Pro tip: I thought the coolant additive 'Kool-Mist' was just marketing fluff until my surface finish on a 316 stainless part improved by 20% after switching from my old brand.

Has anyone else found a specific product that made a bigger difference than you expected?

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Wait, the boss bought an off-brand to save money and it actually worked BETTER? That's wild. I've been burned by cheap fluids so many times I just expect them to be junk. Stellachen, you got lucky with that aluminum job. Makes me wonder how many other no-name products are secretly good while we all pay for the fancy labels.

stellachen1d ago

Yeah, had that with a random off-brand cutting fluid once. Boss bought it to save money and we all groaned, but the stuff actually worked better on aluminum than the fancy name brand.