Parts washers..... What do you use in yours?
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Parts washers..... What do you use in yours?
I just bought a parts washer for my new shop. I have never had one before; always just used degreaser and brake cleaner. The shop I rented had tons of nuts and bolts sets that I need to put in organizers and I want to clean them up before storing them. What does everyone use in their cleaners? I have access to K1 and mineral sprits readily. Only issue with those is the oily residue they leave afterwards. Someone suggested doing a "dip" in a degreaser solution after the parts cleaner to remove he residue. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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Use mineral spirits a work, mainly because it's cheap and does a pretty good job.
Used to use Stanisol (sp?) at last job. Works 10x better. Not sure if that can be purchased by anyone. We had a service that supplied and changed out the cleaner every so often.
Used to use Stanisol (sp?) at last job. Works 10x better. Not sure if that can be purchased by anyone. We had a service that supplied and changed out the cleaner every so often.
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I have my "dirty" parts washer serviced every few months by Crystal Clean (like Safety Kleen) with a degreasing chemical. It works great but smells like crap. We all wear gloves whenever we use it. The "clean" washer uses mineral spirits. I don't find it leaves a residue.We also use mineral spirits in a siphon gun to wash blocks, cranks, etc. Anything that won't fit in the washer.
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