solvents & metal cleaning

[sciroccos at earthlink.net (Jim Ruffi)]

I just put my little 5 gallon parts washer back into service and am using
Gunk parts cleaning solvent.  Comes in a 5 gallon metal can.  Definately the
real deal...really degreases and cleans metal.

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>Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 1:51 PM
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>   now that fall is here and i'm not being outside as much, i've turned
>my attentiont to endeavours within the house. i went through and sorted
>what parts i have and am now in the process of cleaning them. i bought
>some heavy-duty degreaser from harbor freight and it seems to work well
>withthe normal stuff, but the grime that's been there for years is a
>little more difficult. i realize that i will probably have to use a wire
>brish here and there, but something things i would like to leave an
>soak. has anyone used a good soaking degreaser that they would
>recommend? i know that gasoline is a great solvent but i don't want to
>use that inside. brake cleaner is also good but it's more expensive than
>gas.
>   also, i know there was a thread a little while ago about removing
>rust from cast iron. will that also work on steel (like engine brackets,
>shift linkage components, etc)? also, i believe there was a link to
>using zinc to plate the metal once it was cleaned. are they any
>drawbacks to doing that to said parts? thanx.
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