Why indeed....... you bought a simple gas container lately?? OK.....I said it, now I'll shut up and continue to read....... Forgive the OT.... 'blurt' 6sally6
This is a poor reflection of your parenting skills. Bring the children up right for goodness sake! These sorts of tasks are always best performed when she is visiting her sister or mother in law. Kids these days!
I’m not going to come out and say it, but we’ve all done it, some still do, but the best solvent sells for around 3 bucks a gallon currently in the St.Louis metro area. Also, don’t flame me for my comment, I might be cleaning something in the above mentioned solvent.
I am. I use aluminum-safe Simple Green. It works just fine, and I don't need to maintain a special permit for solvent storage.
I can understand using ersatz chemicals due to bureaucratic permit wankery, but most of us aren't in that situation. Not yet anyway.
I have used the dishwasher to clean parts with my wife even knowing about it, as long as they weren't a dripping greasy mess. After she passed, I've used the oven to cure the paint on exhaust manifolds. It would be nice to have a shop-designated dishwasher, but you'd need a hot water supply to get the best out of it. We had a commercial washer at work for cleaning parts, Somaca IIRC. It worked really well.
When I worked in a shop in the 1970's we used Triclorethane to clean parts. It worked good, and also took the fat out of your skin. I also remember when I worked at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft in the 1960's we had Triclorethane in a heated vapor tank. You didn't need to put the parts in the liquid as the vapors did all the work. I believe that Triclorethane is still available, but you need some type of government permit to buy it. In my day, I cleaned a lot of parts with it.
Well, the ones I’ve replaced were always hooked to the cold water. Then again I’m no appliance repair man
That 'heating element' in the bottom of the dishwasher was always a ....dead giveaway for me but.......I ain't no repairman (officially) neither! 6sally6
Just got an old parts washer at an auction for $27.50. My little brother is going to drop it off today. Hopefully it will tolerate solvents.
Here’s my wash tank setup. It’s a safety kleen unit that I have had in my shop since the mid 90’s. It started out as a normal rental unit, serviced every three months when I was building 50 transmissions a year. Went to a lease to own plan and it’s been a free and clear unit for the last 15 years. Solvent choice has been one from tractor supply, it’s a solvent base cleaner and it works great. I service it every couple years since I don’t do anywhere near the amount of work in the shop anymore. Cliff Ramsdell
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