Anybody else use Gibbs?????? I have been working on cars since I was 8, that makes 51 years. I helped my father rebuild the engine in a Corvair for my uncle. That was my first experience with engines. Needless to say I was hooked.
When I was 12 my father opened a used car lot. So my addiction got a double dose of figure it out and fix it. Over the years I have used everything in the book to loosen bolts and cables and bushings and most anything else you can think of. I recently discovered Gibbs (found an article on the H.A.M.B.) and I can tell you that NOTHING else holds a candle to it. I have tried everything I could ever find that was a penetrant. I have a Cat 250X that I bought at an auction for $1.50. It had been sitting flat on the ground. The kick stand was frozen and the fork bolt was frozen solid. You could not budge the forks. I shot some Gibbs on the forks and the kick stand. The next day the kickstand would move. I shot some more on the forks and on the second day they moved a little. So I shot some more on the forks. Now I didn't drown the forks where it was running off on the floor. I just put enough on the pivot point that it was wet. On the third day the forks would turn full travel. I put a little more on the pivot and the next day the bolt came out without any struggle. I am very happy with this product and have used it on everything I own that was sticky or had drag. I use it on my Lathe, my band saw , my drill press and the lock slide on my big Ellis band saw. It has been sticky and aggravating since it was brand new. I had tried everything I had in the shop to free it up but nothing helped. One shot of Gibbs and it is as smooth as glass. You can treat bare metal with it and it wont rust for 6 months or longer. You can just prep the metal as usual and not be afraid of fish eyes or other problems when you paint that same metal.
I know it sounds to good to be true but it is to good to be true. I wont buy any of the other penetrant for loosening sticky stuff ever again. Well I will by WD-40 for use on my Coats tire changer.... I use it so infrequently that I always have to mix up new soap but the WD is always ready....
I am not affiliated with Gibbs in any way but I thought it was well worth sharing this product with my fellow mini bikers. I will add a link for it here. Try it and you will be well pleased. Everyone that I have gotten to try it was like me, they had tried everything else. Now they wont buy anything else. I buy it by the case and we split it up. Save a little money on a case purchase. I find a new use for it every week. Give it a try and you will be well pleased.
Gibbs Brand
When I was 12 my father opened a used car lot. So my addiction got a double dose of figure it out and fix it. Over the years I have used everything in the book to loosen bolts and cables and bushings and most anything else you can think of. I recently discovered Gibbs (found an article on the H.A.M.B.) and I can tell you that NOTHING else holds a candle to it. I have tried everything I could ever find that was a penetrant. I have a Cat 250X that I bought at an auction for $1.50. It had been sitting flat on the ground. The kick stand was frozen and the fork bolt was frozen solid. You could not budge the forks. I shot some Gibbs on the forks and the kick stand. The next day the kickstand would move. I shot some more on the forks and on the second day they moved a little. So I shot some more on the forks. Now I didn't drown the forks where it was running off on the floor. I just put enough on the pivot point that it was wet. On the third day the forks would turn full travel. I put a little more on the pivot and the next day the bolt came out without any struggle. I am very happy with this product and have used it on everything I own that was sticky or had drag. I use it on my Lathe, my band saw , my drill press and the lock slide on my big Ellis band saw. It has been sticky and aggravating since it was brand new. I had tried everything I had in the shop to free it up but nothing helped. One shot of Gibbs and it is as smooth as glass. You can treat bare metal with it and it wont rust for 6 months or longer. You can just prep the metal as usual and not be afraid of fish eyes or other problems when you paint that same metal.
I know it sounds to good to be true but it is to good to be true. I wont buy any of the other penetrant for loosening sticky stuff ever again. Well I will by WD-40 for use on my Coats tire changer.... I use it so infrequently that I always have to mix up new soap but the WD is always ready....
I am not affiliated with Gibbs in any way but I thought it was well worth sharing this product with my fellow mini bikers. I will add a link for it here. Try it and you will be well pleased. Everyone that I have gotten to try it was like me, they had tried everything else. Now they wont buy anything else. I buy it by the case and we split it up. Save a little money on a case purchase. I find a new use for it every week. Give it a try and you will be well pleased.
Gibbs Brand
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