Is water better at freeing up rusty nuts and bolts than penetrating oil? This guy finds out

Mark Frauenfelder 10:01 am Tue Apr 30, 2019

Project Farm is an excellent YouTube channel about machinery.

In this episode, they run a test to see if water is better than penetrating oils and diesel fuel for getting rusted nuts and bolts loose.

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