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solvents & metal cleaning
My father in law has been known to "wash" parts in the dishwasher. My
wife has threatened a most painful death to me if I continue that
tradition.
LOL
Chris
On 10/8/05, Jim Ruffi <sciroccos@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 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.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: scirocco-l-bounces+sciroccos=earthlink.net@scirocco.org
> >[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+sciroccos=earthlink.net@scirocco.org]On
> >Behalf Of Foxx (in a box)
> >Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 1:51 PM
> >To: scirocco list
> >Subject: solvents & metal cleaning
> >
> >
> > 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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My new mantra:
Keep it out of gear.
Disable that @#$% remote starter.
Don't be a dipshit and try to stop a rolling car.
Keep fingers by keeping them to myself.
Remove the F'ing screwdriver from my back pocket.