I remember the days when you only needed a roll of duct tape and a lubricant in your toolbox. These days there are so many automotive chemicals it can make your head spin. Lubricants, penetrants, cleaners, adhesives; where do you start? In this DIY, Kyle Smith breaks down what he thinks are the essential chemicals you should always have handy in your garage.
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Contents of this Video:
0:00 Intro
0:47 Multi-Purpose Grease
1:22 Threadlocker
2:13 Dielectric Grease
2:52 WD-40 & PB Blaster
4:09 Starting Fluid
4:59 White Lithium Grease
5:38 Carb Cleaner
6:20 SEM Solve (Paint Prep)
7:10 Brake Clean
7:56 Engine Degreaser
8:32 Glass Cleaner
9:16 Interior Cleaner
9:37 Outro
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Berryman’s chemtool and AFC50
wheel bearing grease for anything that moves at high temp and well, wheels. Can't live without it
simple green
I hate WD-40 as a spray lubricant … doesn't work really well and doesn't last.
Evaporust, a copper based anti-seize lube, high temp RTV, various thread lock strengths
Wurth HHS-K Lubricant. It is a super thin spray that penetrates everything on a car body and then dries to leave a high pressure medium density grease that lasts for years. I use it on all hinges and linkages.
The one product I would've added is anti-seize. Just as there's some things you want o stay stuck together, there are some things you want to come back apart like lug nuts for example.
EVAPO-RUST! This is a must for working on classic cars.
Purple thread-locker is the "weakest". Blue is medium-strength … just as it says on the label.
Sprayway is the best glass cleaner