Recipe for a de-greaser

[squirrelciv]

Someone here posted a recipe for a home-made de-grease. So many parts paraffin : so many parts washing up liquid.

Couldn't repeat it could you, whoever you were. I'm about to get grubby with Dolly's motor

Cheers

[002]

Its called Diesel !!!!!!

Dont forget Paraffin causes steel to rust and washing up liquid is full of salt !

So DO wash the stuff off thoroughly and spray with oil 

If you use Diesel it dont cause rusting and aslo protects as it is an oil.

Jethro

[Richard]

I keep two spray bottles in the garage.  On is mostly paraffin with about 1/5 detergent.  Washing up liquid will work but Jethro is right about the salt content and of course paraffin contain water, but you will be rinsing it all off thoroughly anyway as with any degreaser won't you.

The other is diesel which I use as a demanking spray for deep coats of oil mank and a penetrating oil. 

Richard

[guest27]

If you get your paraffin to washing up liquid right you make a nice jel, this can be loaded into an appropriate projection device and used as a passable flame thrower fuel, does not bounce off walls and around corners as well as the patent crocodile fuel does, but can be fun.  Misspent youth.  Would never do it now. 

R

[squirrelciv]

Diesel it is then. Thanks guys

[guest381]

As daft as it sound Mr Sheen furniture polish is a effective degreaser. Works well on wheel rims etc.

[robG]

Mr Sheen is very good all round and leaves a lovely finish on paint work and depending on the 'flavour ' smells nice.Pledge is not so good , bit smudgie { no offence }. Stay away from supermarket own brands ,not up to it and the smells can a bit offensive. Use quality dusters at all times , but wash them first as it removes the fluff , which can detach and stick in all sorts of places.

Also wear a quality pinnie , preferably with something beneath it , though this is not essential.Avoid plastic pinnies as they can cause you to perspire, something floral and cotton for preference .

Rob .

[themoudie]

Mr Sheen is very good all round and leaves a lovely finish on paint work and depending on the 'flavour ' smells nice.Pledge is not so good , bit smudgie { no offence }. Stay away from supermarket own brands ,not up to it and the smells can a bit offensive. Use quality dusters at all times , but wash them first as it removes the fluff , which can detach and stick in all sorts of places.

Also wear a quality pinnie , preferably with something beneath it , though this is not essential.Avoid plastic pinnies as they can cause you to perspire, something floral and cotton for preference .

Rob .

Rob,

You forgot your Marigolds, keeps all that fluff from lodging near the quick! Couldn't agree more about the plastic pinnies. But then we both know a boy with a Californian on the back of the head, who prefers the warm, moist lycra/lurex under garments beneath the pinnie!

Off to adjust the flying helmet and white silk scarf!

[squirrelciv]

Thanks for the tips RobG, but the job in hand is a little heavy duty. I'm trying to clean up Dolly's motor ready to paint.

Big waste of a night just happened in the drey. over an hour with a blow torch and assorted weapons and I still couldn't shift the bloody seized bolt More WD I fear.

[Steve Lake]

I know thia is going to cost money.....an alien concept in this forum.....but i use hammerite metal de-greaser, comes in a handy spray (manual) bottle......works wonderfully....ideal preparation prior to painting (which is what its for of course)

[themoudie]

Thanks for the tips RobG, but the job in hand is a little heavy duty. I'm trying to clean up Dolly's motor ready to paint.

Big waste of a night just happened in the drey. over an hour with a blow torch and assorted weapons and I still couldn't shift the bloody seized bolt More WD I fear.

Aye Pat,

Use some Orange hand degreaser with polybeads in it and a selection of washing/scrubbing, toothbrushes and elbow grease, then rinse with hot water. Auto Glym, motorcycle cleaner after the initial assault with another rinse off with hot water and finally sit the whole engine in a tray and scrub it with brake cleaner. The first and last materials available in 5litre+ tins from your local motor factors at reasonable cost. If not, talk to a Police workshop foreman!

My regards, Bill.

[Richard]

"If you get your paraffin to washing up liquid right you make a nice jel, this can be loaded into an appropriate projection device and used as a passable flame thrower fuel, does not bounce off walls and around corners as well as the patent crocodile fuel does, but can be fun.  Misspent youth.  Would never do it now"

You forgot to put the sugar in.  Makes it burn better, hotter and stickier.

Don't do it..............you WILL get hurt.

Richard

[guest27]

Nahhhhhh petrol, phosphorous and some rubber.....

Sugar gets stuck in the nozzle... maybe old honey would do?

DO NOT DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will have to see if I still have the archery mag with a section on how one of the members blew up an old tree as a kid.....  was really really scary story.


Cleaning engine cases - I have had success in the past with boiling them up in detergent - before Mrs Rog and cast iron pans that was, and putting them through the dish washer.  Have to be a little careful with the dishwasher as Mrs Rog would not approve and the diswashing tablets are caustic so will etch the ally cases.

[Mark]

Recipe for a de-saster

[squirrelciv]

I wanted to keep the motor whole whilst cleaning, but I can't get the sheared exhaust studs out the head which means I can't bolt down the blanking plates to seal the motor off. Anybody got a 1" cork??