Is Kroil/AeroKroil as good as people say?

[Cypher]

Kroil is an amazing penetrating oil, especially if applied to heated parts (we used it on jet engines after test runs for disassembly), but I won't use it for anything else.

I occasionally have to open padlocks that have been closed for years and left to the elements. Kroil is excellent for that. I used to take a can once a month and spray every lock on every gate on site and every single one of them stayed working fine.

[UNM1136]

When the Mythbusters were writing for Popular Mechanics, they said that Kroil was always within reach, that one time the poured it into the cylinders of a siezed engine, let it sit overnight, and then they pounded the cylinders out with a rubber mallet. They were then able to rebuild the engine.

And because of how it penetrates, you be careful in storage. I also use it for removing fouling, in barrels and on suppressors, and an 8 oz can has lasted me years, but as I stored it it developed an oily exterior that attracted dirt, and while in storage it was knocked over, and I lost 2/3 of the contents as it penetrated the threads on the cap before I picked it up and set it upright. Very careful in the house because of the smell and the fact that i don't want to leave oil rings on places where I set it.

pat