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ATF and acetone
Somewhere in these fora recently someone suggested that the epitome of engine "de-gummers" was a 50/50 ATF and acetone mix. Sorry I can't find where/who it was. Any'ow, I gave it a go and have come to the conclusion that I must have read it wrong. ATF and acetone won't/don't homogenize. Within a minute of giving it lots of vigourous shaking the two separate out to ½ a pint of acetone floating atop ½ a pint of ATF.
What am I doing wrong??
On a totally different tack, ATF is an outstanding after run oil.
What am I doing wrong??
On a totally different tack, ATF is an outstanding after run oil.
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Re: ATF and acetone
Acetone + ATF is not for degumming, it is for penetrating oil. It is also not a "normal" method, but getting into "aggressive" and if plastic is involved "extreme" means of getting parts apart.
I was introduced to it when I had to remove the rear wheels from the axles on my lawn tractor. Whoever assembled it last cleaned everything and did not reapply anti-seize. After applying this concoction and allowing it to soak I used a mild steel bar as a drift, and a 5# sledge to drive the axle out of the rim successfully. Then I had to do the other wheel.
I've never had problems with separation, but I've never mixed up that much at a time. It won't keep since the acetone will evaporate. I suspect your acetone is water contaminated since acetone is mixible with oil and water.
Phil
I was introduced to it when I had to remove the rear wheels from the axles on my lawn tractor. Whoever assembled it last cleaned everything and did not reapply anti-seize. After applying this concoction and allowing it to soak I used a mild steel bar as a drift, and a 5# sledge to drive the axle out of the rim successfully. Then I had to do the other wheel.
I've never had problems with separation, but I've never mixed up that much at a time. It won't keep since the acetone will evaporate. I suspect your acetone is water contaminated since acetone is mixible with oil and water.
Phil
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Re: ATF and acetone
The old standard, Hoppe's #9 Gun Cleaning Solvent, works well for me. I buy it by the quart from Cabela's. Using it on my engines AND my guns a quart lasts me a couple of years.
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Re: ATF and acetone
Of course the amount makes zero difference. I bought new (I don't drive an automatic car) garden variety (nothing special) ATF and the 1 litre bottle of acetone was first opened the day before. Moisture isn't the problem, but there's no way on Earth of homogenizing the stuff. I poured the ingredients into a large (there's an OS .46 and an OS .32 in there) glass jar with an airtight metal lid. I just thought that I might have been confused about the ingredients, but perhaps ATF and/or acetone are actually different in the US.pkrankow wrote:I've never had problems with separation, but I've never mixed up that much at a time. It won't keep since the acetone will evaporate. I suspect your acetone is water contaminated since acetone is mixible with oil and water.
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Re: ATF and acetone
Never heard of it, but perhaps some other brand of gun cleaning solvent might work. I'll check it out next time I'm in town.SuperDave wrote:The old standard, Hoppe's #9 Gun Cleaning Solvent, works well for me. I buy it by the quart from Cabela's. Using it on my engines AND my guns a quart lasts me a couple of years.
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Re: ATF and acetone
[quote="dinsdale"][quote="SuperDave"]The old standard, Hoppe's #9 Gun Cleaning Solvent, works well for me. I buy it by the quart from Cabela's. Using it on my engines AND my guns a quart lasts me a couple of years.
Dins: Hoppe's #9 has been used for over a century (1903) by the US miltary and has few if any equals for cleaning weapons. It comes in a nice plastic container with a good sealing lid. I wipe down my weapons after each firing and it it disolves powder residue very nicely.
I first tried it on Cox engines after it was suggested here on the forum and found it equally good at cleaning them and even freeing those "frozen" by castor gum.
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Dins: Hoppe's #9 has been used for over a century (1903) by the US miltary and has few if any equals for cleaning weapons. It comes in a nice plastic container with a good sealing lid. I wipe down my weapons after each firing and it it disolves powder residue very nicely.
I first tried it on Cox engines after it was suggested here on the forum and found it equally good at cleaning them and even freeing those "frozen" by castor gum.
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Re: ATF and acetone
I live about 12,000 (or more) miles from you. I've never heard of it before. I do shoot, but I use different stuff because Hoppe's #9 isn't on the shelves of any gun stores within several hundred miles of me. I might check what's available here though and give it a go.SuperDave wrote:Dins: Hoppe's #9 has been used for over a century (1903) by the US miltary and has few if any equals for cleaning weapons. It comes in a nice plastic container with a good sealing lid. I wipe down my weapons after each firing and it it disolves powder residue very nicely.
I first tried it on Cox engines after it was suggested here on the forum and found it equally good at cleaning them and even freeing those "frozen" by castor gum.
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Re: ATF and acetone
I just did a bit o' Googling. There's a gun store about 2,400 miles from me selling it
$25.50 (inc postage) for an unspecified size bottle, but it sure looks small. The stuff I have now is by "Outers".
EDIT: The Hoppe's bottle is 4oz
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EDIT: The Hoppe's bottle is 4oz
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Re: ATF and acetone
Dins:
A quart of Hoppe's at Cabela's in the US is IIRC about $10 on special with free shipping from Cabela's.
Sorry that is is considerably more in Oz. That leaves you the ATF/Acetone "brew" as the alternative.
SD
A quart of Hoppe's at Cabela's in the US is IIRC about $10 on special with free shipping from Cabela's.
Sorry that is is considerably more in Oz. That leaves you the ATF/Acetone "brew" as the alternative.
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Re: ATF and acetone
... and how to homogenize the stuff.SuperDave wrote:Dins:
That leaves you the ATF/Acetone "brew" as the alternative.
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Re: ATF and acetone
Dins:
And I don't believe that's going to happen. Sorry.
One will always precipitate from the other like oil and water.
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And I don't believe that's going to happen. Sorry.
One will always precipitate from the other like oil and water.
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