[Shop-talk] alternative fluids for parts washers

[Doug Braun]

The over cleaner is basically lye, with something to make it more viscous, I
guess.

I have tried electrolytic rust removal on a couple of small parts, but it did
not work so well for me, and I could have bead-blasted the parts in much less
time.

Doug

--- On Fri, 4/16/10, Richard Kleihorst <richard at kleihorst.com> wrote:

From: Richard Kleihorst <richard at kleihorst.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] alternative fluids for parts washers
To: "Doug Braun" <doug at dougbraun.com>
Cc: "Shop-Talk List" <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, April 16, 2010, 9:43 AM

So oven cleaner is probably some strong acid. Sulphuric acid maybe? 
To remove
paint and rust I use an electrolytic bath, with cleaning soda, a stainless
steel anode and a battery charger. Works effortless.

Richard