Degreaser Recommendation

[backmarkerducati]

FYI.... what is sold today as paint thinner and mineral spirits is not the same stuff as what most of us are used to. In fact it says right on the bottle Mineral Spirits Substitute . I needed some a while back, there is not a lot of info out there but the MSDS for the new stuff listed all organic chemicals (aka not water based) and comparing to the MSDS for the old stuff it appeared mostly what is not in it is the difference.

Just a warning it may not work the same as what we are all used to. It did work for me (thinning varathane), but I did lots of testing first.

 

[GreyGhost]

FYI.... what is sold today as paint thinner and mineral spirits is not the same stuff as what most of us are used to. In fact it says right on the bottle Mineral Spirits Substitute . I needed some a while back, there is not a lot of info out there but the MSDS for the new stuff listed all organic chemicals (aka not water based) and comparing to the MSDS for the old stuff it appeared mostly what is not in it is the difference.

Just a warning it may not work the same as what we are all used to. It did work for me (thinning varathane), but I did lots of testing first.

They've ruined everything. Carb cleaner is not carb cleaner, Mapp gas is not mapp gas. Substituting things that don't work nearly as well for things that work exceptionally well is not the environmental victory the politicians pretend it is.

 

[GP_RZ]

Kerosene or wd-40 does wonders, use it to clean up the RMX and use on the f150 and q5 to clean engine bay!

 

[Soulcatcher668]

Stop by TryHard Industrial.

 

[MCT]

If you seen my bike it's a bit of a mess.

Thinking I might want to tackle some cleaning. I will need to degrease some stuff, any preferred products you can recommend which are useful for motorcycles?

Swish Facto AT30, a water based commercial degreaser. It only comes in a pail, so you might want to split it with friends. Cheap per liter. Princess Auto also had a similar product (both are blue like windshield antifreeze), almost as good.

I've used this product since 1986 back in the days we washed the aircraft with it at the club. I then got that RG 500 Gamma with a messy chain.

I used it straight, put a bit in a small container and brush/aggitate the oily grease with a 1" wide pure bristel paint brush, and rinse. Repeat if necessary on very thick caked on grease.






This is what the Princess Auto Water Based Degreaser looks like. I have bought it in the gallon and pail sizes. They might still have it.

 

[jdmsteR]

I like Super Clean (purple jug) for actual degreasing jobs. Get the 1gal jug and it will last you a long time. Play with different dilutions to see what works for you and how greasy the job is, it's pretty effective even at 5:1 I've found but I will mix it stronger for the tough jobs.

I like Simple Green as an all purpose cleaner and will keep 2 spray bottles with a strong and light dilution. I don't find it as effective for degreasing. Smells good though!