Gibbs is pretty slick!
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Gibbs is pretty slick!
I heard about Gibbs penetrating oil from a lock smith that used it to open very old safes. Said it was great for guns and anything on cars, lubing drill bits etc. The first batch I bought was so slippery, it leaked from every seam and orifice in the can. A few years later, they refined the containers, and I have yet to see one leak. This stuff is absolutely amazing. The only problem I encounted was, I used it to lube my door hinges, and after a couple of years, I found the hinges had moved on the frame of the car! Had to take it to a body shop to reset the hinges. So, I still use it, but far more carefully. Great for keyholes, trigger assemblies, linkage, you name it. Best oil I've ever seen! Hardest part was finding a dealer who sells it.
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Is Gibbs a lubricant or solvent? If it's like WD-40, it's a solvent and should not be used as a lubricant. It's been mentioned here before though. Of course, that was too late to save my dirt bike chain and sprockets when I was a kid. What happens if use WD-40 as a lubricant on semi-automatic handgun or rifle?
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Sounds almost like the oil my mother used in her industrial sewing machines. I don't know the name, since she would bring a glass jar of it home from her work. The stuff would leak all over the place if you tried storing it in a regular oiling can. She kept it in a jar, and used a glass dropper to put it in her machines. Good stuff. The lubrication lasts for a very long time. I remember my dad always getting yelled at by my mom, when he would 'borrow' some for his tinkering.
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Gibbs works great, my brother-in-law sells it wholesale as marine supplies.
It does contain a solvent, I think there's at least alcohol in it now, used to be Xylol.
But boy does it break apart rusty things!!!
It does contain a solvent, I think there's at least alcohol in it now, used to be Xylol.
But boy does it break apart rusty things!!!
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Oh, by the way, it is really for penetrating rust, but the oil that remains after the solvent evaporates is very much like ATF.
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I am having trouble with a bolt on a manifold.
Been soaking it in pb blaster for a couple of days.
No luck
Do you think this could go beyond pb blaster for penetrating
Thanks
Been soaking it in pb blaster for a couple of days.
No luck
Do you think this could go beyond pb blaster for penetrating
Thanks
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Originally Posted by mwtmwt
I am having trouble with a bolt on a manifold.
Been soaking it in pb blaster for a couple of days.
No luck
Do you think this could go beyond pb blaster for penetrating
Thanks
Been soaking it in pb blaster for a couple of days.
No luck
Do you think this could go beyond pb blaster for penetrating
Thanks
It has a solvent in it that makes the oil VERY thin, so it can get into the rust. I've been amazed quite a few times.
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