Oil of Wintergreen- to loosen rusted bolts?

[GON]

Earlier today I watched an outstanding video by Stephen Cox " Old Mechanic Trick To Removing Rusty Exhaust Manifold Bolts!". I recommend this video on some best practices in removing any rusty bolts.

In the comments section of the video I came across a person who stated " Oil of Wintergreen" was an outstanding material to help unfreeze rusted bolts. Any BITOGER use oil of wintergreen?

Here is the full oil of wintergreen comment:
Here's an old Aircraft Mechanic's trick shared with me to loosen rusted in bolts. Go to a local pharmacy and you'll probably have to order it, but order Oil of Wintergreen. It comes in 2 sizes and it's a bit pricey. Put that on your rusted in bolts once or twice, let it sit for a while and try loosening the bolts. I bought some to change wheel lugvnuts on a boat trailer near a beach shore buried in a sand dune. I waited about 20 or 30 minutes and the nuts came off like butter. Oil of Wintergreen is acidic and eats away the rust and it smells awesome. I bought a 4oz jar I think it was and I still have some left after about 40yrs.
And for those who may be interested-- this is the 17-minute video that I thought was super helpful:

 

[Nukeman7]

Oil of Wintergreen was commonly used as a penetrant oil on rusty/stuck fasteners aboard Naval vessels in the '70's and '80's where aerosol sprays like Liquid Wrench and PB Blaster were unavailable or prohibited due to fire risks. You could always tell when someone returned from working on-board a ship because their clothing would smell like Wintergreen mint.

 

[Snagglefoot]

I suggest someone send some Oil of Wintergreen to Project Farm to see if we have a winner here.

 

[demarpaint]

Isn't a bit of that contained in the often dumped on MMO? I've used it in a pinch as a penetrating oil, with decent results. I better hide...........

 

[iahawk]

I'm used to wintergreen oil being an ingredient in the soup you use to soften up old, hardened motorcycle carb boots. Never tried it but have read many good results.

 

[t1snwrbrdr12]

One penetrant we used at a dealer I was at had a wintergreen smell. It may have been a wurth product but just guessing, it’s been years.

 

[nthach]

Well, Kroil does have a minty smell to it.