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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10:01 am Tue
Apr 30, 2019
Is water better at freeing up rusty nuts and bolts than penetrating oil? This guy finds out
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