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Re: [TowerTalk] Lubricant to loosen rusty bolts?

To: "R.Lake" <rlake@ne.rr.com>, <trscott@sterling.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Lubricant to loosen rusty bolts?
From: "K8RI on TowerTalk" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:28:20 -0400
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> tom scott wrote:
>> I imagine there are a whole bunch of favorite formulas out there. I am 
>> soon going to be climbing an old tower, to oil the bolts which all show 
>> some rust, with the idea to make it easier to get them apart soon when I 
>> will be dismantling the tower.
>>
>> What lubricant do you use to help get rusted bolts apart? And how long 
>> would you wait after treatment?
>>
> I have a bunch of customers that used to use PB Blaster but now use CRC
> Freeze-Off...They say it works faster and smells better...a little more
> expensive though.

After years of using WD-40 I recently switched to PB Blaster and am happy 
with it.
Now you went and done it <:-)) Now I need to try some of this CRC 
Freeze-Off. if I can find some.
The local Napa dealer pointed me to PB Blaster when I asked for penetrating 
oil, but I see you found the CRC stuff there.

Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
www.rogerhalstead.com (Use return address from here)
>> I plan to climb it once to apply some sort of penetrating oil, and then 
>> in a day or a few days later, climb it again to begin dismantling it.
>>
> Should be fine using either the next day.
> 73,
> Randy N1KWF
> Napa Auto Parts
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Tom Scott - kd7dmh
>> Beaverton, Oregon
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