On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, at around 15:31:18 local time, Chad Jester
<triumph74tr6@yahoo.com> wrote:
>OK list......here is the BEST penetrating oil I have ever found.
>
>Peppermint Oil. Pick it up at your local pharmacy.
>
>I have used it on heavily corroded fasteners in the hot section of gas
>turbine engines and on my Triumphs with much success. Just be careful
>you don't get it in your eyes! Only a few drops will work wonders on
>stuck parts.
<boggle>
That would never have occurred to me in a million years. I think my
wife has some peppermint oil for adding to her bath to make it smell
nice - I'll run a test on something that has really corroded to hell and
gone, and see what happens.
ATB
--
Mike
Ellie - 1963 White Herald 1200 Convertible GA125624 CV
Connie - 1968 Conifer Herald 1200 Saloon GA237511 DL
Carly - 1977 Inca Yellow Spitfire 1500 FH105671
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