2Smoke Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 With the upcoming engine rebuild of the Mrs NC30, I've decided to change the stuff in my parts cleaner from a gunky black liquid, to something that will actually make the engine bits cleaner instead of dirtier! I've used Jizer in the past, and it seems to have gone up a little in price (£80/25L) but is fairly effective stuff & has lasted a long time. Can anyone suggest any other degreasers? The parts washer is inside, so would rather avoid anything overly explosive! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefatman Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Parafin/red diesel. Nothing else works better for cutting through grime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Paraffin, its the original and best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbill Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 You may perhaps notice a warning label (see what I did there?) on parts washers fitted with an electric pumpspecifically stating NOT to use paraffin incase of fumes being electrically ignited and exploding. But who believes any of that nonsense? Tricoethylene for the win. (banned for being carcinogenic? what a load of fooey!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastfreddybikes Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Brake cleaner for the mother fucking highly volatile win. Which i think is the same as trike as as mentioned above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Smoke Posted October 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Parrafin a no-no. Brake cleaner evaporates, so no good! Needs to be water soluble ideally. Might have to be Jizer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefatman Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Paraffin looses the smell after a little while it's not too bad. 99% of it washes of when you rinse it in the sink. I half fill mine with water, all the gunk sinks to the bottom and I empty it out every year or so. Jizer is kero as the main ingredient anyway isn't it? https://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/5-litre-parts-washer-concentrated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilchicken0 Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 Fire ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg on Leggs Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 Fire ? Only if you are incredibly stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilchicken0 Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 Only if you are incredibly stupid. Odd you'd have thought stupidity would be the last thing somebody using fire would need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 Fire ? I have done this on parts when I had a blow lamp, but no degreaser. At work of course, not on bike parts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark/Foggy Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 I've run out of tri-chlor, was epic in an ultra-sound. Bit of heat, bubbles. Smells lovely too, which probably means that I'm doomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobert23 Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Used to use Rock Oil's 'SOC' (Soluble Organic Cleaner) in the workshop, for de-greasing stuff. Good ol' fashioned Gunk was good as well, but always had to be careful of what it was getting used on (unfinished surfaces and the like). Dunno what the current 'hot poop' product would be. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crasher76 Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Most off the paint has flaked off my Ducati cases, tric has had a funny effect on the ally, the moment it dissolves the bare ally gets a white powdery finish immediately, I presume the ally is just healing because the surface is completely clean? Can you still spray engine enamel over it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romski Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 monkey spunk. got to catch a monkey first though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Every time I see this thread I get this song stuck in my head, but with the title changed to suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 And its a great song. Another cleaning-based song from the Pixies is Gouge away, which was the basis for their revival of the scraper industry. True visionaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blow_away Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 ......until they were killed by ten million pounds of sludge from New York and New Jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomfoolery Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Petrol/diesel 50/50 mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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