[SEL] Penetrating oil

[Mark Shulaw]

I do not think Naptha will eat the paint. Its used widely in the 
music industry for cleaning the grime off of guitars and other 
instruments because it will not damage the finish.  Widely used in 
the photography circles too for cleaning camera parts. Sold also as 
Goo Be Gone.
Naptha and lighter fluid is one and the same. Slightly different 
grades or volatilities of Naptha is available to suit whoever is 
packaging it to sell for lighter fluid. Ronson and Zippo and most 
generic Lighter fluid is 100% Naptha.  Same as with Varsol, there are 
different grades that evaporate faster or slower depending on the 
desired application.
  I agree diesel fuel might be another good ingrediant to mix 50-50 
with the ATF.  But the naptha will not have the strong odor like diesel.
Just be carefull using indoors due to fume build up potential and its 
volatility.   Mark

At 08:12 PM 4/10/2009, you wrote:
>Mark,
>I think naphtha would probably eat the paint too.  I think lighter
>fluid or kerosene would be a good alternative.
>
>I've used ATF and diesel fuel as a penetrant before.  Had an old
>two-stroke Detroit Diesel that had been sitting for years with the
>piston ports uncovered and it froze up tight.  I filled the cylinders
>with the diesel ATF mix and let it sit for about a week.  Put a big
>breaker bar on the crank and she popped loose with a little effort.
>
>-Tony
>
>
>
>At 07:14 PM 4/9/2009, you wrote:
> >Since acetone is so harsh on paint and we would not want to use the
> >ATF-Acetone combination on an engine with original paint we may be
> >trying to preserve,  I wonder if we substituted Naptha or lighter
> >fluid for the Acetone if that would affect the penetrating rust
> >breaking characteristics. It would still thin it down. The ATF would
> >still have its natural tendencies to creep.  And the Naptha would
> >eventually evaporate for the most part like the acetone, just not as
> >quickly. And leave most paints largely unmolested.    Mark
>
>
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Mark Shulaw
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