[WPTA] 20 gallon parts washers

[Gerald Van Vlack]

Speaking of fluid, when I had a parts washer, I used Mineral Spirits as a cleaning fluid. Cost effective and can be disposed of via your local recycling facility, the same as used oil-based paint. Water based degreaser is mostly a hoax unless you can do it with a hot tank. I discarded the tank however and now mostly scrape and wipe with mineral spirits-soaked rags or spray with brake clean and don't have to deal with fluid disposal. I'm actually not doing much heavy cleaning any longer so my circumstances are different than yours. But to that point how much are you going to be doing?
Ed's comment about a small unit makes a lot of sense too if you're going to buy a tank.
Just my opinions, how is it said, "Your circumstances may differ!"

Enjoying the mountains of NC and frequently finding new mountain roads to drive. They're everywhere.

JVV


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From: Wpta <wpta-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Jay Galbreath via Wpta <wpta at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 2, 2025 8:05 AM
To: Tim Prell <tjprell at gmail.com>
Cc: WPTA <wpta at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [WPTA] 20 gallon parts washers

I think the important key is what are you going to do with the dirty fluid?
Have a game plan for that.

On Sun, Nov 2, 2025, 6:15 AM Tim Prell via Wpta <wpta at autox.team.net<mailto:wpta at autox.team.net>> wrote:
Looking for recommendations on purchasing a parts washer with a reasonably good filtration system for use in my garage. The online reviews seem to contradict each other.

thanks,
Tim
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