# Rusted nuts solution **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [September 8, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rusted-nuts-solution/192754 "2023-09-08T21:44:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rusted-nuts-solution/192754/1 "2023-09-08T21:44:52Z")
I have been a pbblaster guy and happy. on a different site people say kroil or free is better. Your thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rusted-nuts-solution/192754/2 "2023-09-08T21:48:43Z")
I have PB Blaster, Liquid Wrench and WD40 in my garage. My goto for the bad stuff is PB Blaster. For really bad stuff, I use the Blue Tip wrench… can’t be stuck if its liquid! ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rusted-nuts-solution/192754/3 "2023-09-08T22:00:46Z")
I use pb at this point with air tools or angle grinder. If that doesn’t work, I let a shop do it. ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rusted-nuts-solution/192754/4 "2023-09-08T22:03:48Z")
Have used most of them over the years. I was using Kroil when a buddy introduced me to B’Laster PB more than 25 years ago. Never looked back, no comparison IMO. A couple years ago, I needed PB and couldn’t find it so I tried Deep Creep from Seafoam and that seemed pretty good as well. The fire wrench tops all 😀 ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rusted-nuts-solution/192754/5 "2023-09-08T22:04:32Z")
I choose from among my own home-brew formula, blaster, or liquid wrench. They all work pretty good. blaster is faster, but home-brew is better if there’s time for a 24 hour soak, LW, somewhere in-between, but it works pretty good too. In fact if I only had one of them, I’d choose LW. Just for completeness, I’ll add that for some rusted threaded parts, none of those is strong enough to do the trick. ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rusted-nuts-solution/192754/6 "2023-09-08T22:24:03Z")
> [@TwinTurbo](#): > > The fire wrench tops all 😀 Agree as long as you 😀make sure the tip is good and sharp. ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rusted-nuts-solution/192754/7 "2023-09-08T22:39:28Z")
Ive found kroil to possibly work slighty more quickly than PB, but Kroil smells much worse. ---
**Author:** ![Rainflurry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cab0a1/32.png) [@Rainflurry](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rainflurry)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rusted-nuts-solution/192754/8 "2023-09-08T23:52:34Z")
The first shop I worked in used Zep 45. I’ve tried others but Zep is my favorite hands down. This is kinda interesting: ![Penetrating Oil](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/f/f/ffca96066e8d3285e304d5ce114511f831cd3750.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 12:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rusted-nuts-solution/192754/9 "2023-09-09T00:12:56Z")
Deep Creep. Doesn’t stink like PB and in my experience works just as well. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 11:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rusted-nuts-solution/192754/10 "2023-09-09T11:47:44Z")
A slight digression, 1958, 2nd grade, teacher was telling us why we should not drink Coke, claimed farmers to use Coke to remove rust from bolts! ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rusted-nuts-solution/192754/11 "2023-09-09T16:56:22Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > use Coke to remove rust from bolts! Don’t know about rust but it works good to clean battery treminals. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rusted-nuts-solution/192754/12 "2023-09-09T20:58:58Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > farmers to use Coke to remove rust from bolts! Most strong acids cause more rust formation, but Coca Cola contains phosphoric acid, which is an exception to the rule, an acid that removes rust. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rusted-nuts-solution/192754/13 "2023-09-10T14:14:11Z")
Phosphoric acid typically leaves a phosphate coating on the surface after it dissolves the rust. That is the rust preventative. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rusted-nuts-solution/192754/14 "2023-09-10T16:08:35Z")
Not to mention the sugar in the Coke. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rusted-nuts-solution/192754/15 "2023-09-10T16:41:41Z")
what do you guys think of those inductive heaters, where an open flame isn’t a good option? I used one for the first time several weeks ago . . . I’ll have to use it several more times before I’m able to form a decent opinion, though ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rusted-nuts-solution/192754/16 "2023-09-10T16:54:05Z")
> [@db4690](#): > > what do you guys think of those inductive heaters It’s certainly not the end of all your problems, but it is a good option. I’m happy with it, but that doesn’t mean it’s effective 100% of the time. Maybe 75%.