Engine degreasers.

[Bornfree]

Jizer.

 

[daedalusminos]

Viro-sol.... Water based, supplied concentrated.

 

[Morrisman]

Yes, I know Sodium Hydroxide is Caustic Soda but in the oven cleaner products it's for use in the domestic arena so will be weaker but if left to work it's still effective. For general workshop cleaning I use petrol and or thinners as they are effective, readily available and cheap. For heavier soiling, I use petrol first then progress to thinners after that, especially for burnt on oil I go to oven cleaner.

I bought a bottle of CIF oven degreaser, best available, removes burned in fat etc etc, and it was covered in warnings and safety instructions, respirator, mask, gloves, eye cover blah blah.….

The stuff was useless, totally, waste of money and time. Rubbed all over a burnt baking tray it was left overnight to soak, and in the morning I wiped it with a kitchen towel. Nothing came off, not even discolouration of the towel.

Worthless stuff, weakened and watered down so much to protect the idiots in society that you could probably drink it and suffer no side effects.

 

[addjunkie]

I bought a bottle of CIF oven degreaser, best available, removes burned in fat etc etc, and it was covered in warnings and safety instructions, respirator, mask, gloves, eye cover blah blah.….

The stuff was useless, totally, waste of money and time. Rubbed all over a burnt baking tray it was left overnight to soak, and in the morning I wiped it with a kitchen towel. Nothing came off, not even discolouration of the towel.

Worthless stuff, weakened and watered down so much to protect the idiots in society that you could probably drink it and suffer no side effects.

This stuff works a treat….use gloved.

 

[Turbo]

Strong mix of powdered laundry detergent mixed in hot water works well on heavy grime as well as do dishwasher tablets. Don't leave any ally in too long as it can go furry.

 

[bourbon]

 

[8ob]

Heat is the best ingredient for degreasing, even the most basic tfr`s work well if you can get the job hot. Got an electric chip frier filled with tfr for small parts, works a treat.

Bob

 

[premmington]

Heat is the best ingredient for degreasing, even the most basic tfr`s work work well if you can get the job hot. Got an electric chip frier filled with tfr for small parts, works a treat.

Bob

Small parts - I splash a bit of petrol in a old washing up and clean them down with old paint brush.

In all these years - I have never owned a parts washer. It been all - engine degreaser - kettles of hot water - pressure washer.

 

[8ob]

Small parts - I splash a bit of petrol in a old washing up and clean them down with old paint brush.

In all these years - I have never owned a parts washer. It been all - engine degreaser - kettles of hot water - pressure washer.

Sounds like hard work Peter, turned to parts washers since the hike in leccy prices. The Bupi I have has a gurt pump/spraybar and a few 3kw immersion heaters in it with nearly a two hour heat up time, that uses an ali safe caustic powder which is really cheap, also ok to flush down the drain. Way too expensive to run unless you stack up a load of gear and are having a cleaning day.

Bob

 

[colnerov]

Sounds like hard work Peter, turned to parts washers since the hike in leccy prices. The Bupi I have has a gurt pump/spraybar and a few 3kw immersion heaters in it with nearly a two hour heat up time, that uses an ali safe caustic powder which is really cheap, also ok to flush down the drain. Way too expensive to run unless you stack up a load of gear and are having a cleaning day.

Bob

Unless you use gas. -

 

[rileytim]

Sodium Hydroxide is Caustic Soda. Works well but be careful as it can be dangerous.

Fairy Powerspray was the thing to use a few years ago, it was better than anything sold off the shelf for this purpose, but then they changed the formula. Now useless, even for what it is meant for.

Never liked "Gunk", and I am sure "Jizer" has been dumbed down. I have been using Bilt Hamber Surfex, which I have found quite good used neat.

I am going to try some commercial over carbon cleaner next in the search for instant gratification.

How I miss the drum of Allied Chemicals Metastrip 6 I once had.

Rather than being dumbed down, I found that the new clear Jizer was more potent / effective than the old red version. It now comes with dire warnings if inhaled / ingested. But it was really effective, main advantage I found with Jizer is that it has some sort of anti rust / rust inhibitor added. Even once washed off in water and dried with a cloth, steel parts didn't flash rust but took on a light grey finish. The new clear Jizer seemed a bit more toxic, despite all the usual precautions, gloves, goggles etc. I found it gave me mouth ulcers, from tiny amounts that spray up or are in the atmosphere, given the amount of parts I wash off each week.

Because of the dire health warnings, I switched to a rozone fluid, but find that steel parts can flash rust. So still looking for a Jizer alternative, but with the same anti rust properties. Needs to be safe on steel, ali and zinc

 

[ajlelectronics]

I found it gave me mouth ulcers

I am no medic but suffered from mouth ulcers for decades. I am unaware of how Jizer could affect them unless it was used as a gargle.

 

[sardine]

I always found that white spirit and a stiff nylon paintbrush removed everything from an engine inside and out. The added benefit is that you can settle out what you have used and use it again. ( and light your wood stove with the sludge )

 

[Smallfry]

I am no medic but suffered from mouth ulcers for decades. I am unaware of how Jizer could affect them unless it was used as a gargle.

My mum always said that they were caused by lying I shall look out for some clear Jizer and give it a try.