parts washer fluid

[NeilH]

what are you lot using in your parts washer?

i just got myself one second hand. ive looked the proper stuff up on ebay and machine mart and its a too dear for me.

anybody using something effective and cheap-ish?

a friend suggested parrafin?

 

[Wayne.]

parrafin is fine

 

[NeilH]

ok this next question is really going to expose my stupidity:

where do you buy parafin? and/or any other cheap to buy fluid that will work magic on dirty engine parts?

 

[brightspark]

ok this next question is really going to expose my stupidity:

where do you buy parafin? and/or any other cheap to buy fluid that will work magic on dirty engine parts?

some hardware stores sell it in gallon cans or a fuel merchant the only other stuffis jiser or gunk but both expensive

 

[rtbcomp]

Wickes, B&Q, hardware shops, garages.

How dirty is your stuff, you could try hot water and washing up liquid.

 

[NeilH]

brightspark, can parafin be diluted? as im not sure how many litres my parts washer will require.

the other thing im worried about is will anything except the proper fluid nacker the electric pump up? i dont know, perhaps the proper stuff is also a lubricating agent?

rtb ill check out wickes and b and q as i have them quite local to me. it will be used on car parts mainly. im a mechanic.

 

[brightspark]

brightspark, can parafin be diluted? as im not sure how many litres my parts washer will require.

the other thing im worried about is will anything except the proper fluid nacker the electric pump up? i dont know, perhaps the proper stuff is also a lubricating agent?

rtb ill check out wickes and b and q as i have them quite local to me. it will be used on car parts mainly. im a mechanic.

parafin cant it will be ok through the pump though

 

[Shox Dr]

Paraffin will stink the house out. I use Delimanine, it needs diluting but I've yet to find anything it wont shift.

And it smells of Oranges

 

[brightspark]

Paraffin will stink the house out. I use Delimanine, it needs diluting but I've yet to find anything it wont shift.

And it smells of Oranges

u have omitted to say how much and where u can buy it from

 

[madkayaker]

we use keracene at work as cheaper than parifin

 

[Paul.]

we use keracene at work as cheaper than parifin

Do you mean Kerosene, its the same thing, just another word for paraffin

 

[madkayaker]

that's the stuff

 

[Shox Dr]

u have omitted to say how much and where u can buy it from

I used to by it from Techincraft in Goole, by the 5ltr ISTR it was £5per ltr. You have to remember you only need a very small amount for it to work, say 50ml in 25ltrs.

Not sure but I think Halfords sell it. Just be careful as some is heavily watered Good stuff will have the viscosity of warm Syrup

 

[NeilH]

googled that stuff that shox dr uses, its used a lot by professional valetors.

 

[gordon stephenson]

Paraffin seems to be very expensive these days, Does it cost more than Diesel/petrol.
How about red diesel for the washer,

 

[rtbcomp]

It was probably cheaper when you got your own container filled at the local hardware store or garage, people had paraffin heaters in those days, they were the equivalent of the current Calor Gas heaters.

I suspect a lot of the cost is in the packaging.

 

[busastars]

I use Paraffin for a heater, I used to get it from No Frills DIY at about £5 for 4L. Recently the local No Frills DIY has closed I think but before they did they had it half price clearance. Not sure of any where cheaper.

That works out at about £1.25 L
Diesel is around £1.40 L
BUT Red Diesel is around £0.80 - £0.90 L

 

[NeilH]

just looked at my parts washer, it says it has a 50l capacity.

lve sorta decided that im going to pony up next vat free day

 

[reno]

I've used the machine mart parts washer fluid diluted to 3:1 in the past and its been ok in the little clarke parts washer. Obviously it would have been more affective it I wasn't such a tight git and used the fluid neat.

As for paraffin I didn't realise that B & Q and Wickes sold it, I was rather foolishly going to the only local petrol station that sells it and paying nearly £8 for 5 litres so that I wouldn't freeze in the garage over the winter.

 

[brightspark]

I've used the machine mart parts washer fluid diluted to 3:1 in the past and its been ok in the little clarke parts washer. Obviously it would have been more affective it I wasn't such a tight git and used the fluid neat.

As for paraffin I didn't realise that B & Q and Wickes sold it, I was rather foolishly going to the only local petrol station that sells it and paying nearly £8 for 5 litres so that I wouldn't freeze in the garage over the winter.

8 quid its only 4 quid round our way