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Water Based Parts Cleaners

#1 Post by John_Heard » Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:49 am

Any of you guys used Water Based parts cleaner? I need to refill my parts washer and have been getting sticker shock for 30 gallons of mineral spirits. That Awesome brand cleaner I posted about earlier, I've been thinking. That stuff costs $3 for 64 oz = $180 for 30 gallons to run it straight, 2-1 cost is $90. It works pretty good on cleaning grease 1-1 and aluminum parts, just thinking what drawbacks I might have in my parts washer using that stuff. Is rust a problem in the solvent tank for these water based cleaners?

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#2 Post by ERV JR » Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:25 pm

My solvent tank has a 30 gallon tank but iI only but in about 5 gallons since the pickup is at the bottom.

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#3 Post by Goat Hearder » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:52 pm

What is your washer like? I would think if everything sets on from the top you could line the drum with an hd garbage bag.

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#4 Post by Bad67 » Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:02 am

We use a water base cleaner at my work,its a citrus solvent works really well.Our parts cleaner has a heater in the tank so you can soak the parts at like 150 degrees.I will double check the name of the product for you on monday.

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#5 Post by John_Heard » Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:51 am

Mine's a 30 gal square one, it doesn't have the traditional drum. Actually while I've got it all cleaned out again I ought to figure out a way to put a filter on it, right now a pump just sits down in the bottom of it. I happen to have an external pump that would work slick for this from another project. Hmmm..

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