Degreasing tips

[TooF]

what i find is actaully quite good... there is the spray on degreader and another one (still the $2 brand) but its called engine degreaser or soemthing.. instead of streaming on it sprays on in a foam. since its foamy it sticks on and does a great job of cleaning.

[kingmick]

CT14 Gutsy Degreaser and CT18 Superwash rock my world. I've found the best method is to use a higher concentration than they specify (still don't need stupid amounts) and a bit of hot water in a spray bottle. Spray on until surface all "wet" and after 10 minutes or so spray with a high-pressure hose. Repeat if necessary. This got my spare head sparkling clean without really any scrubbing (cos I was lazy).

Also works a treat for removing stains from concrete and pavers.

i use the same! i got an old big fire extighisher and you clean it out, then you put a tyre valve in the top.then cut spray tip of the end and crush the alloy wand to the spay pattern i want.
fill with degreaser and water, srew lid back on, fill with compressed air and watch the gauge on the bottle, hey presto a great spray bottle that has some grunt.

[joecoolmk2]

that's a cool idea, Kingmick, mind if i steal it?! +rep

you could even use it to clean the concrete after you spill oil all over it!

[Hen]

Has anyone used citrus degreaser for parts cleaning?

When working with pushbikes I found it worked about 20x better than kero or turps. However I have never used it on cars. I doubt car gunk is much different from bike gunk, so I think it'd be a good option. Plus it smells nice.

Hen

[EldarO]

Bike gunk, i think is worse!

cleaning in the fine crevices in cranks/spokes was always a fekking nightmare!

Eldar.O.

[kingmick]

that's a cool idea, Kingmick, mind if i steal it?! +rep

you could even use it to clean the concrete after you spill oil all over it!

go for it! works a treat and is cheap as a quailty spray bottle that will prob see your lifetime out{and in saying that hope you live to 120}.

[EldarO]

i saw tonight at work, "Sellys - Engine degreaser" saw it mentioned earlier in the thread, might give it a go to see if its as good as the export stuff...

The rest of the selleys range is damn good, and well cheap too...

Liquid nails, no more gaps, "Knead it" etc. etc.

Eldar.O.

[BradW]

Living in Sydney with water restrictions we aren't allowed to hose hard surfaces (cars etc.)
To solve this problem I take my kero gun ( or degreaser gun, whatever you want to call it ), hook it up to my compressor, fill the pot with water and hey presto, one pressure cleaner. I use this to hose off the degreaser. The water in the pot (approx 1l) lasts a while and with the pressure behind it, it will get most of the gunk off. And best of all you wont cop a fine for using a hose .

[takai]

Bike gunk, i think is worse!

cleaning in the fine crevices in cranks/spokes was always a fekking nightmare!

Eldar.O.

Yeah, and then you have to regrease your chain and hubs.

[slapper]

using kero is much better than de greaser

I second that. Degreaser can be nasty (especially) on rubber parts, whereas kero you can pretty much spray with gay abandon wherever you please - knowing rubber and plastic are safe.

I use kero in a $2 spray bottle (adjustable nozzle so I can go from mist to stream) from my favourite cheap-as-shit shop. Spray it liberally, leave it, hose it - repeat as necessary. A stiffish brush can help to work it into those nooks and crannies.

Reserve degreaser for the really horrible bits though.

chairs,
Slapper

[Dale]

$2 export stuff also doubles as a great hand cleaner.. yes I know that it's probably not the smartest thing to do

[Dimitri]

for gearboxs. if youre not afraird to get dirty. i use export spray and a wire wheel on a drill. then hose.



results! its quick. but youll get some on your face

[The Witzl]

Usually i start with a can of Export degreaser or diluted degreaser.... spray, scrub, rinse, repeat. If the part requires a more finished touch, then i get to it with some lightly soapy warm water and a small towel.

When cleaning out a diff housing if you're doing a centre replacement... or just putting a new diff housing in - whatever - i have a WST that i've been saving for a while

WST-027: Diff Cleanser
For cleaning out diff housings and exhaust pipes(?)
note: requires a WST-002 and leccy tape

[IN 05 NT]

NULON brakecleaner works the best, but its $10 a can,

i just knock it off from work, lol