02-17-2005, 09:18 PM
you are right, there are other cleaning agents such as gunk and the comercial gunk used in auto shops for parts cleaning, problem is they are difficult to dispose of.
gasoline will evaporate quickly and once cut with greese it looses its explosive properties. we are talking about a cup to two cups of gas for the whole job,
To be truthful I beleive every garage needs a parts cleaner tub. I cant tell you how many times I wished had one while working on just about every repair work I have done. yet I dont go out and get one, they are only a couple hundred bucks. they compose of a make shift sink on top of a 35 gallon drum a bilge pump and a brush mounted to a flexible hose that the fluid is pumped through. a fine wire mesh trap below the drain to catch materials so they dont end down at the bottom of the drum. the mesh is as fine as your wifes sifting strainer.
they realy make the job a lot easer and you can set your parts in the sink and let them soke if need be... I have cleaned barrings in them, even intricate valve bodies in the same sink. you will need a compressor and air hose to blow out all the salvant prior to repacking because just a few drops of gunk left some where in the berring housing will cause the barring greese to break down prematurely.
That is the only reason I sugested gas, and it may been a bit presumptous of me to think that every one knows the dangers of gasoline. Kerosene and Deasle fule can also be used but they do not work as well and is difficult to remove from your parts when you are finished cleaning and dose have to be compleatly removed prior to repacking.
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gasoline will evaporate quickly and once cut with greese it looses its explosive properties. we are talking about a cup to two cups of gas for the whole job,
To be truthful I beleive every garage needs a parts cleaner tub. I cant tell you how many times I wished had one while working on just about every repair work I have done. yet I dont go out and get one, they are only a couple hundred bucks. they compose of a make shift sink on top of a 35 gallon drum a bilge pump and a brush mounted to a flexible hose that the fluid is pumped through. a fine wire mesh trap below the drain to catch materials so they dont end down at the bottom of the drum. the mesh is as fine as your wifes sifting strainer.
they realy make the job a lot easer and you can set your parts in the sink and let them soke if need be... I have cleaned barrings in them, even intricate valve bodies in the same sink. you will need a compressor and air hose to blow out all the salvant prior to repacking because just a few drops of gunk left some where in the berring housing will cause the barring greese to break down prematurely.
That is the only reason I sugested gas, and it may been a bit presumptous of me to think that every one knows the dangers of gasoline. Kerosene and Deasle fule can also be used but they do not work as well and is difficult to remove from your parts when you are finished cleaning and dose have to be compleatly removed prior to repacking.
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