My favorite, easily available solvent continues to be K1 kerosene. It cuts
most grease and settles out most of the crud.
If you expect your solvent to always be clear, and to cut away all kind of
hardened crud and rust, you are living a fantasy. I have never seen or used
anything that could accomplish what you expect.
At a little over a buck a gallon, the kerosene is my choice. Not even too
bad on the hands.
-----Original Message----
From: Matt Liggett <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, April 02, 1998 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: Parts Washer Recommendation
>
>drew@pixar.com wrote:
>> I am also wondering about types of parts washing fluid to use.
>
>So am I. I have a little parts-washing can I got from Harbor Freight.
>It has a spring-loaded screen-pan and a tight fitting lid. Currently
>it's got paint thinner in it, but it doesn't seem that effective. I'm
>using a toothbrush and a cut-off (to stiffen) paintbrush. Perhaps I'm
>expecting too much, but after soaking in the stuff overnight, the brushes
>still wont remove everything. I have to use a razor blade to get off
>accumulated goo (mostly hardened oil mixed with dirt and/or rust).
>
>Also, I tried pouring the solvent through a coffee filter but the thing
>clogged up right away (took hours to finish about 16 floz) and the
>filtered thinner still looked black. Should I throw it out? What's
>safe?
>--
> Matt Liggett
> SysAdmin, ToolGuy, Synergy Leverager, Bon Vivant
>
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