Kevin-
have you used Citric based solvents? They are cost effective, mostly
non-toxic and they work well for the Airplane industry, otherwise I don't
think they would be that prevelant. Chills, er I mean Cheers.
Dave Anderson
In Already Blustery Cut Bank MT
> From: Kevin MacAfee
> Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 8:04:40 PM
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]Parts cleaning dilemma
>
> Greetings all
> I live in wild, wonderful and soon to be wintry Minnesota. As such, all of
> my bike restoration/repair efforts move into the basement. I recently
> acquired one of those small parts washers that works quite well. However,
> the solvent I am running through it is primarily water based, biodegradeable
> etc. and does not clean worth a damn.
>
> Any of you have luck with a parts cleaner that is not smelly or toxic but
> works well? I have used Pedro's and another biodegradable kind purchased
> from bike shops that works well but it gets expensive in those little cans.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
> Kevin "I want a few more months of warmth" MacAfee
> St. Paul, MN.