[TowerTalk] Lubricant to loosen rusty bolts?

[R.Lake]

tom scott wrote:
> 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 have a bunch of customers that used to use PB Blaster but now use CRC 
Freeze-Off...They say it works faster and smells better...a little more 
expensive though.
> 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. 
>   
Should be fine using either the next day.
73,
Randy N1KWF
Napa Auto Parts
> Thanks!
>
> Tom Scott - kd7dmh
> Beaverton, Oregon                   
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