Penetrating oil

[muskrat]

G'day Fellas.
I've known this for some time but for those that don't.
Cheers

[Triton Thrasher]

And then someone said ATF doesn’t mix with acetone.

[muskrat]

G'day TT.
I'll go out to the shed and try it. There are many types of atf. I have type F (old autos) and I think I have acetone.
Hold my beer.
Cheers

[muskrat]

G'day TT.
It mixed quite easily. 50/50 acetone and Penrite DX-III mineral atf. I don't have any synthetic or semi synthetic to try.
I'll leave it a few hours to see if it seperates.
Cheers

[groily]

It mixes fine and is very effective I think. I use it regularly and always have a small (screw-top) jar on the bench.
Not sure what ATF I have, just whatever red stuff the local car parts shop sold me years back.
Acetone comes by the litre plastic bottle here pretty cheap in any supermarket - also find it  useful as a paint thinner for some types that don't do white spirit, tho' that's probably all 'wrong' for reasons of chemistry I don't know about.

[muskrat]

G'day Fellas.
Well it mixed well but after 3 hours it looks like it started to separate or was melting the clear plastic cup it was in! Note to self, keep it in glass or metal.
Cheers

[Triton Thrasher]

G'day Fellas.
Well it mixed well but after 3 hours it looks like it started to separate or was melting the clear plastic cup it was in! Note to self, keep it in glass or metal.
Cheers

Separating out after three hours shouldn’t matter, but maybe that phenomenon was what the naysayers meant.  Thanks for putting the effort in.

[BSA_54A10]

What they meant to say is ATF is not soluable in acetone
It forms an emulson exactly the same as engine oil in petrol did for the old 2 strokes
I think you will find modern 2 stroke oil will dissolve in acetone and of course they omitted acetone alone in which case you have to be quick
They also omited ATF alone

[Rex]

Last time I tried to buy some acetone I found it wasn't readily available anywhere.

[Sav]

If desperate for small quantities then nail polish remover

[Triton Thrasher]

Last time I tried to buy some acetone I found it wasn't readily available anywhere.

It’s all over Amazon and eBay.

[Rex]

I'm sure it is, but I meant available locally to just go and buy.

[Worty]

Does brake cleaner or carb cleaner have acetone in it??  I have genuine white spirit, and did have thinners in the garage??

[BSA_54A10]

Acetone is thinner than thinners but more importantly it has a lower surface tension so it can wet the surfaces.
This is why some fliuds are better than others
if you look at it in a test tube you will see the miniscus goes a long way up the side of the tube.

[Greybeard]

My wife has a largish bottle, (500ml maybe) of nail varnish remover, (acetone). I think she got it at a bargain store such as Willco