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Re: Penetrating oil

To: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>, Barrie Robinson <barrie@look.ca>, mgb-v8@autox.team.net, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Penetrating oil
From: "James J." <m1garand@speakeasy.net>
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 12:43:46 -0400
In-reply-to: <00d301c54cc9$19dd5400$0100a8c0@Belkin>
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After some digging, the product that scored best in a university and DoD 
study was called LPS3.  LPS makes a variety of products, and they are 
all numbered sequentialy.  Do a web search on LPS3 or LPS 3 and I'm sure 
you'll find the appropriate items.
JJJ


Paul Hunt wrote:

>I've used Waxoyl for the sills and other box sections, but it does need to
>be thinned to liquid and/or sprayed on a hot day or it will stick where it
>hits and not run, that is if you can even get a spray out of the gun.  But
>even several days or weeks after spraying, getting some decent sunshine onto
>the panel, will liquidise it and cause it to drip out of the drain holes.
>Needn't worry too much about getting to the tops of the box sections as they
>usually rot through at the bottom, but thin/hot enough to spray and using
>the purpose-made cavity adapter (a long plastic tube with a nail stuffed in
>the open end) will reach anyway.  I have used clean engine oil at the front
>and rear sections of the sill where they are behind the front and rear wing
>cover panels as the gap is so narrow that Waxoyl tends to bridge the gap and
>not run down adequately, even in hot sunshine.  Others have talked of
>sealing up all the drain holes and pouring clean engine oil in the top to
>fill the sills (don't forget there is an inner and an outer cavity) then
>draining it out.  This can be reused in other cavities (probably not the
>engine or gearbox!) unless it has flushed out a load of water.
>
>PaulH.
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>  
>
>>  I want to soak the inside of my sills (cills?) with oily stuff but Rust
>>Check will not sell me a few litres, Krone wants $70!   So, anyone know
>>    
>>
>how
>  
>
>>to make penetrating oil?   Perhaps mix engine oil with toluene, acetone or
>>kerosene or what?

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