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Favorite grease cleaning methods
Hi Folks,
I am wondering what people here recommend for cleaning greasy, dirty chains, derailleur parts, chainrings, hub innards, bottom bracket innards etc. I have used many things in the past, but the modern citrus based options just don't do the job for me. Thanks in advance for any pointers.... Respectfully, JCrowe |
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On Mar 25, 1:20*pm, JCrowe wrote:
Hi Folks, * * I am wondering what people here recommend for cleaning greasy, dirty chains, derailleur parts, chainrings, hub innards, bottom bracket innards etc. I have used many things in the past, but the modern citrus based options just don't do the job for me. Thanks in advance for any pointers.... Learning to help oneself is a skill often recommended by libertarians, but rarely followed. http://tinyurl.com/2gkwmj |
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JCrowe wrote:
I am wondering what people here recommend for cleaning greasy, dirty chains, derailleur parts, chainrings, hub innards, bottom bracket innards etc. I have used many things in the past, but the modern citrus based options just don't do the job for me. Thanks in advance for any pointers.... We use alcohol, sold as 'automotive brake wash' in Milwaukee Sure Shot sprayers. http://www.sureshotsprayer.com/about.htm We buy 35-gal drums but auto parts stores sell in smaller containers. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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I used performance bike degreaser and happy with it. A bottle will last
about 4 to 5 years. I have tried brake cleaner, (kind you get at kragens, White Gas[coleman camping fluid,] Simple Green). You can mix it at different ratios for different greasy situations. And washes away with water, bio degradable. Link: http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...slisearch=true "A Muzi" wrote in message ... JCrowe wrote: I am wondering what people here recommend for cleaning greasy, dirty chains, derailleur parts, chainrings, hub innards, bottom bracket innards etc. I have used many things in the past, but the modern citrus based options just don't do the job for me. Thanks in advance for any pointers.... We use alcohol, sold as 'automotive brake wash' in Milwaukee Sure Shot sprayers. http://www.sureshotsprayer.com/about.htm We buy 35-gal drums but auto parts stores sell in smaller containers. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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i like to throw it in the trash |
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On Mar 25, 7:23*pm, datakoll wrote:
i like to throw it in the trash ahm halfway thru muh sweet potato Ahm glad you asked that. So mnay screw this up good. first! avoid solvents scrape, pry, wipe with old rag. Live in Arizona? let it sit in the sun to dry out. a smal piece? place in bottle jug 5 gallon oil jug with paint thinner and slosh with top closed. leave sit. sometimes for years. pull out from the still thinner leaving the grit on bottom pull out with pliers and lay in sun ona newpaper off course NOT IN THE DIRT we're above the MDL here. generally that does it un;less ura painting or applying locktite or resin or sealant or whatever then go to CHOH again in closed container then even better rinse CHOH with Acetone closed container. Acetone is handled upwind hand holding piece thru aluminum foil which is dandy for covering the tomato juice can holding the 'tone. rusty pieces are best cleaned past the CHOH then soaked or brushed with Tide paste-the detergent. and rinsed with a hose hehehe turn the water on first. I AHVE SPOKEN |
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I use paint thinner or white kerosene. If I am in a hurry I'll rinse
with gasoline. If I am in a real hurry, I will rinse with lacquer thinner, being respectful of effect on plastic and paint. The kerosene can be used over and over, just let it sit until the grit settles out, then decant the top and discard the crud. I recommend using nitrile gloves when using any of the above solvents. Also good ventilation and away from sources of ignition. |
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On Mar 25, 9:05 pm, Bill Taylor wrote:
I use paint thinner or white kerosene. If I am in a hurry I'll rinse with gasoline. If I am in a real hurry, I will rinse with lacquer thinner, being respectful of effect on plastic and paint. The kerosene can be used over and over, just let it sit until the grit settles out, then decant the top and discard the crud. I recommend using nitrile gloves when using any of the above solvents. Also good ventilation and away from sources of ignition. Is kero sold in different grades or something? Some (bulk buy for heaters) seems to work much better than others (1 litre bottles sold for lamps.) I'm using a 'green' solvent currently, but have used 'varsol' and kerosene in the past. Since I rotate 2 chains, speed isn't as much an issue as the effect on the metal, which is the drawback of the green stuff - I have to set a timer and rinse it off after20 minutes or so, which does a rather half-done job. I'm tempted to go to bleach and an ultrasonic vibrator. |
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Brian Huntley wrote:
On Mar 25, 9:05 pm, Bill Taylor wrote: I use paint thinner or white kerosene. If I am in a hurry I'll rinse with gasoline. If I am in a real hurry, I will rinse with lacquer thinner, being respectful of effect on plastic and paint. The kerosene can be used over and over, just let it sit until the grit settles out, then decant the top and discard the crud. I recommend using nitrile gloves when using any of the above solvents. Also good ventilation and away from sources of ignition. Is kero sold in different grades or something? Some (bulk buy for heaters) seems to work much better than others (1 litre bottles sold for lamps.) Bill's advice about use of nitrile gloves is spot on. I have used kerosene but really don't like the stuff very much....it's not really very effective and it's nasty stuff. I'm using a 'green' solvent currently, but have used 'varsol' and kerosene in the past. Thanks for mentioning Varsol, which I have used in the past and found very effective. It's much more difficult to obtain now but it is an ExxonMobil product so perhaps one can find it somewhere. Anybody use mineral spirits? Since I do woodworking, I have it available and may give it a try and report back later. Since I rotate 2 chains, speed isn't as much an issue as the effect on the metal, which is the drawback of the green stuff - I have to set a timer and rinse it off after20 minutes or so, which does a rather half-done job. By green stuff are you referring to Simple Green? As I posted originally I'm not impressed with the citrus based degreasers..they are not really very effective. Anyway, thanks for the useful comments. I'm tempted to go to bleach and an ultrasonic vibrator. |
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On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:00:55 GMT, JCrowe wrote:
Brian Huntley wrote: On Mar 25, 9:05 pm, Bill Taylor wrote: I use paint thinner or white kerosene. If I am in a hurry I'll rinse with gasoline. If I am in a real hurry, I will rinse with lacquer thinner, being respectful of effect on plastic and paint. The kerosene can be used over and over, just let it sit until the grit settles out, then decant the top and discard the crud. I recommend using nitrile gloves when using any of the above solvents. Also good ventilation and away from sources of ignition. Is kero sold in different grades or something? Some (bulk buy for heaters) seems to work much better than others (1 litre bottles sold for lamps.) Bill's advice about use of nitrile gloves is spot on. I have used kerosene but really don't like the stuff very much....it's not really very effective and it's nasty stuff. I'm using a 'green' solvent currently, but have used 'varsol' and kerosene in the past. Thanks for mentioning Varsol, which I have used in the past and found very effective. It's much more difficult to obtain now but it is an ExxonMobil product so perhaps one can find it somewhere. Anybody use mineral spirits? Since I do woodworking, I have it available and may give it a try and report back later. I've used mineral spirits and it works pretty well. Not as nasty as some of the others. Also use it mixed with chainsaw oil as a lube. Ron |
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