Seized Up Mangle

[horseshoes]

I recently bought an old mangle to renovate. It is COMPLETELY seized up. I've tried WD40 but it's not budging anything. The wheels are seized up and the turning handle is seized up. What will shift them?

[murraymints]

Blowtorch ? Apply heat to moving parts and give a good knock ???

[SlackAlice]

Try some Plusgas, works better than WD40.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_7?url=search-alias%3Ddiy&field-keywords=plusgas&;sprefix=plusgas%2Caps%2C425

[horseshoes]

Many thanks. Will try both.

[SlackAlice]

Just thinking, has the mangle got rubber rollers? They might be stuck as well.

[EDDIE51]

Yes ^^ if it has rubber rollers they will probably have perished and stuck together as well as the steel parts rusting solid. can you still get penetrating oil? if so try that but keep it away from any rubber rollers.

[EDDIE51]

yes you can still get it
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/FXDAS.html?source=adwords&kw=&gclid=CO3AvNLgvb0CFSMYwwod8WwAqA
Try it there are a lot of brand names , get one with Graphite to act as a lubricant.

[horseshoes]

No rollers on it. It won't be useable, just ornamental with hanging basket from where the rollers were.

[heathfield]

I've found over the years that brake fluid is the best form of penetrating oil there is, as anyone who's spilled some may well know! I've always been disappointed with Plusgas, which I don't find all that effective, despite its claims. Brake fluid may take a few days to fully penetrate, but will get there in the end when other stuff won't.

[stewey]

Asking a question like this is akin to asking who has the best chilli recipe; there are all kinds of opinions. Whatever penetrating liquid you choose, apply it liberally to the parts concerned and often, perhaps wrapping a rag around them, and have patience; as others have said it can take days to work.

[stewey]

Also, give the parts in question a few sharp taps with a suitable mallet or light-weight hammer now and again (without marring them of course).