<VV> Cynical Question on Acetone/ATF Mix
kevin nash
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Mon Dec 31 23:43:16 EST 2012
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> I have heard of the 50/50 acetone/ATF (A/ATF) mix before. If this cheapo
> mix is twice as good as the best commercial stuff and nearly five times as
> good as the worst commercial stuff, why hasn't someone marketed the A/ATF
> stuff and swept the market? In effect; is the cheap stuff really that good?
>
> Does anyone have a link to a real controlled test or is this merely an
> urban myth? I am just posing the question; I don't know. I think it would be
> difficult to make the claim the A/ATF liquid is twice as good as the best
> commercial product (etc.) without a real statistically significant
> sampling. This would require hundreds of identical nut and bolt combinations with
> very controlled corrosion characteristics and expensive test equipment.
>
> Granted, even if the A/ATF stuff merely falls in the middle of the
> commercial stuff, it is a viable alternative. Bur I have seen no proof that it
> even lies in the middle. However, whatever its effectiveness, if it isn't as
> good as the best of the commercial stuff you may give up on a stuck nut
> prematurely.
>
> Doc
>
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Doc- Here's a link to a forum where the Author of the study responds: http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/threads/27429-Please-confirm-MW-article-on-Penetrating-Oil?highlight=penetrating+acetone+test Kevin Nash
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