[GreenKeys] Cleaning stuff, etc..

[gil smith]

Gentlemen:

I take my machines to the self-serve car wash.  I use the spray nozzle, 
first with plain high-pressure rinse, to dislodge dust and big bits of 
crud, then the "engine cleaner" soak to soften grease, then finish with the 
high-pressure rinse again.  Costs about two bucks.  If you are concerned 
about the engine-cleaner chemicals, then you can skip that step (but I have 
never seen any chemical residue remaining, nor any damage to anything).

I have not been concerned about the motor, magnets, or wiring -- everything 
just gets sprayed, and comes out nice and clean.  Just watch that you don't 
lose any parts like pop-off keycaps.

I do this in the summer, so I can set the mechanism in the 100+ degree 
Arizona sun, to dry in under an hour and not leave and residual rust.  In 
cooler or wetter climes, you could take Jack's covert approach, and just 
put it in the oven when the wife is not looking.

Needs complete oiling, of course.

gil


At 07:16 AM 11/26/2007, Gregory W. Moore wrote:
>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. OPNOTE; I officially became a 
>geriatric the other day, when I recieved notice that my ins co had paid a 
>hospital bill for when I was admitted to "Main Line Geriatrics"  I guess 
>this gives me free reign to forget stuff. This is a good time to turn to 
>on repairs and cleaning, since the Medicos think I have now developed 
>Meniere's syndrome, hearing loss, vertigo, etc the whole 9 yards, and have 
>kinda forced me QRT until they have finished their tests, since noise 
>exacerbates this whole debacle  LOL.
>
>That thing has so much crud on the code bars, I have to dissassemble each 
>and every bar and clean between them, before reasssembly.  IF I had access 
>to the ole cleaning tank, it would be a breeze, but unfortunately, I have 
>to do this one at home, without overly offending the XYL, protecting my 
>furballs, and not causing the necessity of having
>"Moon suited" personnel called due to neighbor's wrath, thereby 
>discovering things of which they have no need to know (cleaning chemicals, 
>reloading supplies,(including lead, #2 alloy, Linotype as well as some 
>custom alloys (20/1) and mass quantities of TTY stuff piled to ceiling 
>level (Right Ron?) you've been there and seen it ==hi==.
>
>Ok Don, you wouldn't happen to have an outer case for a M14ROTR, or know 
>where one could be found? Cheep Cheep --hi--
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