What's your favorite degreaser?

[oosik]

WD40 and elbow grease.

 

[Big Barn]

I remember when I was a kid my Dad used gasoline to clean greasy equipment. Gasoline was commonly used back then as there weren't many options then and it was good at cutting grease. .

Same. I remember helping dad clean the tractors’ oil bath air cleaners with gas.

 

[5030]

Best thing I bought in a long while was a Foam Cannon (Amazon) that fits the end of my pressure washer and I put my degreaser in it and slather it on and PW it off.

 

[SmallChange]

I remember when I was a kid my Dad used gasoline to clean greasy equipment. Gasoline was commonly used back then as there weren't many options then and it was good at cutting grease. Obviously he didn't smoke and cleaned the items outside. [...]

My ex father in law had a junk yard - excuse me, auto salvage yard - and a used parts business as well as an auto body shop. One time I visited him and he was scrubbing away at old parts in a wash tub of gasoline. This was indoors, and he was smoking a cigar at the time. I couldn't believe my eyes. And he said, "Nah, it ain't dangerous. Look!" and he tossed the lit cigar into the tub. It just went out.

I know the truth here has to do with upper and lower explosive limits, oxygen, the temperature of the glowing cigar, and who knows what all else. And he never did blow himself up, so maybe that proves he knew what he was doing.

Still, no way I'm doing that. Not with my long sleeves wet, anyhow.

 

[Ford850]

^^ That's the best example of dumb luck ever.

 

[dodge man]

When I use the purple cleaner of the Simple Green I usually use it full strength but if it’s some light duty cleaning I will dilute it.

 

[newbury]

My ex father in law had a junk yard - excuse me, auto salvage yard - and a used parts business as well as an auto body shop. One time I visited him and he was scrubbing away at old parts in a wash tub of gasoline. This was indoors, and he was smoking a cigar at the time. I couldn't believe my eyes. And he said, "Nah, it ain't dangerous. Look!" and he tossed the lit cigar into the tub. It just went out.

I know the truth here has to do with upper and lower explosive limits, oxygen, the temperature of the glowing cigar, and who knows what all else. And he never did blow himself up, so maybe that proves he knew what he was doing.

Still, no way I'm doing that. Not with my long sleeves wet, anyhow.

When I first started riding my Harley I hung out with a group that were putting together a few bikes over the winter in an enclosed unheated porch. This was northern Vermont in the very early '70's. Temps inside were such that water would freeze overnight.
They kept a wash tub of kerosene for parts washing. I was surprised when one of the guys flicked his cigarette into the tub and it went out.
That was before safety police.

 

[TractorGuy]

I spent a good part of my life with my bare hands in a safety clean machine. One day out of nowhere I developed and allergic reaction to the stuff. Arms turned red and broke out with white boils all over them. I seldom handle anything other than soap and water without gloves on anymore.

 

[caver]

Safety Kleen, works pretty good when fresh but it has a stench to it also.

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

Wear a black T shirt, solved my problems. Buy some hand cleaner to wash your black shirts with. I live a problem free life now.