Hi,
Monday, November 2, 2009, 2:42:36 PM, John Betmanis wrote:
> Charles King wrote:
>> Are there inexpensive parts cleaners on the market that can be used to clean
>> bicycle parts? I've started spraying some of the parts with citrus
>> degreaser and using brushes, rags, and sometimes brass brushes or very fine
>> steel wool to remove the crud, but I was wondering whether there is a faster
>> but inexpensive solution I haven't heard about.
> Sure there are more inexpensive cleaners, and more effective too and
> you've probably heard of them, unless you're quite young. Gasoline,
> Varsol (mineral spirits or paint thinner). The trouble with the modern
> water-based degreasers ("green" or otherwise) is that you end up with
> water soaked parts and they're often less effective. I like to use
> discarded tooth brushes rather than brass brushes.
AFAIK (please correct me if I'm wrong) gasoline is rather toxic esp when breathed in, unlike kerosene which is relatively harmless and works fine as a cleaner.
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Cheers,
Dmitry Yaitskov,
Toronto, Canada.