[AT] Automatic parts washer please!

[John Wilkens]

Gene, I'm a little hesitant to use heated solution.  A good friend 
and retired machinist had some parts "cooking" in a large tank filled 
with a solvent of some kind.  He went out to his shop to work and 
when he opened the hot tank lid the whole she-bang erupted in his 
face.  He lost most of his vision and got nasty burns over his upper 
body.  He knew most of the older engines so well he could tear one 
down and put it back together--by touch!  Anyway, for what its 
worth--be careful.
I bought some solvent/cleaner to spray on dirty, grimy old tractors 
prior to pressure washing that works famously, but it is really 
strong.  When you spray it on a fender some of the paint almost 
instantly dissolves and runs off.  Same with old grease.  The only 
way I can buy it is direct from the retailer and it cannot be 
shipped.  It is called "101C Plus."  A strong sodium hydroxide 
base.  Recommended cleaning dillution is 200:1!  For really tough 
grease they suggested a 40:dilution.  and $40+/5 gal.  I'm pretty 
careful with it!     John


At 05:29 PM 10/03/2009, you wrote:
>     I have always thought a fellow could make a hot water cleaning tank by
>using a steel drum and use a tank type block heater to heat the water. Just
>plumb it in below the water line and discharge near the top of the water.
>Would probably need a fine screen on the inlet to keep out the particles
>that would plug the heater.
>     I use a 5 gallon bucket of water in the shop for hand washing and often
>thought it would be more effective if it had warm water. Just need to find a
>steel bucket to make this up. I use a spray bottle with a mixture of 2/3
>water and 1/3 Dawn dishwashing soap for hand washing.
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> > In a message dated 10/2/2009 8:49:27 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> > jwilkens at eoni.com writes:
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> > I like  my home-bult bead blaster--use it alot! ...but I keep wishing
> > for an easy  way to mechanically wash small greasy/dirty parts--like a
> > very small dish  washer that would use solvent--maybe even hot
> > solvent.  Anybody come  up with such a contraption?  or have any good
> > ideas??   John W.
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> > In the wide-open spaces of NE Oregon
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