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Old 01-24-2012, 05:22 AM
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Default Mouse Milk

Until I learned that Larry Vetterman recommends the use of Mouse Milk on the ball joints of exhaust systems, I was only dimly aware that the product even existed. After including a bottle of Mouse Milk with the most recent parts order with Spruce, a bottle of MM will now share permanent shelf space with other maintenance items supporting my projects.

The label on the bottle itself reads like a magic elixir speil coming from a snake oil salesman and I can understand that. A review of the archives didn't provide all that much information, so I am asking. Besides using Mouse Milk as a proactive to periodically lubricate exhaust system ball and slip joints, I'm interested in know what other specific situations RV owners have found Mouse Milk to be useful.
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Old 01-24-2012, 05:29 AM
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I'm interested in know what other specific situations RV owners have found Mouse Milk to be useful.
My throttle cable was a bit sticky..., my A&P said to apply some MM down the cable to loosen it up a bit. Worked great.
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Old 01-24-2012, 05:50 AM
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Default Ever milked a mouse?

Reminds me of "Meet the Parents" when Gaylord Focker talks about milking a cat?

At my old job we used it to free up seized bolts/pins/parts...Landing gear trunion pins...TR bolts.....etc

I used KROIL or mouse milk which ever was closer to me, they both seemed to work very well with some heat and pressure to free up seized parts.

....and like you, I like telling people that I got their "part" loose with mouse milk.....you would get some odd looks.
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Old 01-24-2012, 06:13 AM
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You should see the set up Aircraft Spruce has to milk mice, hard to get the little suckers to hold still.


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Old 01-24-2012, 07:26 AM
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totally off topic ...

http://tgmouse.compmed.ucdavis.edu/milk/momilk.html

But Larry brought it up.


As for the aircraft compound, I'll need to try it on the cables. Thanks for the tip.
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Old 01-24-2012, 07:51 AM
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I use it as a cutting lubricate for drilling, lathe work, tapping etc.... on steel parts.
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Old 01-24-2012, 08:13 AM
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Default ...could it all be the same?

Now wait, you're using it for drill lube?....could it be that Mouse Milk is just BoeLube , thinned down with mosquito saliva?
Are 67% of the world's products really coming from the same bucket?...just frozen, thinned, coloured, or re-packaged & branded?
( the first time I saw a tube of BoeLube, I said.....'this is like the little roll of 'lip balm' stuff that I used to lubricate the cork on my saxaphone with... in high skool!!!")

...another good 'consipiracy' theory anyway!
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Old 01-24-2012, 09:09 AM
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Not very specific, but I use MM for EVERYTHING that calls for a light/penetrating type oil, at the hangar and at home. I think it's great stuff- penetrates well and lasts well too. That little can of Marvel Mystery Oil has been pretty lonely since I learned about MM...

(Edit: I guess I shouldn't say "everything" because I do use Boelube for a few things: solid for first-time threading in a nutplate, and liquid as cutting oil...)
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Old 01-24-2012, 09:10 AM
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It's a good penetrating oil for really stuck fasteners - like the O2 sensor on your car...
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Old 01-24-2012, 09:44 AM
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Now wait, you're using it for drill lube?....could it be that Mouse Milk is just BoeLube , thinned down with mosquito saliva?
Are 67% of the world's products really coming from the same bucket?...just frozen, thinned, coloured, or re-packaged & branded?
( the first time I saw a tube of BoeLube, I said.....'this is like the little roll of 'lip balm' stuff that I used to lubricate the cork on my saxaphone with... in high skool!!!")

...another good 'consipiracy' theory anyway!
I use Biolube on Aluminum and MM on Steel. I am not really sure what the base chemical is for either of them, I suppose I could look it up.
Unless you are doing industrial production work with hundreds or thousands of operations, I think almost any lubricant will work on almost anything. I have used tool oil, engine oil, kerosene, ear wax, belly button sludge, whatever is handy.
There are differences that I am sure would affect tool life etc... However, for our homebuilding, we don't need to be that specific in my limited experience.
But for penetrating oil to loosen parts, nothing works better than MM.
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