Best Rust Buster

The same results were found here in Australia, I use a 50:50 ATF / Diesel mix myself for general "unfreezing" of rusted parts and have had good results, though I did buy a gallon of Acetone ($US26) a few months back for use on those really nasty rusted bits.
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Mike

for freeing up the pistons of a rusted engine i used 25 % brake oil and 75 % kerosine wich was going good!! i lefted in the engine a few months before attempting to break it loose.

At the Gas&Steamshow is a salesman selling "Beet" juice as a rust buster!
I remember reading his blurb a few years ago.
I'm thinking its acidic??
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In mixing the Acetone and ATF do you have problems with it separating? I tried it and within a few minutes it was no longer a single solution.


Matt

[quote="SpragueM"]In mixing the Acetone and ATF do you have problems with it separating? I tried it and within a few minutes it was no longer a single solution.


Matt[/quote]

Hi Matt, That is what I found too and was disappointed, it was odd how the two liquids seemed to almost separate from each other very quickly, so I had to keep shaking my squirter bottle to keep them combined, in the meantime I've continued with my old regular 50:50 diesel / ATF mix which I've found very good and stores in my 5 gallon container indefinitely without problems.
regards
Mike

Isn't Acetone a Petroleum based product?

I haven't used Liquiid Wrench in years.
If it is still the same old formula, it always did work good.

Just like the old "Hoppes" gun cleaning solvent, they changed that and it doesn't smell the same but seems to work just as well.

My favorite "loose juice" is a 50-50 mix of Coleman Fuel (white gas) and two stroke oil. Besides using it as a loose juice, it also works well for the blade on both my D4 and 12E grader. After use, I spray it on and lo and behold, even after a year of sitting out in the weather, there's no rust on either. Works better than PAM for that use.

I tried the acetone-ATF mix and didn't much care for it. Also, bear in mind there are several grades of acetone. A few years ago I used the cheaper grade of acetone to wipe something down before painting and the paint would flake off. Then I got the higher pricier grade of acetone and tried again. That time everything worked fine.

Yeah, I've read that the acetone/atf mix will separate quickly, but you can stick a wire with a loop on the end in a drill and make a stirrer before use. Some of the other "witches brews" mentioned are worth investigating since they weren't in the test I referenced. I thought it was interesting that WD-40 was the worst performing yet seems to be in every garage I have been in.