04:38 PM

pb buster

lukecp · 03-21-2004, 04:53 PM

Another vote for PB Blaster....great stuff....just spray whatever you need to loosen, let it soak overnight, and it works great.

Longhorn Man · 03-21-2004, 06:19 PM

PB blaster is awsome.
Mobile one has a better spray, but it is kinda pricey.
Some gun shops have stuff that works miricles.

What is it you can't put heat to?

rolson1039 · 03-21-2004, 10:01 PM

i tried the PB Blaster this weekend and it didnt do a dern thing. If im able i use my dremel to slice the nut open with the cutoff wheels and then i can usually use the usual methods to get the nut off.
Ive used liquid wrench and the clark version of penetrating oil and none of it really works spectacularly
The PB Blaster does work well as a lube/coolant for when youre drilling

1971 Cheyenne · 03-21-2004, 10:04 PM

I've never had too great of luck with all the "liquid wrenches" out there, I've found that a good impact wrench or a good set of 1/2 in. sockets and a huge cheater bar seem to work best! good luck!

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 03-21-2004, 10:15 PM

I have had great luck with P.B. and the LIQUID WRECH stuff..

ACES · 03-21-2004, 10:37 PM

I like PB blaster, but for tough bolts, it helps to use it several times. Like once a day for two weeks, if you've got the time, it works. Otherwise I like a good Grinder.
Dremel cutoff tools work ok, but they take forever!!
Happy wrenching

DavidM · 03-21-2004, 10:59 PM

PB all the way

Zeke · 03-21-2004, 11:42 PM

Best stuff I ever used FREE ALL. Used to get it from local NAPA before they closed. Now I get online. Kinda pricey but better than anything I have ever used, including PB blaster.

http://www.gsasupplyco.com/index.html

Lookin4aChevy · 03-21-2004, 11:51 PM

PB Buster is the Best.. there is nothing like it. I worked on a rusted bolt for ever used every tool available to me for about three weeks. I'd just work on it when I felt lucky but then I bought PB Blaster and within a couple of minutes I got it unstuck. That suff is amazing.

SS55 · 03-21-2004, 11:53 PM

I've had great success with Kroil/AeroKroil from Kano Labs.
http://www.kanolabs.com/

krazy_texan · 03-22-2004, 12:11 AM

i usually spray them in whatever i have and let it soak a little bet and then try it, if that does not work and i am working on something that can withstand it i just tighten the hell out of it until it snaps in half and just buy a new bolt

CG · 03-22-2004, 12:27 AM

thanks for the answers everyone...i have never heard of pb blaster, ill give that a shot first.

Blue Beard · 03-22-2004, 10:04 AM

Never heard of PB Blaster either.....who sells it...?

I went to a local muffler shop, figuring what they use should be good. But they said I couldn't buy the brand they use.

Dean · 03-22-2004, 10:15 AM

Kroil is awesome but pricey. That is what we use on Aircraft engines here as well.

*67Fleetsidedream* · 03-22-2004, 12:40 PM

Get a nut splitter.

CG · 03-22-2004, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Blue Beard
Never heard of PB Blaster either.....who sells it...?

I went to a local muffler shop, figuring what they use should be good. But they said I couldn't buy the brand they use.

i found some at schucks blue beard .... got my nuts soaking in it now :p

angelsairman · 03-23-2004, 02:01 AM

Mavel Mystery Oil

bigskiohio · 03-24-2004, 04:57 PM

PB blaster let it soak for afew days and keep spray it coupl times every day. Let it do the work.

bigskiohio · 03-24-2004, 04:57 PM

PB blaster let it soak for afew days and keep spray it coupl times every day. Let it do the work.

**seacrow** · 03-25-2004, 09:49 AM

Another vote for PB blaster, I spray it on my old rusty nuts and let them soak overnight. The next day, I have no problems getting them off.

03-21-2004, 04:18 PM	#1
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03-21-2004, 04:38 PM	#2
71-longbed Its Magically Delicious Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oregon Posts: 2,398	pb buster __________________ 71 C10 LWB 350sbc -TH350 12 bolt 3.42 Posi Of all my favorite things to do, The utmost is to have a brew. My love grows for my foamy friend, with each thirst-quenching elbow bend. Beer so frosty, smooth, and cold it's paradise pure liquid gold. Yes beer means many things to me that's all for now cus I gotta pee.

03-21-2004, 04:53 PM	#3
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	Another vote for PB Blaster....great stuff....just spray whatever you need to loosen, let it soak overnight, and it works great. __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

03-21-2004, 10:01 PM	#5
rolson1039 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 404	i tried the PB Blaster this weekend and it didnt do a dern thing. If im able i use my dremel to slice the nut open with the cutoff wheels and then i can usually use the usual methods to get the nut off. Ive used liquid wrench and the clark version of penetrating oil and none of it really works spectacularly The PB Blaster does work well as a lube/coolant for when youre drilling __________________ so many trucks so little time!!!

03-21-2004, 10:04 PM	#6
1971 Cheyenne Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 1,480	I've never had too great of luck with all the "liquid wrenches" out there, I've found that a good impact wrench or a good set of 1/2 in. sockets and a huge cheater bar seem to work best! good luck! __________________ Brian Pal 1971 Cheyenne 10 454/th400-Undergoing a full frame off resto. 1972 Chevy short/step 2wd, 350/th350 1983 M1009 CUCV Military K5 Blazer 1981 Dodge 1 ton 4x4 dually flatbed

03-21-2004, 06:19 PM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	PB blaster is awsome. Mobile one has a better spray, but it is kinda pricey. Some gun shops have stuff that works miricles. What is it you can't put heat to?

03-21-2004, 10:15 PM	#7
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,592	I have had great luck with P.B. and the LIQUID WRECH stuff.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

03-21-2004, 10:37 PM	#8
ACES Life is a gamble Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lee's Summit, MO Posts: 796	pb I like PB blaster, but for tough bolts, it helps to use it several times. Like once a day for two weeks, if you've got the time, it works. Otherwise I like a good Grinder. Dremel cutoff tools work ok, but they take forever!! Happy wrenching __________________ 1970 Orange CST C-10 w/350, posi, Longbed The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend or by fiend, by prayer or by wine. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

03-21-2004, 10:59 PM	#9
DavidM Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Modesto Ca. Posts: 147	... PB all the way __________________ David M Proud Owner of A 67 C10 Shortfleet 350/350/3.73

03-21-2004, 11:42 PM	#10
Zeke Active Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: L.A. Lower Alabama Posts: 453	Best stuff I ever used FREE ALL. Used to get it from local NAPA before they closed. Now I get online. Kinda pricey but better than anything I have ever used, including PB blaster. http://www.gsasupplyco.com/index.html __________________ 1969 C10 350 3spd 1995 GMC 3500 XC 350 dually When Thomas Edison worked late into the night on the electric light, he had to do it by gas lamp or candle. I'm sure it made the work seem that much more urgent. George Carlin

03-21-2004, 11:51 PM	#11
Lookin4aChevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Yorktown, VA Posts: 48	PB Buster is the Best.. there is nothing like it. I worked on a rusted bolt for ever used every tool available to me for about three weeks. I'd just work on it when I felt lucky but then I bought PB Blaster and within a couple of minutes I got it unstuck. That suff is amazing.

03-21-2004, 11:53 PM	#12
SS55 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 62	I've had great success with Kroil/AeroKroil from Kano Labs. http://www.kanolabs.com/ __________________ Be wary of the light at the end of the tunnel....It might be a gorilla holding a flashlight! 71 Blazer, ex-4WD...Bought it that way 55 GMC 55 Belair 2dr HT 67 El Camino

03-22-2004, 12:11 AM	#13
krazy_texan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Des Moines, Ia Posts: 3,233	i usually spray them in whatever i have and let it soak a little bet and then try it, if that does not work and i am working on something that can withstand it i just tighten the hell out of it until it snaps in half and just buy a new bolt __________________ Krazy Texan My Trucks are made with Wrenches not Chop Sticks 1967 GMC 3/4 ton "Johnny Cash" 1990 v1500 suburban 1967 Ford f100 Swb 4x4 "green bean" GOD BLESS JESUS, JOHN WAYNE, AND THE ALAMO

03-22-2004, 12:27 AM	#14
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 19,816	thanks for the answers everyone...i have never heard of pb blaster, ill give that a shot first. __________________ … … … … … … … … ... … … … … … … … … … … …

03-22-2004, 10:04 AM	#15
Blue Beard Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 8,834	Never heard of PB Blaster either.....who sells it...? I went to a local muffler shop, figuring what they use should be good. But they said I couldn't buy the brand they use. __________________ 1970 Chev CST 2003 Harley Fatboy 1975 Chevrolet Step Van 1956 Chev Bel Air 1977 Blazer 2WD For Sale $3000.00 1978 Blazer 2WD For Sale $7000.00 1978 Silverado 2005 Monte Carlo



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03-22-2004, 10:15 AM	#16
Dean Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 1,492	Kroil is awesome but pricey. That is what we use on Aircraft engines here as well.

03-22-2004, 12:40 PM	#17
67Fleetsidedream Wiseass secured himself a BAN Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: MOON!!! Posts: 2,282	Get a nut splitter.

03-23-2004, 02:01 AM	#19
angelsairman Future Owner Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Grand Forks AFB, ND Posts: 151	Mavel Mystery Oil __________________ Its not the end result that counts most...its the journey along the way that's most rewarding My truck doesn't leak, it just marks it's territory

03-24-2004, 04:57 PM	#20
bigskiohio Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 127	PB blaster let it soak for afew days and keep spray it coupl times every day. Let it do the work.

03-25-2004, 09:49 AM	#22
seacrow Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 366	Another vote for PB blaster, I spray it on my old rusty nuts and let them soak overnight. The next day, I have no problems getting them off. __________________ 71 GMC Custom. 350, 4bbl., auto. Restored in memory of my grandfather. 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty CC King Ranch, moonroof, heated captains chairs, 6.4 PowerStroke. 2007 Suzuki Hayabusa, all black 1985 Mustang GT T-top, 5 spd. 54K orig miles.

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