Cleaning Up

[timbo]

So, i'm sure everybody has their own way of initially cleaning up parts, at the start of a refurb. this is my set up. I always use petrol, cause its cheap and available, and works. Basic gear is a basin, petrol, and old brushes, and maybe dishwashing scourers. the luxury part is the compressor with a solvent gun. nothing goes to waste, as the petrol, used over and over again, gets recycled, as I use it to light my waste oil burner. After petrol cleaning, I then then use WD to further clean. Then you can see everything, and decide whether parts need painting or not.

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[johnr]

i always find that parrafin is better as a solvent. its just as good a cleaner as petrol, but isnt as volatile and theres no risk of explosion. also if you put it in a parts washer, it wont evaporate away like petrol will. and you can still use it to heat your garage.

[Guzziless Steve]

Red diesel works well and cheaper than petrol Tim

[Ian]

Just be careful when using diesel of any sort....wear appropriate ppe esp on your hands

[Guzziless Steve]

Just be careful when using diesel of any sort....wear appropriate ppe esp on your hands

Really?  Is it much worse than unleaded?

[Steffan]

My question is, having cleaned the parts what do you with the waste? Ecologically I mean not tip it down the sink or throwing it into a derelict corner of the garden...

[timbo]

The now very dirty petrol, is stored in a container, and used for lighting my waste oil burner. The residue that's left in the washing up bowl I've used for cleaning, drys out, and im left with dirt, basically, which I then brush into the bin 

[johnr]

diesel is better than unleaded in one way, it doesnt evaporate, so you can use it over and over again. i use old diesel or parafin for lighting the woodburner in the shed, or else as a thinner that i mix with old engine oil and use it to paint the woodwork on the outside of the shed or the garden fence. it lasts forever if it gets a coating every year or so.