Recommendations parts cleaning solvent ?
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Recommendations parts cleaning solvent ?
Finally purchased a parts cleaning machine and it appears there are a few choices of solvents to use. Old days with a tub and no circulation pump I have used diesel fuel or kerosene, but those are probably out with an electrically driven pump system. Agree ? Wondered what concoctions others have used with success ? I am thinking heads and other smaller parts, some of which may have some rubber seals at times .....
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most degreaser chemicals are combustable, so theres no reason you couldn't use diesel in a system designed for more volatile chemicals. diesel is not easy to ignite, relatively speaking.
I like to use water based solutions whenever heavy stuff is not needed. This method is not only cost effective, but I'm really not a fan of being overly exposed to chemicals that will make the asbestos-esque "we didn't know it'd give you a slow and terrible death" list 25 years from now.
I like to use water based solutions whenever heavy stuff is not needed. This method is not only cost effective, but I'm really not a fan of being overly exposed to chemicals that will make the asbestos-esque "we didn't know it'd give you a slow and terrible death" list 25 years from now.
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Worked with several commercial parts cleaning products, and when they did their monthly fluid change-over, for the next 2 weeks my hands would crack and bleed until the solvent would get 'mellowed' out. An old salt mechanic, went to the parts shelf, grabbed a bottle of trans fluid, and 'conditioned' it. No more cracks or bleeding. Diesel and Kerosene is a natural hand softener opposed to gasoline and such. Lower flash point, safer storage, etc. Pumps used in parts washers are double insulated and designed for immersion in the solvent, as is fuel pumps in fuel tanks.
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Check to see that your new parts washer is rated for solvent based cleaners. You didn't say what brand or where you bought it but many of the inexpensive Harbor Freight, Princess Auto (Canada) units are only suitable for water based cleaners.
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Wisdom brand made in Taiwan, guess price was more important than quality, and my forecasted parts list
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Whisler, you do not mean Simple Green, is this correct ? Anyone ever use this ? Not sure that it would handle heavy duty jobs but it seems to work well on lesser amounts of cake greased parts ....
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Ok, do you use this in a parts tub with a circulating pump or just with parts cleaning brushes ? I believe that has a high or low ? flash point, in any case quick evaporation, would you agree ?
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Not "Simple Green", But "Mean Green". I think I bought mine at Walmart. You can clean your hands in the tank and suffer no ill effects, as long as you rinse it off. My friend does a lot of resto-work on old trucks and tractors and it is about all he uses except for a small can of lacquer thinner for really tough stuff.
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Not "Simple Green", But "Mean Green". I think I bought mine at Walmart. You can clean your hands in the tank and suffer no ill effects, as long as you rinse it off. My friend does a lot of resto-work on old trucks and tractors and it is about all he uses except for a small can of lacquer thinner for really tough stuff.
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Worked with several commercial parts cleaning products, and when they did their monthly fluid change-over, for the next 2 weeks my hands would crack and bleed until the solvent would get 'mellowed' out. An old salt mechanic, went to the parts shelf, grabbed a bottle of trans fluid, and 'conditioned' it. No more cracks or bleeding. Diesel and Kerosene is a natural hand softener opposed to gasoline and such. Lower flash point, safer storage, etc. Pumps used in parts washers are double insulated and designed for immersion in the solvent, as is fuel pumps in fuel tanks.
Yup.......works every time! I don't know if it still does but the old ATF actually had Lanolin in it.
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