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A Honey Of An Idea For Stubborn Fasteners

March 22, 2007
EDITED BY CHARLES BATES SENIOR EDITOR Even considering all the penetrating oils on the market today, I find that nothing works better than Bees Wax on broken, rusted, green Loctited or otherwise stuck fasteners. Also, when possible, I heat the ...

EDITED BY CHARLES BATES
SENIOR EDITOR

Even considering all the penetrating oils on the market today, I find that nothing works better than Bees Wax on broken, rusted, green Loctited or otherwise stuck fasteners. Also, when possible, I heat the parts up and melt the Bees Wax into the stuck fastener for even better results. I got this valuable tip from a now-deceased millwright/machinist named Johny Day of Colville, Wash., back in the early 80s.

Don Dyar
Walla Walla, Wa.