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tips and tricks to a good restoration => tips and tricks => Topic started by: PeteG on November 02, 2010, 09:08:13 PM

Title: Rusty Hardware
Post by: PeteG on November 02, 2010, 09:08:13 PM

I have heard of this trick to loosen a rusty nut but have not tried it yet, heat the nut red hot and press a wax candle to the nut where the threads of the bolt protrude through. The theory is as the wax melts the heat from the nut will pull the wax in and lubricate the threads freeing the nut.

Has anyone tried this? Or is this just the old tried true heat and beat but you get to piss off your wife by ruining her candles?

Title: Re: Rusty Hardware
Post by: lacoda56 on November 30, 2010, 07:36:06 PM

This really does work, just not every time. Like any other method, you've got to break the rust bond to free tings up. Sometimes, the rust gets too far along to let go easily. >:(

Title: Re: Rusty Hardware
Post by: halftracknut on January 25, 2015, 09:00:23 PM

I removed almost every bolt from my track with an air impact and did not mess up too many nuts...