parts washer - Page 2

Mickey Whaley · 03-04-2014, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by vic guilmino

what do you use in your parts washer

varsal

G Anderson · 03-04-2014, 08:56 PM

Pretty Cheap---Kerosene less than $5 per gallon,stinks but so does most solvent

troublemaker427 · 03-07-2014, 09:48 AM

X2 on kerosene, works great just tough on your hands. I keep the lid closed when not using it and the smell is not that bad.

Mike Jones · 03-13-2014, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by troublemaker427

X2 on kerosene, works great just tough on your hands. I keep the lid closed when not using it and the smell is not that bad.

Kerosene for me too
I keep two buckets, clean and dirty
Use oil change pan to wash parts
Primitive but effective
No EPA issues
Plus, you can get rid of the dirty K at a recycle center or use it in a waste oil heater

Bucky · 05-31-2015, 08:32 AM

Most of the "parts washer fluid" that I have bought actually says somewhere on the bucked "mineral spirits". I am told that there is a low oder mineral spirits. Must be what I normally get because it doesn't smell terrible.
Some of the water soluble deals are a good idea, but don't work all that well unless heated.
We all use brake clean or others now and then for final cleaning of parts. Be careful with that stuff thought. Years ago I used some in the winter at my old shop. It was barely warm in there to start with and I didn't have any doors open. I ended up with a chemical burn in my sinuses that I suffered with for weeks. Sometimes I will just use some acetone on a rag and avoid getting it into the air more than I need to.

03-04-2014, 08:56 PM	#12
G Anderson Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 105 Likes: 13 Liked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Re: parts washer Pretty Cheap---Kerosene less than $5 per gallon,stinks but so does most solvent

03-07-2014, 09:48 AM	#13
troublemaker427 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hampstead, MD. Posts: 426 Likes: 287 Liked 65 Times in 23 Posts	Re: parts washer X2 on kerosene, works great just tough on your hands. I keep the lid closed when not using it and the smell is not that bad. __________________ Jody Aberts Troublemaker2 1966 Fairlane 427

05-31-2015, 08:32 AM	#15
Bucky Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 16 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: parts washer Most of the "parts washer fluid" that I have bought actually says somewhere on the bucked "mineral spirits". I am told that there is a low oder mineral spirits. Must be what I normally get because it doesn't smell terrible. Some of the water soluble deals are a good idea, but don't work all that well unless heated. We all use brake clean or others now and then for final cleaning of parts. Be careful with that stuff thought. Years ago I used some in the winter at my old shop. It was barely warm in there to start with and I didn't have any doors open. I ended up with a chemical burn in my sinuses that I suffered with for weeks. Sometimes I will just use some acetone on a rag and avoid getting it into the air more than I need to.