[Farmall] degreaser/paint remover, SN question

[Ben Weldon]

I think part of the reason that the glycerin is working so well is it still has lye in it from the biodiesel reaction. I've used it for the same thing, just be careful with aluminum parts.

Ben 
> 
> My dad and brother make bio-diesel from used cooking oil. 
> The main
> by-product of this process is glycerine.  I'm
> re-restoring a 1907 Famous 2hp
> Pumping Engine and needed to remove the paint with as
> gentle a
> process/product as possible.
> 
> 30 gallons of glycerine in a plastic barrel worked great
> and quick.  Parts
> soaked for as little as 24hrs, as long as 4 days, came out
> with grease and
> paint softened quite nicely.  Lined the parts up on the
> driveway and hosed
> them down with a pressure washer.  No dust, no wire
> brushing, no
> sandblasting...
> 
> 
> And now a question:  I've been trying (without success)
> to find the serial
> number list for this engine ( 2hp vertical).  I seem to
> remember a bit about
> records being destroyed in a fire, but even with that at
> some point I've
> seen a list... any hints?
> 
> Thanks!
> Tony
> 
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