[TowerTalk] Lubricant to loosen rusty bolts?

kd4e kd4e at verizon.net
Tue Jul 25 03:38:46 EDT 2006


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73, doc kd4e

> I imagine there are a whole bunch of favorite formulas out there. I am soon going to be climbing an old tower, to oil the bolts which all show some rust, with the idea to make it easier to get them apart soon when I will be dismantling the tower.
> 
> What lubricant do you use to help get rusted bolts apart? And how long would you wait after treatment?
> 
> I plan to climb it once to apply some sort of penetrating oil, and then in a day or a few days later, climb it again to begin dismantling it. 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Tom Scott - kd7dmh
> Beaverton, Oregon                   


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Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e
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