Don et al,
This just makes me cringe. Every morning on my way to work I pass the
remains of a house that burned to the ground as a result of the owner
cleaning some car parts with gasoline. I don't know exactly what
happened, but something sparked, he went to the hospital severely burned
and subsequently into a hole in the ground. This must have been six
years ago or so, and the gutted shell of the house remains a daily
reminder that there is definitely a wrong way to clean parts.
I'm not sure what the right way is - probably simple green or something.
I tend to use a screw driver, followed by brake cleaner in a convenient
spray can. The stuff removes most everything, and evaporates quickly
with no residue. It's probably flammable, but it dissipates so quickly
that it's probably not an issue.
John Dombey
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> Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 05:49:59 -0400
> From: Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: Parts washing
> I'm in a rural area. I used a screw driver, followed by gasoline and a
stiff brush, followed by
> mineral spirits and a paint brush, followed by bead blasting. Probably
would not have been
> appropriate inside the city limits. :-)
> Good question though. I'd like to know the right way to do it too.
Probably need a parts cleaner and
> something biodegradable.
> Don Malling
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