All of you folks that like cleaning parts in solvents.... Shame on you! Not only does it leave a microscopic film on the component that breaks down your "new and clean" grease or oil, It also wreaks havoc on your body thru your pores, what you inhale, and what ever gets splattered in or around your face..
Thanks, but I'll stick to my Ultrasonic tank. I think I know what's at the root of this debate, but unfortunately it would not be the Politically Correct thing to say, so I'll leave it at that. I think that I'll get a booth at the Cirque this year and bring my tank with me.
Peter Koskinen Chapel Hill, NC
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:class andicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of MARK Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 10:31 AM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]RE: cleaning parts
I've been very happy with a parts cleaner called "Next Generation" I buy at the local Advance Auto Parts store. (Western Auto's new "persona"). It went up recently from about $33 to $47 for a 5 gallon can, so it may seem a bit pricey. It seems similar to what they use in Safety Klean (SK) washers. In fact, I use mine in an old SK unit that was abandoned in an old bike shop. You can buy recirculating washers in various sizes. Advanced sells one for around $100 IIRC, and some tool stores sell small ones for as low as $50. These are nice with the sovent pumped out like a faucet through a stiff cleaning brush. The googy stuff sinks to the bottom of the parts cleaners sump.
Of course, shops who rent SK washers get the bonus of environmentally responsible disposal of the old stuff. I'm still looking into that, but for now the sluge is sitting in a previous 5 gallon of the cleaner.
Mark (Nitrile-Gloved) Hoffman,
New Britain, CT