Solvent for cleaning
11-05-2005, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by guitarjunkie28' post='775317' date='Nov 3 2005, 06:54 PM
go to some auto shops and see what they use. when i worked fixing busses we had some biodegradable crap...we called it mr. bubble, but i'm not sure what the actual name is... aqueous solvents are becoming the norm.
around here all we can use are the water based bubbly stuffs, everything else is "too bad for the environment"
11-05-2005, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' post='775713' date='Nov 5 2005, 10:58 AM
around here all we can use are the water based bubbly stuffs, everything else is "too bad for the environment"
You poor kalliforny boyz aren't listening to me: BIO-DIESEL!!!!
11-05-2005, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by banzaitoyota' post='324703' date='Sep 2 2003, 05:29 AM
I also have a parts washer with Mineral Spirits. Heres a couple tricks to maintain Cleanliness:
1. Scrape Loose excess crud and grease off parts before putting in Parts Washer
2. I "clean" my solvent by siphoning into a bucKet thru a piece of Cheesecloth in a funnel. Wehn about 1/4" solvent/sludge is left in the parts washer; STOP SIPHONING!!!. Remove the drain plug in the bottom of the parts washer to drain the sludge on the bottom of the tank. Wipe Tank clean, insert plug. Now pour the solvent back in, straing thru Cheeseclothe again. Top off with clean solvent and you are done!!!
1. Scrape Loose excess crud and grease off parts before putting in Parts Washer
2. I "clean" my solvent by siphoning into a bucKet thru a piece of Cheesecloth in a funnel. Wehn about 1/4" solvent/sludge is left in the parts washer; STOP SIPHONING!!!. Remove the drain plug in the bottom of the parts washer to drain the sludge on the bottom of the tank. Wipe Tank clean, insert plug. Now pour the solvent back in, straing thru Cheeseclothe again. Top off with clean solvent and you are done!!!
I put about 1/4 water in the bottom of my parts washer.
Water is more dense than solvent, so it spearates into layers. All of the dirt and grime seems to mix in with the water and settle to the bottom while the solvent stays clean. My washer pump pickup is above the water line.
When I decide to clean it, I siphon off almost all of the solvent, and then drain the water with the drain plug.
Rarely need to buy new solvent, and it stays really clean.
11-06-2005, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' post='775713' date='Nov 5 2005, 07:58 AM
around here all we can use are the water based bubbly stuffs, everything else is "too bad for the environment"
yea, that's the stuff. it isn't TOO bad though.
11-06-2005, 07:41 PM
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I justed used Kerosene in a couple of large plastic tubs. Just let the housings and rotors sit for a couple of days and then cleaned them. Drys your hands out a little but nothing a bit of moisturiser can't fix.
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