Parts cleaner liquid????????

[jackhartjr]

Hi folks, for you Bus-Nuts out here with parts cleaners...what do you recomend to put in them?
I keep hearing folks say that the stuff you purchase and add water does not clean well at all.

Someone said to get Varsol and add a quart of trannsmission fluid to it to add a little grease so your hands dry out.

Please help!

Thanks a ton!
Jack

[TomC]

At Costco is Oil Eater-which is a water based cleaner-but in my over 30 years in the trucking industry, it is the best degreaser I've ever used!  Can use it for washing car diluted, cleaning clothes, I use it to clean the carpet in my bus, and it smells nice.  My wife is ever amazed at how well it gets the grease out of my clothes.  Good Luck, TomC

[Dallas]

I went down a few days ago to buy a couple of 5 gallon pails of parts cleaning solution for our parts cleaner and was told by the Napa guy that it would be either $109.00 or $129.00 per bucket. That's IF he could even order it since regulations had changed and it was considered a hazardous material and a carcinogen. Then there was the question of would I be allowed to buy it, it seems the state is talking about requiring certification to use it.

I instead went to the local Walmart and bought 10 gallons of diesel fuel. I seems to work fine.

As a side note, I keep hearing how Biodiesel is quite caustic to fuel lines, seals and injectors. Our local Co-op sells B-95 for $2.999/gallon and I may try that the next time.

I hope this helps,

Dallas

[jlaney]

hey jack
i used to make a parts cleaner with a 30 gallon barrel. we were selling against the safty clean people. i used naptha solvent and put a couple gallons of water in the barrel. no at the drain hook up a intertube from a bicyle tire.  let it go to the bottom of the barrel. the heavey dirt will stay there. the lid of the washer had a safety link so if a fire started the lid would fall down to shut off air and snuff out the blaze.  thanks jt.

[4106-123]

i use mineral spirits, work great and only around $5.00 gallon

[Hartley]

K1 Kerosine also works. Can be mixed with mineral sprits ( about the same consistency ).

I also bought a 5 gallon can of parts cleaner at Tractor Supply. I think at the time is was less than $50 Kero works better though. Odorless unlike using diesel.

Dave...

[kyle4501]

I bought the solvent from advance auto when they still sold it - paid ~$75/ 5 gal pail.

It no work so good 

I mixed the 'super clean' or 'purple power' with water & it works much better. Gotta mix it strong tho.

Always use good gloves, that stuff will do a number on you too!

[Tom Y]

I just bought 5 gallon of clenseolean. Yes I spelled it wrong, if intrested I will look. It was 30.00, this is all I put in my parts cleaner. I buy from a local oil retailer.  Tom Y

[Utahclaimjumper]

You can go to your local oil jobber or supplier and buy Stodard solvent, that is what is used in most professional cleaners tanks.>>>Dan

[JimC]

mineral spirits in mine works great.
Jim