[Farmall] cleaning solvents

Jim Becker jim.becker at verizon.net
Tue Aug 24 20:52:11 PDT 2004


And you don't want to let it get on any aluminum parts (like the data
plates).

Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert L. Holtzer" <rholtzer at earthlink.net>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] cleaning solvents


> I tried oven cleaner on the front wheel of the F12, John.  It was amazing
> to watch -- the stuff lifted most of the paint with the first
> application!  I gather oven cleaner is largely lye or sodium hydroxide so
> it is best handled with chemically resistant gloves and goggles/glasses.
>
> Bob Holtzer
>
> At 02:07 PM 8/23/2004 -0700, you wrote:
> >I've found that oven cleaner works pretty good, gotta let it soak a while
> >and sometimes on really badly caked stuff it takes a second shot.  John
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Bob Currie" <tractors at foothill.net>
> >To: <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 8:49 AM
> >Subject: [Farmall] cleaning solvents
> >
> >
> > > Seems like as far back as I can remember, we've always had a 5 or 10
> >gallon
> > > tank of some kind to clean the greasy parts when we took things apart
for
> > > repair. Soaking them overnight and then using a hand brush to remove
the
> > > crud usually did the job. Within the last 5 years, I've noticed the
> >solvent
> > > that I buy has less and less potency  and won't clean much of the
> > > grease.  The 55 gallon drum where I buy my solvent now says "mineral
> > > spirits" on it.  The guy at the parts house just shrugs and says
"that's
> > > all we can get now days".  I'm wondering if it like this all over the
> > > country, or just out here in California where the EPA runs everything?
> >And
> > > what solution seems to work the best?
> > >
> > > bobcurrie
> > > greenwood, CA





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