Getting toilet seat off?
 

Hi,

I'm having some trouble trying to get an old toilet seat off the toilet.
wing nut just won't budge on either side its very rusted looking but not
fragile enough to break. Tried wome WD40 but no just.

Any ideas would be welcomed on how to get it off?

Cheers

Getting toilet seat off?
 

souls wrote:

I'm having some trouble trying to get an old toilet seat off the toilet.
wing nut just won't budge on either side its very rusted looking but not
fragile enough to break. Tried wome WD40 but no just.

Can't you get a hacksaw to the corroded bits?

David

Getting toilet seat off?
 

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souls wrote:

I'm having some trouble trying to get an old toilet seat off the toilet.
wing nut just won't budge on either side its very rusted looking but not
fragile enough to break. Tried wome WD40 but no just.

Can't you get a hacksaw to the corroded bits?

David


Hi David,

Ahhh I could give that a try.

Cheers

Getting toilet seat off?
 

On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 18:05:46 +0100, souls wrote:

wing nut just won't budge on either side its very rusted looking but
not fragile enough to break.

But I bet the hinge mounts will if supplied with enough force. This
make hacksawing off the heads that were in them much easier as a) you
have a bit projecting above the (delicate) enamel b) you have easy
access.

Tried wome WD40 but no just.

Why use a Water Displacer when you should be using a
penetrating/easing oil like Plusgas or similar?

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On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:54:12 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

| On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 18:05:46 +0100, souls wrote:
|
| wing nut just won't budge on either side its very rusted looking but
| not fragile enough to break.
|
| But I bet the hinge mounts will if supplied with enough force. This
| make hacksawing off the heads that were in them much easier as a) you
| have a bit projecting above the (delicate) enamel b) you have easy
| access.
|
| Tried wome WD40 but no just.
|
| Why use a Water Displacer when you should be using a
| penetrating/easing oil like Plusgas or similar?

WD40 contains a penetrating oil, try spraying it on your hand or indeed
anything.

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The London suicide bombers killed innocent commuters.
Animal rights terrorists and activists kill innocent patients.

Getting toilet seat off?
 

"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
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On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 18:05:46 +0100, souls wrote:

wing nut just won't budge on either side its very rusted looking but
not fragile enough to break.

But I bet the hinge mounts will if supplied with enough force. This
make hacksawing off the heads that were in them much easier as a) you
have a bit projecting above the (delicate) enamel b) you have easy
access.

Tried wome WD40 but no just.

Why use a Water Displacer when you should be using a
penetrating/easing oil like Plusgas or similar?



Managed to cut it off sucessfully bit a fidly job for my clumsy hands.

Admitedly I'm not an expert on diy matters and hae always used wd40 when
trying to losen a bolt, usually does the job or trying to tighten it and
then losen it works sometimes. I'll have a look into using easing oil next
time, which hopefully won't be too soon :-)

Cheers

Getting toilet seat off?
 

normally have to cut the bolts free. try on of those little hand held
things that hold a hacksaw blade, works for me.

Kev


"souls" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I'm having some trouble trying to get an old toilet seat off the toilet.
wing nut just won't budge on either side its very rusted looking but not
fragile enough to break. Tried wome WD40 but no just.

Any ideas would be welcomed on how to get it off?

Cheers

Getting toilet seat off?
 

On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 18:05:46 +0100, "souls"
wrote:

Hi,

I'm having some trouble trying to get an old toilet seat off the toilet.
wing nut just won't budge on either side its very rusted looking but not
fragile enough to break. Tried wome WD40 but no just.

WD40 isn't a releasing agent. Try Plus-Gas or equivalent.

--
Frank Erskine

Getting toilet seat off?
 

souls wrote:

Hi,

I'm having some trouble trying to get an old toilet seat off the toilet.
wing nut just won't budge on either side its very rusted looking but not
fragile enough to break. Tried wome WD40 but no just.

Any ideas would be welcomed on how to get it off?

Cheers


Go to your local car accessory shop and ask for a nut splitter. That
should do the job.

Dave

Getting toilet seat off?
 

On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 20:32:40 +0100, Dave Fawthrop wrote:

WD40 contains a penetrating oil, try spraying it on your hand or
indeed anything.

It has a light volatile oil I grant that but as a penetrating and
easing oil is no where near as effective as Plusgas.

--
Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

Getting toilet seat off?
 

Dave Fawthrop wrote:

WD40 contains a penetrating oil, try spraying it on your hand or indeed
anything.

WD40 is not, never has been and never will be anything beyond a
marginally passable penetrating fluid. On non rusted components it
might work, on anything else forget it and use a proper penetrating
fluid, not a water dispersant.

--

Getting toilet seat off?
 

Dave Fawthrop wrote:

On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:54:12 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

| On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 18:05:46 +0100, souls wrote:
|
| wing nut just won't budge on either side its very rusted looking but
| not fragile enough to break.
|
| But I bet the hinge mounts will if supplied with enough force. This
| make hacksawing off the heads that were in them much easier as a) you
| have a bit projecting above the (delicate) enamel b) you have easy
| access.
|
| Tried wome WD40 but no just.
|
| Why use a Water Displacer when you should be using a
| penetrating/easing oil like Plusgas or similar?

WD40 contains a penetrating oil, try spraying it on your hand or indeed
anything.

WD means that it is a water dispersent. This originates from the armed
forces and they used the letter G followed by (usually) a three figure
number, to determine what different greases were. Oils were determined
by the use of a letter O followed by numbers.


There have been several water dispersants, depending on what/why they
were used.

Alas, I do not have my Shell reference book of equivalent oils/greases
etc any more.


Dave

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In article ,
lid says...
On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:54:12 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

| On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 18:05:46 +0100, souls wrote:
|
| wing nut just won't budge on either side its very rusted looking but
| not fragile enough to break.
|
| But I bet the hinge mounts will if supplied with enough force. This
| make hacksawing off the heads that were in them much easier as a) you
| have a bit projecting above the (delicate) enamel b) you have easy
| access.
|
| Tried wome WD40 but no just.
|
| Why use a Water Displacer when you should be using a
| penetrating/easing oil like Plusgas or similar?

WD40 contains a penetrating oil, try spraying it on your hand or indeed
anything.

IME WD40 is okay for mildly seized components, but PlusGas can shift
stuff that you might otherwise give up on.

Getting toilet seat off?
 

In article ,
says...
souls wrote:

Hi,

I'm having some trouble trying to get an old toilet seat off the toilet.
wing nut just won't budge on either side its very rusted looking but not
fragile enough to break. Tried wome WD40 but no just.

Any ideas would be welcomed on how to get it off?

Cheers


Go to your local car accessory shop and ask for a nut splitter. That
should do the job.

If he can get it in there - IME access can be a problem with these
fixings.

Getting toilet seat off?
 

In message , Rob Morley
writes
In article ,
says...
On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:54:12 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

| On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 18:05:46 +0100, souls wrote:
|
| wing nut just won't budge on either side its very rusted looking but
| not fragile enough to break.
|
| But I bet the hinge mounts will if supplied with enough force. This
| make hacksawing off the heads that were in them much easier as a) you
| have a bit projecting above the (delicate) enamel b) you have easy
| access.
|
| Tried wome WD40 but no just.
|
| Why use a Water Displacer when you should be using a
| penetrating/easing oil like Plusgas or similar?

WD40 contains a penetrating oil, try spraying it on your hand or indeed
anything.

IME WD40 is okay for mildly seized components, but PlusGas can shift
stuff that you might otherwise give up on.

But then an angle grinder just works ...


--
geoff

Getting toilet seat off?
 

In article , says...
In message , Rob Morley
writes
In article ,
says...
On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:54:12 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

| On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 18:05:46 +0100, souls wrote:
|
| wing nut just won't budge on either side its very rusted looking but
| not fragile enough to break.
|
| But I bet the hinge mounts will if supplied with enough force. This
| make hacksawing off the heads that were in them much easier as a) you
| have a bit projecting above the (delicate) enamel b) you have easy
| access.
|
| Tried wome WD40 but no just.
|
| Why use a Water Displacer when you should be using a
| penetrating/easing oil like Plusgas or similar?

WD40 contains a penetrating oil, try spraying it on your hand or indeed
anything.

IME WD40 is okay for mildly seized components, but PlusGas can shift
stuff that you might otherwise give up on.

But then an angle grinder just works ...

I'm a big fan of angle grinders, but you have to be careful using them
near glazed ceramics as the sparks can damage the glaze.

Getting toilet seat off?
 

On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 22:50:06 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

| On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 20:32:40 +0100, Dave Fawthrop wrote:
|
| WD40 contains a penetrating oil, try spraying it on your hand or
| indeed anything.
|
| It has a light volatile oil I grant that but as a penetrating and
| easing oil is no where near as effective as Plusgas.

I thought Plusgas had gone off the market, haven't seen it for years.

--
Dave Fawthrop dave hyphenologist co uk
The London suicide bombers killed innocent commuters.
Animal rights terrorists and activists kill innocent patients.

Getting toilet seat off?
 

On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 06:41:01 UTC, Dave Fawthrop
wrote:

On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 22:50:06 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

| On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 20:32:40 +0100, Dave Fawthrop wrote:
|
| WD40 contains a penetrating oil, try spraying it on your hand or
| indeed anything.
|
| It has a light volatile oil I grant that but as a penetrating and
| easing oil is no where near as effective as Plusgas.

I thought Plusgas had gone off the market, haven't seen it for years.


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On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 07:41:01 +0100, Dave Fawthrop wrote:

I thought Plusgas had gone off the market, haven't seen it for
years.

Bought some in a DIY/Hardware/Builders Merchant about 4 months ago...

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"Rob Morley" wrote in message
t...
In article , says...
In message , Rob Morley
writes
In article ,
says...
On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:54:12 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

| On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 18:05:46 +0100, souls wrote:
|
| wing nut just won't budge on either side its very rusted looking
but
| not fragile enough to break.
|
| But I bet the hinge mounts will if supplied with enough force. This
| make hacksawing off the heads that were in them much easier as a)
you
| have a bit projecting above the (delicate) enamel b) you have easy
| access.
|
| Tried wome WD40 but no just.
|
| Why use a Water Displacer when you should be using a
| penetrating/easing oil like Plusgas or similar?

WD40 contains a penetrating oil, try spraying it on your hand or
indeed
anything.

IME WD40 is okay for mildly seized components, but PlusGas can shift
stuff that you might otherwise give up on.

But then an angle grinder just works ...

I'm a big fan of angle grinders, but you have to be careful using them
near glazed ceramics as the sparks can damage the glaze.

I got our's off by cutting partway thru with a junior hacksaw blade with one
end wrapped in a rag to get hold of, I then clamped a pair of mole grips on
and twisted to sheer it off.

Pete