Re: [CR]Cleaning parts

(Example: Framebuilders:Dario Pegoretti)

Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:50:07 -0500
From: "Phil Sieg" <triodelover@comcast.net>
To: Peter Koskinen <peter@prkbikes.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Cleaning parts
References: <20060214045300.PWPH2056.ibm70aec.bellsouth.net@gateway>
In-Reply-To: <20060214045300.PWPH2056.ibm70aec.bellsouth.net@gateway>
cc: 'Dennis Young' <mail@woodworkingboy.com>
cc: 'Dennis Young'

Peter,

Got a link to a particular brand/type?

Phil Sieg Knoxville, Tennessee

Peter Koskinen wrote:
>You all that use chemicals to clean your parts need to come out of the stone
>age! Chemicals leave a film on the part that will break down the new
>lubricant that is so lovingly applied.
>
>What?! You say....
>
>YES! Its time for you all to step up to the age of the UltraSonic Cleaner.
>All you have to do is use warm water and liquid soap made for these systems
>and let sound do the rest. Your parts will come out looking like new and
>best of all..... Your body won't ingest all those nasty chemicals thru your
>skin!
>
>Peter Koskinen
>Ultra Sonic user since 1997 and never looking back
>Chapel Hill,NC, USA
>
>PS: I know several bike shops that use these in a commercial setting.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org
>[mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Young
>Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 7:07 AM
>To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Cc: oroboyz@aol.com
>Subject: [CR]Cleaning parts
>
>So that's why when I ate dinner over at Dale's place I ended up eating my
>soup with a brake lever, just glad it wasn't drilled.
>
>For my money, the best degreaser is gasoline, though expedience may take
>precedent over intelligence here.
>
>Dennis Young
>Hotaka, Japan.
>
>
>
>
>><< ... I was wondering if anyone had any advice about cleaning off
>>grease/dirt from old components, and shining them up again.... >>
>>
>>I have to wait until my wife is not around the house for a while, but
>>putting gooey bike parts in the dish washer on the "scrub" cycle works
>>amazingly well! Try it & be amazed!
>>
>>
>>
>>Dale Brown
>>Greensboro, NC USA