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mad4amanda
1,076 posts
33 months
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Mr2Mike said: 944fan said: Another vote for Plus Gas. Once you've used it once you will wonder how you ever lived with out it I simply don't understand the love for PluGas, it seems like this is another Internet phenomenon like the Porter Cable DA polishers were a few years back. It works ok, but no better than numerous other penetrating oils. Bit more than that; Plusgas IIRC won a test on penetrating oils a few years back in practical classics it works really well.
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freecar
4,194 posts
56 months
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mad4amanda said: Mr2Mike said: 944fan said: Another vote for Plus Gas. Once you've used it once you will wonder how you ever lived with out it I simply don't understand the love for PluGas, it seems like this is another Internet phenomenon like the Porter Cable DA polishers were a few years back. It works ok, but no better than numerous other penetrating oils. Bit more than that; Plusgas IIRC won a test on penetrating oils a few years back in practical classics it works really well. Indeed but all of them were beaten dramatically with ATF and acetone mixed!
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pennswoodsed
38 posts
75 months
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Rost off great but brutally priced ,this side. We have PB Blaster on sale $3.50 for 13 oz can ,$21 a gallon when I bought it .
Can any one link the acetone and atf article ?
Thanks ,Ed
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freecar
4,194 posts
56 months
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pennswoodsed said: Rost off great but brutally priced ,this side. We have PB Blaster on sale $3.50 for 13 oz can ,$21 a gallon when I bought it .
Can any one link the acetone and atf article ?
Thanks ,Ed Here are the results..... http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...It's so cheap it's got to be worth a try?
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driverrob
2,959 posts
72 months
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PlusGas was THE stuff to use in the 60s but I thought it got banned from retail for some reason for a while. 
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Madrabbit
94 posts
102 months
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wca said: Plus gas for penetration, WD40 for aftershave (just me who loves the smell then?) Ummm. GT85 for aftershave every time!
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littleredrooster
1,448 posts
65 months
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WD40:
If you want a penetrating oil, Plus Gas or warm diesel oil are better.
If you want a light oil, GT85 or 3-in-1 are better.
If you want a nice smell, GT85 wins again.
If you want a water displacer, MucOff Bike Spray is better.
If you want to incinerate flies with a flamethrower, hairspray is better.
Can't think of a single good use for WD40. Overpriced, overhyped rubbish.
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Mr2Mike
9,474 posts
124 months
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littleredrooster said: Can't think of a single good use for WD40. Overpriced, overhyped rubbish. And yet many thousands of people continue to buy it and use it successfully. It is quite a popular pastime to denigrate it on forums however 
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fausTVR
249 posts
19 months
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jezz172 said 'The WD in WD40 stands for Water Displacing.'
another urban myth felled then, was given to believe it stood for war department 40
+1 for plusgas
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rallyspit
47 posts
32 months
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I believe it stands for Water Dispersant Number 40. It was the 40th formula tested and is virtually pure fish oil. Seems blindingly obvious when you think about it; how many fish get waterlogged? Allegedly you can drink it without harm, and it's also supposed to be good for arthritis and rheumatism. For getting stuck studs out I prefer to weld a nut to the top (the heat also serves to help loosen a seized stud) and then use my air wrench on low pressure to keep on hitting it gently in the right direction. WD40 is however a good general lubricant for cutting threads and spraying tools to prevent rust.
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ian_uk1975
926 posts
71 months
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littleredrooster said: WD40:
If you want a penetrating oil, Plus Gas or warm diesel oil are better.
If you want a light oil, GT85 or 3-in-1 are better.
If you want a nice smell, GT85 wins again.
If you want a water displacer, MucOff Bike Spray is better.
If you want to incinerate flies with a flamethrower, hairspray is better.
Can't think of a single good use for WD40. Overpriced, overhyped rubbish. Your statement is rubbish! WD40 is a great all-rounder and, like mr2mike, I've been using it for years. WD40 may not be the best solution for any one particular use, but it's pretty good for a crazy number of things. I've used it for the following... 1. Spraying tools and other metallic items to protect from rust in storage 2. As a general-purpose cleaning fluid 3. To remove tar spots from paintwork 4. As a degreaser 5. To clean my hands of grime/oil/grease when I haven't bothered to put gloves on Actually, I've never really used it as a penetrating fluid (although I have often doused a bolt with it out of desperation!) I find an impact wrench is the best remover of seized nuts/bolts (or the application of heat). Overpriced? You can get the stuff for about £3 a can, or generics which seem equally as good for £2.
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bimsb6
4,260 posts
90 months
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fausTVR said: jezz172 said 'The WD in WD40 stands for Water Displacing.'
another urban myth felled then, was given to believe it stood for war department 40
+1 for plusgas
Such an urban myth that even the manufacturer believes it astounding! http://www.wd40.com/about-us/history/
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Justin Cyder
Original Poster
6,131 posts
18 months
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One has acquired one's first tin of plusgas today in anticipation of a forthcoming exhaust exchange on my cooper s. The plusgas has arrived, the exhaust hasn't. We live in hope.
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HotRod32
49 posts
14 months
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I find that used brake fluid is as good as anything...
Just don't get it near to any paintwork...
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