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• Homemade Soda Blaster - link :-/
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 3 Jun 2012 11:24:58 -0700
  The link might help. http://www.aircooledtech.com/tools-on-the-cheap/soda_blaster/
• Re: Homemade Soda Blaster - link :-/
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 3 Jun 2012 14:39:08 -0400
  ...Jun 3, 2012, at 2:24 PM, Courtney Hook wrote: > The link might help. > > http://www.aircooledtech.com/tools-on-the-cheap/soda_blaster/
• Re: Fwd: Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Fri, 22 Sep 2006 03:11:37 +0000
  ...It definitely exists and it is called PB Blaster Dry Lube. http://www.blastergroup.com.au/products.html >From: Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL...
• Re: Homemade Soda Blaster - link :-/
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 3 Jun 2012 15:24:56 -0300
  ...at 3:24 PM, Courtney Hook <courtneyhook@shaw.ca> wrote: > The link might help. > > http://www.aircooledtech.com/tools-on-the-cheap/soda_blaster/
• Re: head stuck to cylinders / Penetrating Oils
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 26 Dec 2003 12:17:17 EST
  In a message dated 12/26/03 12:06:07 AM, dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET writes: << PB Blaster is even better >> I've used gallons...
• Re: Homemade Soda Blaster - link :-/
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 3 Jun 2012 14:33:57 -0500
  ...On 6/3/2012 1:24 PM, Courtney Hook wrote: > The link might help. > > http://www.aircooledtech.com/tools-on-the-cheap/soda_blaster/ > . >
• (NVC) iso: media-blaster to borrow or rent in the Baltimore-Washington corridor
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 15:04:02 -0500
  Does anyone on the list in the Baltimore-Washington corridor have a media-blaster I would be able to use, borrow, rent or steal...
• Re: Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:41:07 -0400
  Report of solution! On the way home last night, I stopped at a NAPA store and bought a can of PB Blaster for a...
• Fwd: Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:56:12 -0400
  Hooray! I enjoy reading the can of PB Blaster. It's got that great old flavor of hype. It's magnetic! I will attempt...
• Re: Thermostat change
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:03:32 -0500
  Scott, did you mean PB Blaster? If so, that IS good stuff. Just don,t use heat to loosen the bolts as the plastic...
• Re: Carat front blower repair
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Mon, 24 Nov 2014 15:03:43 -0500
  ...On 11/24/2014 12:55 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote: > I've used WD-40 and PB Blaster, neither worked. And, the PB Blaster...
• Re: Carat front blower repair
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 24 Nov 2014 09:55:59 -0800
  I've used WD-40 and PB Blaster, neither worked. And, the PB Blaster stunk up the rig for about a week. I'll...
• Re: Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:58:47 +0000
  PB Blaster is great stuff - works better than liquid wrench and WD-40 (IMHO) I've used Silicone spray to cure leaky bushings. Every...
• Re: Fwd: Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 21 Sep 2006 02:00:58 +0000
  ...PB Blaster makes several products. We were talking about the Dry Lube product not the penetrating oil. The Dry Lube says it is good...
• Re: PB Blaster 50
  Historical mailing list - walkingboss
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:59:41 -0500
  Hello Fellow VW Nuts I have three new un-opened cans of PB Blaster 50, in gallon bulk cans. I wanted to offer them...
• Fwd: Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:28:08 -0400
  ...http://www.monroe.com/tech_support/tec_suspsystemfund.asp I looked at the MSDS for PB Blaster and of course, it is a petroleum...
• Re: (NVC) iso: media-blaster to borrow or rent in the Baltimore-Washington corridor
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 17:21:16 -0800
  ...the grit out...Daryl of AA Trans corridor have a > media-blaster I would be able to use, borrow, rent or steal? > I can...
• Fwd: Fwd: Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:06:55 -0400
  ...PB Blaster makes > several products. We were talking about the Dry Lube product not the > penetrating oil. The Dry Lube says it is good...
• Re: Kroil/penatrating oil and Zep products
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sat, 23 Dec 2000 20:46:39 -0500
  ...PB Blaster is great. But my personal favorite: ZEP. I love the stuff. Work any better than the PB Blaster? I guess not. At...
• Re: Carat front blower repair
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 25 Nov 2014 06:34:08 -0500
  ...And, the PB Blaster stunk >> up the rig for about a week. I'll try this before I tear into the dash. >> >> Stuart
• Re: rusty brake bleed screws
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 00:45:40 EDT
  ...To me Rust Eater seems to be more effective than either PB Blaster or Kroil. A bonus is that it is cheaper than Blaster...
• Re: Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:34:29 +0000
  ...I'm happy. > >PB Blaster appears to have been developed to primarily help with removing >long rusted hardware, but the can does mention eliminating...
• Re: Vanagon Seams
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 22:55:02 -0600
  Sand blast them clean with a spot sand blaster, and fill the seams with body panel adhesive. Never show rust in that area again...
• Re: Fwd: Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:07:00 -0700
  So where do you find that dry lube stuff? according to PB Blaster'S web page it does not even exist. flo sqeeeeaaaaak:-(
• Fwd: Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:33:56 -0400
  ...http://www.monroe.com/tech_support/tec_suspsystemfund.asp I looked at the MSDS for PB Blaster and of course, it is a petroleum...
• Re: WTB Electric window motor
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:49:26 -0400
  ...I used PB blaster then gentle persuasion to get the armature out. On one motor, the bottom bearing pulled out with the armature past...
• Re: Secret of the Exhaust Nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Baird
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 12:21:01 -0500
  ...I agreed but with the caveat that for a week, twice a day, he had to soak the hardware with PB blaster and tap...
• Re: Thermostat change
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:07:59 -0800
  ...Thermostat change Scott, did you mean PB Blaster? If so, that IS good stuff. Just don,t use heat to loosen the bolts as...
• Re: ?'s On Seam Sealing
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:30:32 -0600
  On Jun 28, 2011, at 6:19 PM, Max Wellhouse wrote: > but > wondered what the ultimate tool for digging is? Media blaster using walnut...
• Re: Rust treatment, or repair? please read (a little too long)
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 16 Mar 1996 09:34:27 -0800
  ...I have a 5 hp air >compressor in my home garage, and a Harbor Freight plastic shoulder carried >blaster that holds 10 lbs of...
• Re: Stubborn oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:29:19 -0500
  You already destroyed it with the PB blaster. Get a new one. To replace a cat without having a new or at least known...
• Re: Locks frozen
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 22 Jun 2017 15:44:06 -0700
  ...PB Blaster) in the locks and then blow some compressed air in it... let them sit for a while then try again.. dan
• Re: Horn upgrade: Can you make it LOUDER but still sound like a veedub?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 19:57:34 EDT
  FIAMMA "freeway blaster" horn. louder than the wimpy stock vanagon and takes like 1 minute to hookup, no re-wiring . pep boys has them...
• A stuck Sleeve....
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:04:07 -0400
  ...I have been soaking them with PB Blaster. 2.1 L if that matters. TIA, Ken Lewis
• Re: Fuel filler cap stuck
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015 15:04:01 -0800
  squirt some lubricant in the lock (WD40, PB Blaster etc) if you have another key try with the spare or go to locksmith and...
• Re: (NVC) iso: media-blaster to borrow or rent in the Baltimore-Washington corridor
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 26 Dec 2006 01:50:28 -0500
  ...the grit out...Daryl of AA Trans > > corridor have a > > media-blaster I would be able to use, borrow, rent or steal? > > I can...
• Re: Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:23:55 -0700
  ...http://www.monroe.com/tech_support/tec_suspsystemfund.asp I looked at the MSDS for PB Blaster and of course, it is a petroleum...
• Re: getting paint off LP tank?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 11:17:43 -0400
  ...If you can't find a sand blaster, there is a product that was called Naval Jelly, but now seems to be more generically...
• Getting the O2 sensor loose?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 16 May 2014 07:26:03 -0700
  ...it was really an ordeal..Should I run the van to heat things up first, or soak it with PB Blaster cold or what?
• Re: how to remove driver's side "engine tin" pushrod cover
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 24 Jul 2005 03:06:00 EDT
  ...macdonald1987@SBCGLOBAL.NET writes: << And my personal favorite is "P.B. Blaster". It REALLY penetrates >> Rust Eater -- in my opinion, better, cheaper and on...
• Zep,Kroil, PB Blaster,etc.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 23 Dec 2000 22:48:57 -0600
  ...PB Blaster, works good but, I have found it not as aggressive as the Zep products, or Kroil, and I like the Kroil the...
• Re: rusty brake bleed screws
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 20:35:12 -0400
  ...To me Rust Eater seems to be >more effective than either PB Blaster or Kroil. A bonus is that it is cheaper >than Blaster...
• Fwd: Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Thu, 21 Sep 2006 08:48:23 -0400
  ...http://www.monroe.com/tech_support/tec_suspsystemfund.asp I looked at the MSDS for PB Blaster and of course, it is a petroleum...
• Re: Fwd: Bus security strategies.....
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 13 Dec 1998 16:46:38 -0800
  ...the car > flamethrower. > > Casting a man-high fireball with no damage to the paintwork, the aptly named > Blaster has been fitted to 25 South...
• Rust Eater Spray
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 17:52:20 -0500
  ...Eater penetrating spray oil as being better than Kroil or PB blaster. i did a couple of google searches for it but didn't...
• Re: exhaust system / Kroil
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 12:05:49 EDT
  ...Anyhoo, after using PB Blaster for years and after my foray into the realm of the Kroilers, I found the best penetrant to be...
• Make your own soda blaster.
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 3 Jun 2012 11:23:14 -0700
  Don't know if anyone has already posted this, but it's slick and it's cheap. You probably already have all the stuff...
• Re: Favorite Penetrating Oil?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:01:39 -0600
  ...PB Blaster or Rust Eater Decent penetration with protective film: Boeshield T-9 Decent penetration with lubricant: Tri-Flow Interesting lubricant: Fluid Film Water...
• Re: Penetrating fluid
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:05:24 -0500
  The folks on the Old Tool Forums swear by this concoction, but it smells worse than PB Blaster or equiv. and would likely evaporate...
• Stubborn oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:50:54 -0500
  ...Generous application of PB blaster is ineffective. Would applying torch heat risk damage to the sensor? It seems obvious that it is made for...
• Re: Sandblast!
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 07:26:12 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Totally wore out > the ceramic tip on my blaster. Shouldn't a tip last longer than 1 bag > of sand? I would welcome any...
• Checking for: Sound Blaster.
  Historical mailing list - John Russ
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 07:31:04 -0500
  VerifySBPort: Reset Timeout. QueryIOMem: Caller=DETECTSB, rcQuery=2 IO=220-22f QueryIOMem: Caller=DETECTSB, rcQuery=0 IO=230-23f DetectSB: vsbd found a different...
• Re: rear brake shims
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:18:26 -0600
  ...I'll try some PB Blaster. Warren On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 7:43 PM, Mike Collum<collum@myfairpoint.net> wrote: > Warren Lail...
• Installing new shocks
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:00:59 -0400
  ...I have been spraying the bolts on the old ones with PB blaster for a week now. Any words of advice on replacing the...
• Re: Vanagon Seams
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:41:08 -0700
  ...Vanagon Seams > > Sand blast them clean with a spot sand blaster, and fill the seams with > body panel adhesive. > Never show rust in that...
• Re: Getting the O2 sensor loose?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 16 May 2014 10:52:06 -0400
  ...really an ordeal..Should I run the van > to heat things up first, or soak it with PB Blaster cold or what? > -- Tom Buese
• Re: Repairing heater blowers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 11:34:34 -0400
  ...misdirected hammer but an impact driver powered by blows from a hammer) and a can of PB Blaster can be very useful. Yours, David
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Thu, 11 Jul 2013 00:09:33 -0400
  ...On seized nuts, I've had very good luck this week with two applications of PB Blaster followed by some jabs on the homemade...
• getting paint off LP tank?
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
  Tue, 27 Oct 1998 23:47:33 -0600
  ...What's the best way to get that white paint off? I obviously don't have access to a sand blaster or glass bead...
• Re: Installing torsion bar bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:01:04 -0500
  Well, putting the bushing into the vetical link and then onto the bar with a touch of PB blaster and forcing it between the...