<VV> Cynical Question on Acetone/ATF Mix

[kevin nash]

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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