Parts cleaner fluid

Larry
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Edited Date/Time 1/24/2012 3:21am
That stuff is expensive! any other ideas on what is best to use? anybody use any of the concentrated stuff you mix with water?
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rocrac 8/9/2009 10:11am
8/9/2009 10:11am Edited Date/Time 8/9/2009 3:47pm
Good question Larry. I found a nice parts washer cheap but didn't realize changing 10 gallons of cleaner was so damn expensive.
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Cygnus 8/9/2009 10:26am
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I hate parts washers. sold mine one ebay. All I use now is Castrol Superclean and carb brake cleaner.
xnationalwrench 8/9/2009 2:45pm
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Mineral spirits isn't to expensive and is safer than gas and cleans pretty well.
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Kinetic1 8/9/2009 3:37pm
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I have tried the Oil Eater Parts washer at my shop and it works okay but not as well as the parts washer stuff which I believe is a combo of mineral spirits and something else. My local oil company that brings me the oil for my trucks changes my parts washer chemical out for $50.00 whenever I need it. It is a lot cheaper than paying a service to do it monthly. The Oil Eater brand truck wash is great stuff though. I use it on my bike. Spray on and rinse off works great. Not quite as good as S100 but way cheaper.

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newmann 8/9/2009 6:39pm
8/9/2009 6:39pm Edited Date/Time 8/9/2009 6:40pm
I get varsol solvent from the local Ace Hardware. Works great. I once used the purple power waterbased crap and all it did was rust out everything in the parts washer. Now it's just a solvent vat.................... Note to self, never use the waterbase crap in a parts washer.
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CamP 8/9/2009 6:54pm
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I'm low tech. I have a big rubbermaid bucket 1/4 filled with diesel fuel.
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Larry 8/9/2009 8:30pm
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Thanks guys.I used the purple stuff today Newman and it oxidized all of the cast stuff dark gray. Took me 3 hours to restore it.
Thanks for the info xnational, I was wondering if mineral spirits would work.
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dr516 8/10/2009 3:31pm
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Wal- mart break clean cheapest around I buy it by the case
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skynard 8/15/2009 6:14am
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Mineral spirits....Ace hardware seems to have the best price.
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newmann 8/15/2009 4:35pm
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Larry wrote:
Thanks guys.I used the purple stuff today Newman and it oxidized all of the cast stuff dark gray. Took me 3 hours to restore it. Thanks...
Thanks guys.I used the purple stuff today Newman and it oxidized all of the cast stuff dark gray. Took me 3 hours to restore it.
Thanks for the info xnational, I was wondering if mineral spirits would work.
Some of the purple stuff contains phosphoric acid. That's a pretty harsh cleaner. It will discolor bare aluminum and anodized parts. Get it on magnesium engine covers where the finish is worn off and it will almost start smoking. Zinc plating will take a beating from it as well.
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txmxer 8/18/2009 10:59am
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Larry wrote:
Thanks guys.I used the purple stuff today Newman and it oxidized all of the cast stuff dark gray. Took me 3 hours to restore it. Thanks...
Thanks guys.I used the purple stuff today Newman and it oxidized all of the cast stuff dark gray. Took me 3 hours to restore it.
Thanks for the info xnational, I was wondering if mineral spirits would work.
newmann wrote:
Some of the purple stuff contains phosphoric acid. That's a pretty harsh cleaner. It will discolor bare aluminum and anodized parts. Get it on magnesium engine...
Some of the purple stuff contains phosphoric acid. That's a pretty harsh cleaner. It will discolor bare aluminum and anodized parts. Get it on magnesium engine covers where the finish is worn off and it will almost start smoking. Zinc plating will take a beating from it as well.
I tried that stuff years ago not realizing what it was.

No more for me. Stuff burns the skin as well.

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