From: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
> > If you can keep a tank
> > at 120F or so, plain old dishwasher detergent (the powered
> > stuff you put in the machine) and water do a fine job, better
> > than room-temperature mineral spirits.
>
> Maybe I use the wrong detergent then. I tried sticking some parts in the
> dishwasher (which heats the water to around 165F) along with a triple dose
> of Cascade, and they still didn't get very clean.
I think I used Cascade back about 15 years ago when I had a spare dishwasher
(bad seal, so I parked it over a floor drain to use). Made parts so clean they
flash-rusted.
I use kerosene in the parts washer these days. Too cheap and lazy to change.
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