parts washer
 

what do you use in your parts washer

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Mineral Spirits.
Purple Power or Awesome citrus cleaner from dollar store may be very good and more acceptable.

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mineral spirits--FED387

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I buy parts washer solvent in 5 gallon cans from Tractor Supply. May not have those in New York. LOL

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We have 'em in Canada Ed; must have 'em in the Empire State!! :cool:

(even though Vic's in WV...lol)

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i live in WV

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Vic, "moon shine" water based and user friendly,,,never leaves a unsightly residue !!!!! To be sure there's got to be some in west virginia or north carolina.........just kidding......norm

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WV...? for the last few months I thought you can just use river water,JB.

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Zep Dyno 143. Have used it for 15 years. I think 5 gallon is about a hundred bucks. It evaporates slowly, and dries off nice when you blow it off with an air hose. When its new, it has a solvent smell, but after a week or so it leaves. At work Safety Kleen takes care of the tanks, and I like the Zep better.

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I was using Mineral Spirits. Then the price got so high that it is now cheaper to buy parts washer solvent. Available from TSC, Buckiets, Orielly Auto parts as well. Orielly has it on sale every couple of months here.

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varsal

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

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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.

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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

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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.