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Don't get your knickers in a twist: Removing rusted nuts the economical way
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It's always great to find tricks and tips for doing tough jobs without investing hundreds or even thousands of dollars for a single job or occasional use. Purchasing equipment on the cheaper side of the spectrum means it may not operate properly in a few years, even with little use. Maybe we can all contribute and share some great ideas. Not all of us want to build our own garage.
Air compressor $300.00, air hoses $100.00, tools $100.00 = total $500.00
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Stick candle $2.50 and lighter $2.50 = total $5.00
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ba2_1475277076
I was sent this and just had to share! Brilliant idea!
Maybe the next idea would be JB Weld for minor, non critical jobs: $10.00 - $25.00 VS welder $200.00 - $500.00 plus safety equipment, etc.
It's always great to find tricks and tips for doing tough jobs without investing hundreds or even thousands of dollars for a single job or occasional use. Purchasing equipment on the cheaper side of the spectrum means it may not operate properly in a few years, even with little use. Maybe we can all contribute and share some great ideas. Not all of us want to build our own garage.
Air compressor $300.00, air hoses $100.00, tools $100.00 = total $500.00
VS
Stick candle $2.50 and lighter $2.50 = total $5.00
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ba2_1475277076
I was sent this and just had to share! Brilliant idea!
Maybe the next idea would be JB Weld for minor, non critical jobs: $10.00 - $25.00 VS welder $200.00 - $500.00 plus safety equipment, etc.
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In reply to # 3382827 by Gary G
It's always great to find tricks and tips for doing tough jobs without investing hundreds or even thousands of dollars for a single job or occasional use. Purchasing equipment on the cheaper side of the spectrum means it may not operate properly in a few years, even with little use. Maybe we can all contribute and share some great ideas. Not all of us want to build our own garage.
Air compressor $300.00, air hoses $100.00, tools $100.00 = total $500.00
VS
Stick candle $2.50 and lighter $2.50 = total $5.00
Maybe the next idea would be JB Weld for minor, non critical jobs: $10.00 - $25.00 VS welder $200.00 - $500.00 plus safety equipment, etc.
Air compressor $300.00, air hoses $100.00, tools $100.00 = total $500.00
VS
Stick candle $2.50 and lighter $2.50 = total $5.00
Maybe the next idea would be JB Weld for minor, non critical jobs: $10.00 - $25.00 VS welder $200.00 - $500.00 plus safety equipment, etc.
Must be true we read it on the web,
"Stick candle $2.50 and lighter $2.50 = total $5.00"
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Can of PB blaster, 2.50$ = total 2.50$ wait a few minutes, priceless!
"the next idea would be JB Weld for minor, non critical jobs"
There is a guy on this forum that mended an alleged leaking cylinder head with JB Weld, this product is well known to fix anything and everything!
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In reply to # 3383021 by riley1489
Must be true we read it on the web,
"Stick candle $2.50 and lighter $2.50 = total $5.00"
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Can of PB blaster, 2.50$ = total 2.50$ wait a few minutes, priceless!
"the next idea would be JB Weld for minor, non critical jobs"
There is a guy on this forum that mended an alleged leaking cylinder head with JB Weld, this product is well known to fix anything and everything!
B
Must be true we read it on the web,
"Stick candle $2.50 and lighter $2.50 = total $5.00"
VS
Can of PB blaster, 2.50$ = total 2.50$ wait a few minutes, priceless!
"the next idea would be JB Weld for minor, non critical jobs"
There is a guy on this forum that mended an alleged leaking cylinder head with JB Weld, this product is well known to fix anything and everything!
B
To be fair, sometimes PB Blaster needs longer than a few minutes
. If I know in advance and can get to the part, I usually start a week ahead of time with a blast every day and throw in some driving too(I think vibration and heating/cooling helps it).
That $10 bottle of MAPP-Pro alos goes a LONG way.
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In reply to # 3383093 by V8MGBV8
Who works in the garage barefooted & in gym shorts?!
A man you can trust...
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In reply to # 3383082 by benhutcherson
To be fair, sometimes PB Blaster needs longer than a few minutes .
That $10 bottle of MAPP-Pro alos goes a LONG way.
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That $10 bottle of MAPP-Pro alos goes a LONG way.
To be absolutely fair, there is no replacement for the use of heat, physics beats chemistry every time.
AND try getting some candle wax on the nut holding the evap tube to the boot floor! never going to happen!
@Carl,
"works in the garage barefooted & in gym shorts?!"
agreed mega rookie in my book!
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In reply to # 3383100 by riley1489
To be absolutely fair, there is no replacement for the use of heat, physics beats chemistry every time.
To be absolutely fair, there is no replacement for the use of heat, physics beats chemistry every time.
"All science is either physics or stamp collecting" - Lord Rutherford
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In reply to # 3383100 by riley1489
To be absolutely fair, there is no replacement for the use of heat, physics beats chemistry every time.
In reply to # 3383082 by benhutcherson
To be fair, sometimes PB Blaster needs longer than a few minutes .
That $10 bottle of MAPP-Pro alos goes a LONG way.
.
That $10 bottle of MAPP-Pro alos goes a LONG way.
To be absolutely fair, there is no replacement for the use of heat, physics beats chemistry every time.
Hey, I resent that comment
A lot of experimental physicists look down chemists because in chemistry, our experiments actually work
BTW, heating the bolt in an oxygen-poor environment(i.e. where it's corroded) does actually change the structure of the corrosion on the bolt.
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Hey Ben - I just noticed last weekend when I (finally) cleaned up the garage a 5 gallon container was left behind marked "Chemistry Lab" - There is mysterious green fluid in there.
With Halloween coming I am not going to be killed in my sleep by some morphed/animated green blob of slime am I? I have avoided getting electricity near it or letting it get struck by lightning...
The goal - Reliable summer driver interspersed with mechanical tinkering...
Motto - "Driving fifty in the twisties..."
On Mods - It's your damn car - Do what you want. Haters gonna hate...
On SUVs - Drive your B like a soccer mom is texting her friends about how she wants to kill you...
Red Betty - http://www.mgexp.com/registry/GHN5UH418165
Bart - http://www.mgexp.com/registry/GHD4U146898G
With Halloween coming I am not going to be killed in my sleep by some morphed/animated green blob of slime am I? I have avoided getting electricity near it or letting it get struck by lightning...
In reply to # 3383125 by benhutcherson
Hey, I resent that comment
A lot of experimental physicists look down chemists because in chemistry, our experiments actually work
BTW, heating the bolt in an oxygen-poor environment(i.e. where it's corroded) does actually change the structure of the corrosion on the bolt.
In reply to # 3383100 by riley1489
To be absolutely fair, there is no replacement for the use of heat, physics beats chemistry every time.
In reply to # 3383082 by benhutcherson
To be fair, sometimes PB Blaster needs longer than a few minutes .
That $10 bottle of MAPP-Pro alos goes a LONG way.
.
That $10 bottle of MAPP-Pro alos goes a LONG way.
To be absolutely fair, there is no replacement for the use of heat, physics beats chemistry every time.
Hey, I resent that comment
A lot of experimental physicists look down chemists because in chemistry, our experiments actually work
BTW, heating the bolt in an oxygen-poor environment(i.e. where it's corroded) does actually change the structure of the corrosion on the bolt.
The goal - Reliable summer driver interspersed with mechanical tinkering...
Motto - "Driving fifty in the twisties..."
On Mods - It's your damn car - Do what you want. Haters gonna hate...
On SUVs - Drive your B like a soccer mom is texting her friends about how she wants to kill you...
Red Betty - http://www.mgexp.com/registry/GHN5UH418165
Bart - http://www.mgexp.com/registry/GHD4U146898G
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