ultrasonic cleaners

Dre wrote:

And I've only just noticed you mention turps, where I mention kero,
is one better than the other in your opinion??

I have a bottle of each but I'm curious whats best to use...

I'm told turps tastes better and is less likely to kill you. Kero cleans
better. Use the turps to thin your oil-based paints.

Theo

Dre wrote:

And I've only just noticed you mention turps, where I mention
kero, is one better than the other in your opinion??

I have a bottle of each but I'm curious whats best to use...

Kero is a fuel, whereas turps is a solvent. That's not to say
kero isn't also a good solvent, but it may not be as good.

I've read various claims that kero is an abrasive. Myth or not,
you can find the claim using google. While it doesn't make
much sense to me that such a mix of liquid hydrocarbons would
be abrasive in its own right, it does raise a question.

I buy turps in 4-litre bottles, and they were cheaper than the
4-litre bottles of kero.

John

On Nov 24, 10:30 pm, "Rex" wrote:
I have heard about using ultrasonic cleaners to clean a chain.

Has anyone here used one? What fluid do you use in it?

Plus? It works.

Minus? It takes a looooong time.

I used kero, and the chain did fit in my aldi version.

To be honest, I used it a few times, then parked it. I probably didn't
do quite as good a job slooshing the chain around in a kero filled
tub, but the chain was back on my bike much faster, meaning I was
too! ;^)

To be even more honest, clean chains are overrated. ;^) puts on
asbestos undies

Tony F

"Theo Bekkers" wrote in message
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Dre wrote:

And I've only just noticed you mention turps, where I mention kero,
is one better than the other in your opinion??

I have a bottle of each but I'm curious whats best to use...

I'm told turps tastes better and is less likely to kill you. Kero cleans
better. Use the turps to thin your oil-based paints.

Theo


Okay, thanks for the info, kero it is!

Cheers Dre

"John Henderson" wrote in message
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Dre wrote:

And I've only just noticed you mention turps, where I mention
kero, is one better than the other in your opinion??

I have a bottle of each but I'm curious whats best to use...

Kero is a fuel, whereas turps is a solvent. That's not to say
kero isn't also a good solvent, but it may not be as good.

I've read various claims that kero is an abrasive. Myth or not,
you can find the claim using google. While it doesn't make
much sense to me that such a mix of liquid hydrocarbons would
be abrasive in its own right, it does raise a question.

I buy turps in 4-litre bottles, and they were cheaper than the
4-litre bottles of kero.

John

Fair enough, thanks for the tip, I'll stick to me kero then!

Cheers Dre