Penetrating oil

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From  a firearms site I was introduced to mouse milk penetrating oil, widely used in the aircraft field.

I bought some and am impressed enough to give some to my son that is an auto body tech.

He tried it out on a bumper on a truck that is known for breaking bolts on removal, first time ever a bumper came off with no broken bolts.

The manager of the shop was so impressed that he ordered a bottle and dispenser for every one in the shop.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Mouse-Milk-Oil-8-Oz/dp/B0049C7170/ref=sr_1_1_pp?crid=18H31D1IOKV5B&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6sFXEEdWRoWZvRRmZOuy54nf4KafWyJUfD_fAv7pBe9Xmy4g-ioBtuGh-nZcB5IU5RpQTz2FqRhCXZn_RecPuo_fPZiAFGhWjbuToCtlca-sUFuC-DYYrKRG6Dr_0U-vNPzP_lUMqY3XBxvewQWYmBUnt7qjXnPJNu0ZzJSVwRK3hEwlLPbgwUqR30m_xNs48QmkEdGOizO6msKYUNpZb8w5vmJW2uL4co7TrAKjJQOmYP0FycOGVly04SvBMbZIQfcPI3qEu8Xk6bHS_vxfGzgj2ds8GaoXNknVO3SRM14.AmoZdIn39_gYc_nLIMsAX874D2E20UlnAtJ9IQsSoHU&dib_tag=se&keywords=mouse+milk+oil+penetrating+oil&qid=1744695361&sprefix=mouse+milk%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-1

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QWFHW3K?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

[superhawk996]

Finally, an oil thread!

 

For every guy who says that brand XX works the best is another guy saying that he's given up on it because it sucks, including Mouse Milk.  Project Farm did a test of several, I think that's why I wound up with a can of Deep Creep.  He didn't test MM.  A guy I worked for was convinced that Kroil was the best penetrant, I've used it and it seems to work, but in the PF test it didn't do so well.

 

When I worked in a shop every guy had his favorite, I don't recall any articular brand that stood out.  It'll be interesting to know if MM is magical or if that particular truck just happened to have looser/cleaner bumper bolts than normal.  Woulda been great if they tried a couple different brands on it, or nothing on at least one bolt.  MM is 30 years old and I'd never heard of it, seems to me that if it were the magic bullet it wouldn't have taken so long.

[OMG]

Lots of magic you haven't heard about, yet.

Son says it has out performed every thing the shop has used. I guess broken auto fasteners can be a time consuming problem when they are made from ubobtanium or need to be shipped from Ubumxxed Europe.

Aircraft are even more sensitive, ask any airplane mechanic what they use.

Good to know you are a creeper. 😁

[SwampNut]

3 minutes ago, OMG said:

ask any airplane mechanic what they use.

 

And avoid that.  Seriously, not smartass, that's useless data for the rest of the world.  We need things for unmaintained rusty shit, not high end materials maintained to a high standard.  Reminds me of a recent conversation about cooking at what chefs use.  Avoid that too.  You don't have a prep and clean team and a pro sharpener on staff.  Buy things that work in the real world.

 

[superhawk996]

15 minutes ago, OMG said:

Aircraft are even more sensitive, ask any airplane mechanic what they use.

In my research, one of the people was an aircraft guy.  The shop only supplied MM and he was looking for a better alternative.  Another person who'd used it a lot says that where it shines is on aluminum corrosion, but said it does nothing special for rust and he uses something else.

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31 minutes ago, SwampNut said:

high end materials maintained to a high standard

So true!

In fact there is a warning label with it that states that it's not to be used on door panels. 😁

 

[blackhawkxx]

All of these test should be run in the north east where we have the best rust.  🙂

[CALCXX]

My favorite -  Liquid Wrench

By now there should be many better.

[TOXXIC]

17 hours ago, superhawk996 said:

A guy I worked for was convinced that Kroil was the best penetrant, I've used it and it seems to work, but in the PF test it didn't do so well.

 

Kroil might be the most foul smelling penetrating oil I've ever used. We nick named it "Lion Piss".

[blackhawkxx]

Blaster for me but I have two or more other brands also.

[SwampNut]

I've done something right in my life, I haven't needed any of these in at least a decade, probably longer.

 

[superhawk996]

6 hours ago, TOXXIC said:

 

Kroil might be the most foul smelling penetrating oil I've ever used. We nick named it "Lion Piss".

If you meant to say that it smells great, you're correct.  The guy who turned me on to it likes the smell also, his daughter wouldn't come near the stuff.

 

It's kinda like Hoppe's #9, it's a strong smell so it's divisive, rarely will anyone say that either one is just ok.

[SwampNut]

The ultimate would be Kroil, gear oil, acetone, and #9.

 

[jon haney]

4 hours ago, SwampNut said:

I've done something right in my life, I haven't needed any of these in at least a decade, probably longer.

 

It's just a by-product of your aversion to the cold.  Enjoy.

[blackhawkxx]

3 hours ago, superhawk996 said:

It's kinda like Hoppe's #9, it's a strong smell so it's divisive, rarely will anyone say that either one is just ok.

You mean there are people that don't like the smell of #9???  I have always thought that was one thing the world could agree on.  

[superhawk996]

12 hours ago, blackhawkxx said:

You mean there are people that don't like the smell of #9???

Yup.  I asked Trump to add them to the deportation list, hopefully there will be justice soon.

[SwampNut]

7 hours ago, superhawk996 said:

hopefully there will be justice soon.

 

You probably just need to grease some wheels.

 

[superhawk996]

4 hours ago, SwampNut said:

 

You probably just need to grease some wheels.

 

I don't know how much it's gonna take, but I know how much I can use.

 

[CALCXX]

Oscar, you got some grease. A life time supply for me.

[TOXXIC]

Kind of surprised no one has shown pics of their other tubes of "penetrating" oil. KY, AstroGlide, etc.

[superhawk996]

1 hour ago, TOXXIC said:

Kind of surprised no one has shown pics of their other tubes of "penetrating" oil. KY, AstroGlide, etc.

I don't have a wide angle lens so I had to limit it to the small stock of automotive lube tubes.

[superhawk996]

7 hours ago, CALCXX said:

Oscar, you got some grease. A life time supply for me.

Timing is everything.

 

I was gifted about 20 tubes a few days ago.

[blackhawkxx]

6 hours ago, superhawk996 said:

I was gifted about 20 tubes a few days ago.

You lucky dog, I've never been gifted grease.

[superhawk996]

3 hours ago, blackhawkxx said:

You lucky dog, I've never been gifted grease.

And a pretty decent grease gun, 5 steel storage cabinets, 3 steel rolling carts, and a big ass pedestal grinder.  A customer/friend works at a truck dealership that's moving, I'm getting a lot of their extras delivered to me.

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Score!

 

Let's hope you will never need to move.