In praise of PB Blaster

[mike.stavlund]

Brian (zavod) and others have touted this stuff forever for freeing rusty fasteners, but I couldn't find it.  Finally did at an out-of-the-way Home Depot, and got a chance to try it on some rusty Performer fasteners.  They were held fast, but after a spray and overnight soak with the magical juice, they came right out with a little nudge from my impact driver. 

Thanks!

[dwnthehatch]

I use it as well. I usually get it at Walmart. If PB Blaster does not work, my go-to is Gibbs lubricant and penetrating oil. It's expensive but has always worked. I even used it to free up the motor on a 1940 Packard that sat in the woods for at least 30 years. http://www.getgibbs.com/buy-gibbs/

[kako5256]

PB blaster is the best. Any secrets on getting the smell out? I have used dawn but the scent kind of lingers. I do a high heat burn off and it mostly goes away but I wasn't sure if there was a better way.

[HankB]

I've used PB-Blaster on rusty fasteners and found that the longer you wait, the better it works. I have given up on stuff after letting it go a couple days only to find the fastener comes loose easily a couple weeks later.

I haven't tried to remove it from a grill, but facing that issue I would probably try WD-40 to remove the PB-Blaster and then Dawn or Simple Green (or our favorite degreaser) to remove the WD-40. I degrease a lot of stuff by using WD-40 to soften the greasy deposits and then using a degreaser to remove it.