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Old 05-23-2004, 01:12 PM
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Re: What to clean with

Parts cleaning solvent comes in 5 gallon cans, but I suspect that it's basically really nothing more than kerosene. I personally use kerosene inside a large bucket and a parts cleaning brush. Have lots of rags handy too and remember that this stuff burns. A parts washer can be purchased fairly cheap from Harbor Freight. A good parts cleaner should have a hinge that will melt and fall closed in the event of a fire. Any rags you use should be kept in a metal container with a cover. No sense taking a chance in burning your house down. That's exactly what a friend of mine did because he was cleaning engine parts inside his garage one night. The "trouble light" fell into the solvent. The bulb cracked and ingited some rags. Before he had time to get something to put the flames out it was out of control. He lost his house and had two burn scarred arms to show for his lack of foresight. Be careful.
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