Parts cleaner?

What chemical are you'll using in your parst cleaner, mineral spirits a bad idea? Thanks!

Good old Varsol.... but I am old and ornery....

dkp

Mineral spririt work ok when I use it I mix 1 gal of lacquer tinner to 4 gal of mineral spririts seam to make it cut better but when not using it keep the lid closed

Jim

Brake cleaner I get it FREE

stodder solvent, almost like mineral spirts with some additives.I use a filter bag so it lasts awhile,costs almost $45. for 5gal. at larger parts suppliers.

I use mineral spirits to do the big dirty stuff and then do some final cleaning with K&W carburetor cleaner, the stuff is to expensive to use to do the whole job but it works great !

I been using kerosene for years but was wondering if mineral spirits would be better and stink less ?

I think I'm going to try mineral spirites, what sucks is i need 30 gallons.

I used to use Varsol too but can't get it around me anymore, that's why I switched over to the mineral spirits.

In the good old days we never used parts washers or (somewhat) EPA friendly solvents. We just cleaned parts with plain old gas or diesel in a drain pan, then dumped it out the back door of the shop when done. Helped kept the weeds in check.

The old guy in the shop next to me used to dump all his used motor oil out the back door of his shop for what seemed like 100 years. Everyone else in the row of shops had dirt/weeds out behind their shops. But this old guy had dumped so much used oil out back over the years that it was like he had poured asphalt out there.

chuck wrote:I think I'm going to try mineral spirites, what sucks is i need 30 gallons.

Call Saftey Kleen if there is on around, good old fashioned stuff. Do not get recycled...

What I do is fill the part washer just below the pickup with water. Then I fill it the rest of the way with mineral spirits. Much cheaper!