[GreenKeys] Cleaning stuff, etc..

[John Poulton]

That "gunk" is typically sold by Safety-Kleen Corp.  It's essentially
the same substance as charcoal lighter fluid.  This stuff will suck
the oils right out of your skin (I speak from long experience, and
many youthful hours spent working the grime off of automobile
transmission parts), so wear heavy rubber gloves when you're using this stuff!
A reasonable alternative is the "mineral spirits" you can buy by the 
gallon at various hardware outlets; also hard on skin, so gloves
are needed for this solvent, too.

Cheap.. er.. inexpensive versions of the Safety-Kleen machines 
can be bought at Northern Handyman, Harbor Freight, and such. Having
a machine that pumps solvent over the work is an incredible advantage 
when cleaning up mechanical gizmos.  As mentioned many times on this
reflector:  once cleaned, the lube is gone, so you'll need to re-oil
and re-grease every single moving part on your machine, after its
bath in Safety-Kleen.

73, John K4OZY


On Mon, 26 Nov 2007, Larry Tighe wrote:

> Greg,
>
> A mechanic friend has a tub that has a pump that has some kind of "Gunk" 
> liquid running in it.  He uses this to clean parts from engines.  It dries 
> with no noticeable residue.
>
> With extreme originality, he calls it his "Cleaning Tank".  You might have 
> one near-by at your frienly mechanic's facility.  The nozzle is at moderate 
> pressure and, with a brush, parts come out sparkly new looking.
>
> Lar
> K2JA
> www.antiquetelephone.com
>
>
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 9:16 AM
> Subject: [GreenKeys] Cleaning stuff, etc..
>
>
>>  Would someone please enlighten this forgetful person what you use to clean
>>  ye olde ancient M14ROTR, as well as other equipment, since I no longer
>>  have access to a dipping/cleaning tank. >
>
> 73 de Greg "GW" Moore WA3IVX/NNN0BVN
>
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