can you not just get parts cleaner???
You work at CAT for Pete's sake....there BOUND to have some SOMEPLACE.....lol

 

Hey Murph...

How's about kerosene... good on the hands...not too harsh on the parts... can be run through a filter and gets rid of lice /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

L8R

 

Believe it or not, there aren't gallons of it lying around for the taking here in the offices!

of COURSE I want to put parts cleaner in it!!

I'm just looking for suggestions on what brands... I know that most of the stuff you buy on the shelf is pretty much pressurized rubbing alcohol so I was looking for a good compromise between "effective" and "dissolves people."

 

careful what you buy, they sometime brag about how "earth friendly" their product is to make up for the fact it dosent work well. Of course you dont want to hurt the enviroment but you want something that works too

 

you should try mineral spirits, or pertroleum distalates. neither one realy bothers my hands unless all day and you can always wear gloves. it can also be run through a filter. and is fairly cheap.

you have also blown my whole image of cat I figured it was just piles of parts everywhere.

I would think that the simple green would start to foam after being pumped. you should also check and see what will work with the pump some stuff will eat up the seals. diesel might be a good option due to its non rubber destroying nature. and is even cheaper. you can even use the old to start one heck of a bon-fire. you ought to look into a heating attachment I have used a few and hot solvent works even better than room tempature.

andy

you could always try an industrial solvent called MEK it works great, just wear big gloves, and dont leave anything aluminum in there to long. you dont even have to polish off the paint when done it will slide off like cheese off of a pizza. just remember big gloves.

 

Varsol

 

Varisol, or stanisol(probably different brand names for the same product)...they are made for those things, clean well, and have a low flash point so you don't go BOOOOM!(which might be bad!)

 

MEK isnt hard on the hands. Its a lot like acetone but doesnt leave a residue. I use it for everthing that i would use lacquer thinner for, prepping metal for paint, etc. Herculiner specifically says to use MEK. Unless were talkin about a different MEK.

Plain ole parts washer solution works best, imho.

 

Tractor Supply has cleaning solvent for those washers with a decent flash point , that's the stuff in mine .
Sarge

 

I used it the other day and it seams to have eaten on my finger nails. this stuff is about $400 for five gallons to get delivered out here. maybe it is different. my hands realy did not like it.
andy

 

ummm..Andy, were you washing parts, or soaking in it???

 

I dont remember I may have fallen asleep in there. I do that sometimes.