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Offline westondc

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BP Blaster
« on: January 29, 2010, 08:27:58 AM »
BP Blaster Penetrating Catalyst, anybody tried this stuff?! i was working on my friends crusty old CL360 in his shop and asked him for some WD-40 due to some rusty bolts and carbs that where stuck to the rubber boots. he laughed and handed me a can of BP Blaster. this stuff is amazing! anyone else saved themselves some grief with the help of this magic can? http://www.tooltopia.com/blaster-16-pb-ea.aspx?utm_source=pricegrabber&utm_medium=cse&utm_term=BLP16PBEA&utm_campaign=pricegrabber_r1
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Re: BP Blaster, life made easier
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2010, 08:46:38 AM »
It's not bad, the magical unlocker is supposedly  a mixture of acetone and ATF fluid.
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Re: BP Blaster, life made easier
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2010, 08:49:14 AM »
From what I've heard a 50/50 mix of acetone and ATF works better than anything off the shelf.  TwoTired posted a write-up a couple of years ago comparing the major brands and the ATF/Acetone mix, and the mix came out on top. 

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Re: BP Blaster, life made easier
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2010, 09:01:11 AM »
It's not bad, the magical unlocker is supposedly  a mixture of acetone and ATF fluid.



you mean theres something even better and its a Macgyver concoction?!
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Re: BP Blaster, life made easier
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2010, 09:02:41 AM »
Sorry, Dukie.  Not sure how I completely missed your post. :-\ :)

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Re: BP Blaster, life made easier
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2010, 09:04:10 AM »
Here's the test results I was talking about:

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=20131.0

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Re: BP Blaster, life made easier
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2010, 09:08:13 AM »
No problem, you beat me to the link on the results.

Yep, supposedly that is the magical thread breaker, I haven't had a bolt yet that PB and some leverage couldn't get off personally.
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Re: BP Blaster, life made easier
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2010, 09:15:23 AM »
Here's the test results I was talking about:

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=20131.0

thanks for the link Gordon, very interesting. so my question, is the acetone in the mix safe to use on rubber and near paint?
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Re: BP Blaster, life made easier
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2010, 09:47:28 AM »
westondc, might want to change the thread title to PB Blaster, not BP blaster like is now...so if someone searches they can possibly find it easier?

I love PB Blaster myself...easy to have sitting around in aerosol cans instead of storing or making some strange concoction that sounds like a major fire hazard lol.
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Re: BP Blaster
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2010, 12:26:51 PM »
Good stuff. We had some pretty stuck, rusty bolts on the CL350s we just bought and it did the trick. I wish we had used that stuff on Kit's CB650. It would have made life a little easier. That one had some seriously stuck #$%*.

I would try the mixture too if I could be sure what kind of container to keep it in between uses. It sounds like a good way to go and much cheaper overall.

I'm not sure about paint or rubber apps.
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Re: BP Blaster
« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2010, 01:12:43 PM »
I would try the mixture too if I could be sure what kind of container to keep it in between uses.


Since both nail polish remover (acetone) and ATF are sold in plastic bottles I don't think storage should be much of an issue.  A plastic spray bottle would probably work fine. 

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Re: BP Blaster
« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2010, 02:50:31 PM »
I don't think atf/acetone would be very friendly to paint, but it's probably ok with rubber parts.

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« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2010, 05:00:46 PM »
I've been using that stuff for years.  Works great.  I have about 5 cans of it because every time I start up on a project I can't find the old cans so I go out and buy a new one.

As a bonus, if you buy it at ace hardware, it shows up as "blaster oil" on the receit.
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« Reply #13 on: January 29, 2010, 10:08:27 PM »
...must...own...'blaster oil'...
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Re: BP Blaster
« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2010, 06:03:49 AM »
if it's that good it must eat something
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Re: BP Blaster
« Reply #15 on: January 31, 2010, 10:56:12 AM »
Actually  I have both, WD-40 and PB Blaster.
WD-40 has uses the PB Blaster doesn't.
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Re: BP Blaster
« Reply #16 on: February 01, 2010, 12:32:00 AM »
If you guys like PB Blaster, than you should try AeroKroil. Best stuff in the world. Better than PB for sure.

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Re: BP Blaster
« Reply #17 on: February 01, 2010, 12:38:37 AM »
Kroil? in the orange can? good stuff. We used it a lot in on the printing presses where I used to work. I can't find it around here or I'd buy it.  :)
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Re: BP Blaster
« Reply #18 on: February 01, 2010, 06:32:34 AM »
As a bonus, if you buy it at ace hardware, it shows up as "blaster oil" on the receipt.

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