One thing I could add to this thread is something that I discovered for
cleaning my hands. Spray and wash is a great degreaser that will do at
least as good as most commercial hand cleaners. I don't know why it
wouldn't do as well for cleaning parts.
Joe C.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-fot@Autox.Team.Net] On
Behalf Of Scott Janzen
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 2:01 PM
To: fot@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Parts Washers & Cleaning Solutions AND irritating the
spouse by borrowing tools
Wow - a dishwasher. Who would have thunk it? Does this clean off the
heavy
gunk on suspension parts, 40 year old oil pans, etc, on restoration
projects
or is it only good enough for "clean" race cars?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
To: <fot@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 3:43 PM
Subject: RE: Parts Washers & Cleaning Solutions AND irritating the
spouse by
borrowing tools
> A timely and interesting congruence of threads. I've found a
dishwasher
with
> a shot of TSP and some dish soap cleans parts extremely well. And
naturally
> a washing machine and dryer is great for shop rags and shop clothes.
But
> using them has the potential to be extremely expensive--as much as 50%
of
my
> net worth.
>
> The solution--buy my own at garage sales and install them in the
garage. I
> have a washing machine, dryer and dishwasher installed in my shop now.
I
> actually planned ahead for this and installed the appropriate power,
hoses
> and drains in the machine shop section when I built the house. The
washer
> and dryer were languishing up in my storage shed until recently, but I
> transferred a bunch of junk to the storage room and moved the
washer/dryer
> down. Then I built a bench over the top of them. The dishwasher is a
recent
> addition. I haven't done anything smart yet to filter the water as it
> circulates, but that's next. I haven't used it much yet because I
figure
> it's not ready for prime time. But last night I popped my flywheel,
all my
> clutch parts, my carb bodies and a screen box full of carb bits into
the
> dishwasher and they came out sparkling.
>
> I paid $50 for the dishwasher and nothing for the washer/dryer. I'm
also
> looking around for a really big toaster oven to cure powder coat. I
feel
> like a happy little homemaker sometimes.
>
> I also have a little bench top parts washer that I bought for $69 at
the
> Napa store.
>
> I've got a completely unused kiln taking up a lot of space in my
wife's
> "hobby" room in the shop. She hasn't set foot in it since the pottery
> equipment was installed four years ago. I'm either going to get rid of
all
> that stuff on eBay or hook up the kiln and use it for heat treating
metals.
>
> Incidentally, carter centrifugal fuel pumps make dandy parts washer
pumps.
> They have a screen to take out the big chunks, but the sliding steel
> impellers will pump anything short of peanut butter and last forever
even
> with a bunch of abrasive crap in the solution.
>
>
> Bill Babcock
> Babcock & Jenkins
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