New trick for old guns.

[wr.sainsbury]

Recently an older friend told me of a trick from his Viet Nam days to free seized threaded parts on aircraft and other things. Tincture of Iodine put on any exposed portion leading to the threads left for 24 hours usually worked. Just tried the trick on an old East India lock that was late 1700's and well seized- applied Iodine waited 24 hours and just now took it apart-really slick. Had to pass this on for those into the really old stuff. Cheers

 

[mr.e moose]

Sounds interesting. Did it look like it had any corrosive effects or did it just loosen seized parts?

 

[Lee Enfield]

If you leave it on longer than that you will think permanent lock tight is easy to get off.

In the pre lock right Era, iodine was used as thread lock because it rusts the parts solidly in place.

 

[fingers284]

We have used Iodine for many years here on the farm to loosen rusted bearings/tapered collars/nuts on farm equipment...nothing we tried from the commercial "loosener" market even comes close, Iodine will work when nothing else does.

 

[silverfoxdj]

Great tip thanks

 

[Magellann]

I never heard of that, it sounds like a great tip.

 

[Its_a_living]

I am filing that trick away in the old memory bank.

 

[Mr.Rigpig]

So,
Short term-penetrating oil?
Long term-thread locker?
That's a multi purpose fluid.

 

[silverfoxdj]

So,
Short term-penetrating oil?
Long term-thread locker?
That's a multi purpose fluid.

+1 Now if only I can remember this when I need it lol

 

[NorthCoastBigBore]

Nice tip all right. It will come in useful, right away. Thanks!

 

[Magellann]

Theres not many two in one products that work like that.

 

[jpc]

Thanks for the tip ☺☺☺

 

[BWEST]

Nice, Great Info --- Thanks for the tip !! ---