Some time ago, on the British or Triumph groups, someone raised
the question of a good parts cleaner. I don't know if anyone
else caught the program "My Classic Car" on cable TNN, but during
a shop talk segment, the segment host used a crystal drain cleaner
to clean parts. He put three cups of the drain cleaner in ten gallons
of water. The parts came out looking quite shiny and clean. You could
then pour the mixture down the drain and clean them as well.
He suggested using a piece of coat hanger as a handle so that you could
drop the items right into the mix. He said that it was useful in cleaning
both paint and oil off of parts. I don't know about pouring contaminated
cleaner down the drain, but otherwise I thought that it would be worth
a try.
BTW, for those that receive TNN, "My Classic Car" is a new show on
Sunday afternoon at 3 pm EST. This Sunday is the third show in the pilot
series. Recommended.
Doug Mitchell
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