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[Tamworthbay]

Another vote for plusgas, but Rusteze isn't bad either. CW fasteners are another good supplier of nuts, bolts and bits. If you ring, there are two guys who answer. If you get one who sounds miserable, I just ask an inane question and ring back. The other guy is very enthusiastic and will always do his best to beat Namrick prices (or any other supplier you have a price from) He has only failed once in many years and that was on whitworth taps for an old motorbike.

[jakejakejake1]

I have used 3in1s penetrating spray, and to be fair I don't think its that good, got it from Halfords as I assumed it would be better than their own brand (which I haven't tried yet), but have been dissatisfied with it.
But then again a lot of the fasteners on my car are very rusty and I don't know if any other the other brands would have faired any better.

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

Propane and a pencil flame torch

[BusheyTrader]

I use copper ease or similar when refitting nuts / bolts that will subject to moisture and / corrosion.  If there's any bare threads showing through the nut wipe some on there as well.  The outside of the nuts and bolts may corrode afterwards but the threads will stay clear.  20 years on and they still come apart easily on my classic.

[Captain Mainwaring]

Sometimes bolts are un-avoidable to snap if they've been there that long.

Even with WD40, the only way is to replace them with stainless ones.

 

 

Be very careful with SS, they have a habit of "firing up", particularly when both fitments are SS. 

We build equipment using all SS indents and always use an anti seize compound that's name escapes me for the moment, but is NOT copper slip.

 

 

In the absence of anything else, a little drop of diesel can work well.

Edited by Captain Mainwaring, 22 June 2013 - 10:37 AM.

[Ivor Badger]

Sometimes bolts are un-avoidable to snap if they've been there that long.

Even with WD40, the only way is to replace them with stainless ones.

 

Here we go again.

 

Do NOT use stainless steel bolts on your car. The greatest bi mettalic corrosion you can get between disimilar metals in salt water is SS/ mild steel, 1.2v. So if you want a pile of shiny bolts lying among a pile of ferrous oxide, bolt your mini together with SS bolts.

[Dan]

  Also the grades of stain RESISTANT steel that actually don't rust in normal use are often too brittle to hold anything substantial or important.  Stainless that is strong enough to do the job will still corrode eventually and has quite a matte appearance.  The more chrome you add to make it shiny the more it behaves like chrome.