What Solvent to Use?

Started by KDXSR5, July 20, 2008, 02:05:06 PM

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jimbo74

#30
July 21, 2008, 08:32:46 PM
waht is the difference between a parts cleaner and a solvent? i know b12 chemtool has a gallon sized something... isnt that the same stuff as their aerosol carb cleaner? (their carb cleaner works really well)
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KDXSR5

#31
July 21, 2008, 08:39:58 PM
since my dad has shot down all real solvents, i guess I have some searching to do. The super clean looks pretty good, as does the simple green or some kind of citrus cleaner.

I think i will probably end up with the super clean.

Duffil

#32
July 21, 2008, 09:59:47 PM
super clean foams in a tank.

KDXSR5

#33
July 22, 2008, 05:00:42 AM
oh dang :down: I just can't fricken win can I...

Plekto

#34
July 22, 2008, 03:19:18 PM
I favor the simple green with gloves because it won't kill plants or cause problems with your skin or immune system.  Oh - the stuff works 10x better if it's very hot(note - this sends out insane amounts of vapor - a mask is recommended).  I've been known to get it really hot in an old stock pan and dump it right on full strength for those impossible jobs.  Note - even 120F is more than enough to double its strength.

The orange stuff is more for tar and varnish, though - stuff that isn't going to come clean with simple grease cleaner.

The Castrol Super Clean is similar.  I just get whatever one is safe for storm drains/septic systems/etc and is on sale - they all work about equally well.

KDXSR5

#35
July 26, 2008, 04:58:44 PM Last Edit: July 26, 2008, 10:37:00 PM by KDXSR5
I went to checker and bought some of this stuff. It safe on pretty much anything, but will still cut through grease/oil/loose carbon. I hope it works well. It was $35, and i am going to mix it at 1:1 with water.


WHITE_TRASH

#36
July 26, 2008, 05:03:20 PM
Oil eater is pretty much the same thing as super clean or purple power...  It'll work just as well.
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79coyotefrg

#37
July 26, 2008, 06:18:11 PM
Quote from: KDXSR5 on July 21, 2008, 08:39:58 PM
since my dad has shot down all real solvents, i guess I have some searching to do. The super clean looks pretty good, as does the simple green or some kind of citrus cleaner.

I think i will probably end up with the super clean.
might as well stick with dawn dish soap  and a wire brush :ack:
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79coyotefrg

#38
July 26, 2008, 06:19:20 PM
i thought you bought a parts cleaner??  you know has a pump  and a  parts bin with a side tank and filter ??
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WHITE_TRASH

#39
July 26, 2008, 07:30:06 PM
Quote from: 79coyotefrg on July 26, 2008, 06:19:20 PM
i thought you bought a parts cleaner??  you know has a pump  and a  parts bin with a side tank and filter ??


He did and grease eater is what he's putting in the parts washer. ;)
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79coyotefrg

#40
July 26, 2008, 09:25:32 PM
Quote from: WHITE_TRASH on July 26, 2008, 07:30:06 PM

He did and grease eater is what he's putting in the parts washer. ;)
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emsvitil

#41
July 26, 2008, 10:10:01 PM
If you can figure out some way to heat up the water, I think it will clean faster.............

(Do they still make those immersible heaters you'd dunk into a cup to heat things up?)
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KDXSR5

#42
July 26, 2008, 10:17:24 PM
The Oil Eater brnad has its own parts washers that they sell, so i figured this stuff would be just fine in my tank. It does bubble up if you take the shelf out and let it hit the standing cleaner. With the shelf in, it bubbles very little. I cleaned all of my front axle parts with the stuff today mixed 1:1 with water. It works just fine. It is not as powerful as real solvent, but it sure beats the hell out of buying cases and cases of brake clean and sitting on my ass with a scrub brush and a rag. Now I just put the parts in the tank, let them sit 10 minutes, use my cleaning brush to knock stuff loose, wash with the flexable hose, dunk in water, then set aside to dry. Much easier, and I can charge people to use this.

Here is the tank i bought incase anyone is wondering:








KDXSR5

#43
July 26, 2008, 10:38:02 PM
This is after I took out a lot of the surface gunk. As you can see, there is still a lot of surface gunk (the lighter colored stuff) floating on the cleaner. Yes, the cleaner was clear before I started.



unclejpl4x4

#44
July 27, 2008, 08:41:58 AM
ummm did my post disaper ?
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KDXSR5

#45
July 27, 2008, 10:16:54 AM
If it did I didn't do it

DTB

#46
July 27, 2008, 10:34:59 AM
Quote from: KDXSR5 on July 27, 2008, 10:16:54 AM
If it did I didn't do it
you posted the same thing in 2 different threads....Unc just gets confused easily...thats all  :screwy:
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KDXSR5

#47
July 27, 2008, 10:36:38 AM
:rofl:

SocalWheeler71

#48
July 31, 2008, 07:47:27 PM
Like someone said, it's all about the heat. We use a water-based parts washer at work and it works great when it's very hot. We have a "real" solvent tank too but thats for electrical only according to the EPA- i.e. we will get fined if caught using it for anything buy cleaning electronics. I don't mind the water based tank much, some suck but not the one we have. Oh yeah just be careful with aluminum, if you leave it soaking in some cleaners it will turn black.
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