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Cleaning Fluid
I bought a parts cleaner to clean many of the engine parts of my rebuild myself. Question is what solvent should I use? I looked at some waterbased cleaners, but they state that it will harm aluminum. I had someone else recommend mineral spirits, but it is combustable and the manual for the parts cleaner states "no flammable or combustable cleaning fluids.
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12-10-2010, 03:15 PM
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Location: Warner Robins, GA
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Mineral spirits.... nothing else... I bought a parts cleaning tank form Northern Tool, Same as the Harbor Freight one.... for around $100 bucks... I use about 15 gallons or so of pure mineral spirits for the last 10 years... only changed out the fluid once... Works great
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12-10-2010, 04:43 PM
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mineral spirits works, there are threads on this.... diesel fuel has been described as working pretty well and doesn't cost too much but may need soaking
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I am a fan of kerosene with ATF added, just because it is cheap and the smell is not too bad.
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Kerosine and ATF...wow who thought of that mix?
Anyway I went ahead and bought 10 gal. of Mineral Spirits and am currently out in my driveway clean parts. Thank for your input. The Mineral Spirits seem to be working OK. I thought it might clean a little faster. But that might be because its 25 deg. outside. |
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12-11-2010, 11:17 AM
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Mineral spirits, also called ******** Solvent.
Works well, cleans off easily, isn't terribly flammable, and doesn't leave everything smelling bad.
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12-11-2010, 11:49 AM
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Naphtha is what I used, works great.
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