Removing rusted nuts using a candle and a lighter
 

Going to try this on my boat trailer........looks promising......

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somebody try that with spark plugs if you get bored!

There is some skepticism in the comments.

Amazing. Learn something new every day - hopefully.
Thanks Baz.

Interesting. So the liquid state wax flows to the interface and upon cooling it establishes a boundary film regime allowing for a reduction in the coefficient of friction. It would be an interesting experiment to compare this to Knock-Up (CRC), Kroil, and PB Blaster, WD40.

Knock - Up? Hmmmm.... Whats in that stuff?

I just tried candle wax on some stuck fasteners I've been heating with a heat gun and soaking with Kroil for months. Used the same heat gun, wicked some wax into the threads, they came right out.

New tool in the toolbox...

JR

I have used wax and heat for many years. Mainly on very old pipes nipples fro having worked in a building that was 50+ years old.

As you heat the wax if you see bubbles at the joint that is a good thing. Let the wax get in there and twist it off.

Im going to do my own shootout here in the shop , next chance I get. Should not take long, rusty fasteners are a daily battle here . I usually just go for the torch, and heat everything till it glows , then walk it off.

Beeswax on stuck fasteners is a standard procedure around here.

Thank you, as they say learn something new every day

wonder how that would do on heat exchanger nuts

some shops also use wax in place of oil on drill bits
as if the wax drips off the work
it quickly hardens and does not run off

Old hot-rodders used to tell of this trick. Dude has nice shop safety shoes

Cheers
JB

I used beeswax in the form of a "Berts' Bees Peppermint Lip Balm" chap stick like applicator in removing the Dilivar head studs on my 911SC. Worked like a champ.

Unlike Kroil, et al, the wax will stay on the threads for a long time. So will a newly installed nut be prone to loosening?

After all the 500 threads on which is better ( kroil, PB Blaster, ATF), how is this the first time its been mentioned here?

Wow good to know

Nice! I love shade-tree solutions to age-old problems. Rust never sleeps and this trick applies to so many different stuck fasteners. Need to try this on some nasty header bolts that usually piss me off.

Just remember to do it bare footed.