09-29-2019, 12:55 AM
I'll second that on carb cleaner. Works great. I squirt the stuff like holy water. Pretty amazing stuff. It's downside is the invidious effluvia requiring good ventilation in the work area. I don't know, but I suspect it can also be absorbed through the skin causing possibly deleterious effects so rubber gloves should be used on larger jobs with extended contact. It also evaporates quickly so working time is short. A bit difficult to use for big jobs. Sure works good though.
Spray on engine degreaser is some amazing stuff too. It too is sort of noxious and nasty but it cuts grease and grime. Slow to evaporate with a long working time. Avoid the "green" non-toxic varieties. They suck. You want the most nasty and caustic stuff available.
Gasoline works great too with it's obvious downsides.
For both grease and lacquer coating type removal, electrical cleaner is superb. Evaporates extremely quickly with extremely short working time, but works extremely well. Did I say "extremely" enough times? I always have some on hand.
Automotive parts cleaner works well too. You know, the stuff sold in 5 gallon buckets that is used in parts cleaning tanks. Can't remember any names but should be easy to find on Amazon. Super long working times.
Of course there is the old standby mineral spirits. They make a non-stinky variety now. I have some of the non-stinky but have not tried it yet. I'm always suspicious of anything less noxious, caustic and poisonous than the stuff I know actually works.
Straight toluene is amazing but you will want a gas mask on hand. Nasty, nasty, but amazing. Seems to dissolve about anything it comes in contact with. Again - nasty, nasty, stinky, stinky but works sometimes when other stuff fails.
If you search the 'Net you will come up with Krud Kutter, Simple Green and the like. Some of them are well reviewed but I have my doubts. If you try them please let us know what you think.
Spray on engine degreaser is some amazing stuff too. It too is sort of noxious and nasty but it cuts grease and grime. Slow to evaporate with a long working time. Avoid the "green" non-toxic varieties. They suck. You want the most nasty and caustic stuff available.
Gasoline works great too with it's obvious downsides.
For both grease and lacquer coating type removal, electrical cleaner is superb. Evaporates extremely quickly with extremely short working time, but works extremely well. Did I say "extremely" enough times? I always have some on hand.
Automotive parts cleaner works well too. You know, the stuff sold in 5 gallon buckets that is used in parts cleaning tanks. Can't remember any names but should be easy to find on Amazon. Super long working times.
Of course there is the old standby mineral spirits. They make a non-stinky variety now. I have some of the non-stinky but have not tried it yet. I'm always suspicious of anything less noxious, caustic and poisonous than the stuff I know actually works.
Straight toluene is amazing but you will want a gas mask on hand. Nasty, nasty, but amazing. Seems to dissolve about anything it comes in contact with. Again - nasty, nasty, stinky, stinky but works sometimes when other stuff fails.
If you search the 'Net you will come up with Krud Kutter, Simple Green and the like. Some of them are well reviewed but I have my doubts. If you try them please let us know what you think.