Thread: Degreasers

Sounds good. I wonder if you can buy it for a parts washers. The best pressure pack I've ever used ( by far ) is the export brand $2.00 degreaser .. it's nothing short of amazing. I buy it pretty much by the box full.

seeya,
Shane L.

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

Sounds good. I wonder if you can buy it for a parts washers. The best pressure pack I've ever used ( by far ) is the export brand $2.00 degreaser .. it's nothing short of amazing. I buy it pretty much by the box full.



seeya,

Shane L.

Same. I usually buy it when on run out sales for $1 a can and get 20 cans at a go..

Handy for all sorts of cleaning.

Originally Posted by hodgo

Over the years I have used many greasers from the $2 pressure pack to very expensive one with mixed satisfaction, but not totally satisfied with many I have just pulled a TDI 300 motor out of my Disco that done 400,000 and replacing it with a fully recon engine and wanted the engine bay clean before re fitting the new one My local Repco staff recommended a product called GV Cleaner Degreaser, use undiluted applied with a kero gun, It costs $34 for 5Lts It the best I have come a cross The only negative aspect of it is I advise that you wear a mouth and nose mask while using and don't leave on aluminum too long It dose not effect paint and leaves every thing clean without a film.

Hodgo

Just be careful as it is an alkaline product and if left too long it will mark plastics (not too much of a problem with a D1) and even steel. I used it on my wife's Golf and left it a bit long, the plastic rocker cover and some other plastics were marked.

I use it, the export cans and a very expensive citrus based product now. My preference is for the citrus one but it costs too much to use so I usually use the export which works well but leaves an oily film.

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

Sounds good. I wonder if you can buy it for a parts washers. The best pressure pack I've ever used ( by far ) is the export brand $2.00 degreaser .. it's nothing short of amazing. I buy it pretty much by the box full.

seeya,
Shane L.

If your Parts Washer has a submersed plastic motor and pump you can only use Water based degreasers.
Degreasers with Solvents (petrochemical) will destroy the plastic pump and motor, should have a warning sticker advising of this, mine didn't, Regards Frank.

The Masters pressure pack degreaser for $2.50 was bloody amazimg - better than the export but not avaialble any more...

It was like oven cleaner - you had to watch your eyes, nose and any bare skin around it and it would mark aluminium in a flash, but geez it was good at getting rid of grease and crud off steel - and it cleaned up the tyres on the 101 like they were new from years of road grime - god only knows what it was, but it will be missed...

Originally Posted by Homestar

.... - god only knows what it was, but it will be missed...

Probably mostly caustic soda!

John

I was buying the 4lit bottles of degreaser that Masters sell best degreaser I have used for many years , doesn't does not cause the alum to get white powder & dissolves the grease & oil really well. Thought I would go & buy a few bottles before they closed but have sold out. Have to look up on internet to see who sells that brand. Will be a sad day when Masters close I will have no hardware to buy from, wouldn't get court dead in a Bunnings.
Masters always had good products.

Any degreaser that contains caustic soda or sodium hydroxide, converts the grease and oil to soap, which is why it all washes away. It will eat aluminium if left long enough.
Don.