Solvent

[RacerBill]

Santa brought BnS Racing a new parts washer. What are the solvents that you find work best in a parts washer tank?

Thanks.

[chuck baader]

Most of the commercial washers use a high temp mineral spirits...140 degree. Safety Kleen adds a soap/additive package but is extremely expensive. Find a local dry cleaner supply store...you should be able to buy 140 mineral spirits in 5 or 10 gallon lots at a reasonable price. Note, this is still flammable so be careful with the location of your washer in relation to hot water heaters/furnaces. Chuck

[Greg Amy]

I use good ole mineral spirits from Home Depot. - GA

[MMiskoe]

If you're worried about flammable, a full strength masonry degreaser will work. Be careful on your skin and man does it stink when it gets dirty.

Kerosene will work too and is not as volatile, but does not dry as cleanly.

The bigger question I have is what to do w/ 10 or 20 gallons of the stuff when its too dirty to work anymore?

[JohnRW]

NAPA sells a parts washer solvent in 5 gallon buckets that isn't too stinky, isn't particularly explosive and works reasonably well.

[joeg]

You can go real carconegenic with some Benzene, I suppose.

Excellent solvent but somewhat deadly.