ATF and Acetone

Doc Hoy · May 6, 2013, 11:56 AM

Just tried it on some rusted bolts on a wheel barrow and all of them turned loose immediately.

I should have compared it to liquid wrench but I didn't think quick enough.

I do have to shake it up every time I use it.

For the guys with the boogered up screws. .50-70 Trapdoor and the 1860 Colt, I recommend it before trying to get the screws out.

NickySantoro · May 6, 2013, 12:25 PM

Good tip. What ratio ATF to acetone did you use?

Doc Hoy · May 6, 2013, 12:42 PM

Half and half.

I got that as a recommendation from folks on this forum.

Works pretty good.

RedBowTies88 · May 6, 2013, 12:47 PM

I've been using ATF and Acetone for years on my automotive projects... it works absolutely great.

The very best product I've used although hard to come by is this

http://www.freealloil.com/freeall.html

the stuff literally eats rust.

If I don't feel like mixing up some atf and acetone then PB blaster is the best readily available store bought stuff around here.

Tidewater_Kid · May 6, 2013, 08:14 PM

Doc,

Great information. I'll have to try some on the next one. Really wish I had tried it on the firing pin nut!

TK

bedbugbilly · May 6, 2013, 09:12 PM

Whew Doc! For a minute, when I read your heading, I was thinking that you were giving the ATF guys . . (Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms) acetone instead of possibly beer or whisky to drink! Or maybe I'd slept through some new legislation where the ATF outlawed acetone or something . . .

I'm writing this one down in my notebook of info . . . have you tried it on "stuck" nipples? Seems like it might work well for that little problem that everyone has once in a while?

Doc Hoy · May 7, 2013, 05:20 AM

Actually, the mixture was suggested by at least one person on this forum (I think Mykeal and possible a host of others) specifically as a way to loosen up stuck nipples.

I have not tried it on nipples, only wheel barrows.

BirchOrr · May 7, 2013, 07:21 AM

Glad to hear you tried it and it worked well for ya!

All of us are creatures of habit and tend to use what has always worked for us. I also think when we find something that works even better, then we're stuck on our new discovery until we find a new miracle product. What I like about this "home brew" is most of us tinkerers, already have these two items in our garage/work area.

Many independent studies have been done on the effectiveness of different penetrating oils and the results are all the same. The ATF/acetone wins every time.

FWIW

Birch

Rifleman1776 · May 7, 2013, 08:34 AM

Read similar reports from another forum. Will have to try it.

Doc Hoy · May 7, 2013, 11:16 AM

....is valid. It does separate as it sits. You have to shake it up to use it.

It turns into a pretty red colored milky liquid.

I am keeping it in a Southern Comfort bottle. I have to remember not to drink it.

mykeal · May 7, 2013, 01:00 PM

Quote:

I was thinking that you were giving the ATF guys acetone instead of possibly beer or whisky to drink!

Wishful thinking.

Although...

Quote:

I am keeping it in a Southern Comfort bottle.

Maybe not.....

May 6, 2013, 11:56 AM	#1
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	ATF and Acetone Just tried it on some rusted bolts on a wheel barrow and all of them turned loose immediately. I should have compared it to liquid wrench but I didn't think quick enough. I do have to shake it up every time I use it. For the guys with the boogered up screws. .50-70 Trapdoor and the 1860 Colt, I recommend it before trying to get the screws out. __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.

May 6, 2013, 12:42 PM	#3
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	1:1 Half and half. I got that as a recommendation from folks on this forum. Works pretty good. __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.

May 6, 2013, 12:47 PM	#4
RedBowTies88 Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2011 Location: 609 NJ Posts: 705	I've been using ATF and Acetone for years on my automotive projects... it works absolutely great. The very best product I've used although hard to come by is this http://www.freealloil.com/freeall.html the stuff literally eats rust. If I don't feel like mixing up some atf and acetone then PB blaster is the best readily available store bought stuff around here. __________________ "...with liberty and justice for all." (Must be 21. Void where prohibited. Some restrictions may apply. Not available in all states.)

May 6, 2013, 09:12 PM	#6
bedbugbilly Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2009 Posts: 3,287	Whew Doc! For a minute, when I read your heading, I was thinking that you were giving the ATF guys . . (Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms) acetone instead of possibly beer or whisky to drink! Or maybe I'd slept through some new legislation where the ATF outlawed acetone or something . . . I'm writing this one down in my notebook of info . . . have you tried it on "stuck" nipples? Seems like it might work well for that little problem that everyone has once in a while? __________________ If a pair of '51 Navies were good enough for Billy Hickok, then a single Navy on my right hip is good enough for me . . . besides . . . I'm probably only half as good as he was anyways. Hiram's Rangers Badge #63

May 7, 2013, 05:20 AM	#7
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	BBB Actually, the mixture was suggested by at least one person on this forum (I think Mykeal and possible a host of others) specifically as a way to loosen up stuck nipples. I have not tried it on nipples, only wheel barrows. __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.

May 6, 2013, 12:25 PM	#2
NickySantoro Junior member Join Date: July 14, 2008 Posts: 217	Good tip. What ratio ATF to acetone did you use?

May 6, 2013, 08:14 PM	#5
Tidewater_Kid Senior Member Join Date: July 3, 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 925	Doc, Great information. I'll have to try some on the next one. Really wish I had tried it on the firing pin nut! TK

May 7, 2013, 07:21 AM	#8
BirchOrr Senior Member Join Date: November 25, 2012 Location: Eaton Rapids, MI Posts: 445	^^^ Glad to hear you tried it and it worked well for ya! All of us are creatures of habit and tend to use what has always worked for us. I also think when we find something that works even better, then we're stuck on our new discovery until we find a new miracle product. What I like about this "home brew" is most of us tinkerers, already have these two items in our garage/work area. Many independent studies have been done on the effectiveness of different penetrating oils and the results are all the same. The ATF/acetone wins every time. FWIW Birch __________________ Black Powder: Not because it is easy, but because it is hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win...

May 7, 2013, 08:34 AM	#9
Rifleman1776 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,309	Read similar reports from another forum. Will have to try it.

May 7, 2013, 11:16 AM	#10
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	The earlier question about separation.... ....is valid. It does separate as it sits. You have to shake it up to use it. It turns into a pretty red colored milky liquid. I am keeping it in a Southern Comfort bottle. I have to remember not to drink it. __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.