Cheapest Brake Cleaner

[mikegt4]

If you are in the upper midwest Rural King sells their house brand at a good price. The last cans that I bought have a unique dome top can that was identical to the CAM2 cans farther down the shelf.

 

[Motown]

The off brand that Menards carries is pretty crappy. The will leak if the can is left on its side. And I have had them run out of propellant before the can is empty

 

[paulsomlo]

Check your cashback. I have never, in the years of buying at Zoro, had them honor cashback in conjunction with a coupon. It always ends up declined by the retailer.

It shows "pending". My topcashback acct shows cashback on a Nov 2017 purchase from Zoro, and I'm fairly certain that I used a promo code - I don't think I've ever purchased from Zoro without a code.

 

[Vinny]

Check your cashback. I have never, in the years of buying at Zoro, had them honor cashback in conjunction with a coupon. It always ends up declined by the retailer.

Same. I've made many many purchases through Zoro now, some with codes some without, and never had the cash back. They always go to pending, and then rejected.

 

[driz]

To add, I used to always buy CRC Brakleen for the past 20-30 yrs cause I thought it was "better". Last year when I went to buy some none of it was on sale so I just bought the auto store brand cause it was on sale. Well I couldn't tell a difference. So if Walmart has 14oz cans for $2 I'll just stock up on those the next time I go (I hate going to Walmart & avoid it whenever possible).

I’ve used Walmart brand oils ever since I switched from K Mart. Before that it was Ames[emoji3064], anybody remember that chain ??? It’s all the same........the only oils and magic potions I dont get at Wallyworld is penetrating oil because I make my own, ATF / Acetone......and I get those at..........oh yea, Wallymart


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[Willie Makeit]

Following Question
Where is the cheapest place to get the U.S. made Sure Shot that isn't Amazon?

I have 3 (brakleen, lacquer thinner & mineral spirits) and all are genuine SureShot sprayers that I picked up used on eBay.

a friend gave me one of the chinesium-made sureshot copies that came from rural king. i filled it up with mineral spirits, charged it with air and it immediately leaked all the contents out on the ground thru the braze joint that holds the bottom to the tank. it immediately went into the trash ... after my friend left, that is.

 

[stonesfan68]

Following Question
Where is the cheapest place to get the U.S. made Sure Shot that isn't Amazon?

Tooltopia has them for a pretty good price.

Sure-shot-1000

 

[iamrfixit]

Cans don't go in the trash. Metal recyclers take them.

It's 23 miles to the scrap yard. Last time I left several spray cans in a junker I hauled in, they bitched about them. Wants all tanks/containers empty and cut open or crushed. Not gonna open every spray can I use, then collect them for however long it takes for me to have enough to haul in. Recycle bin won't take them either so they go in the trash.

 

[lugnut71]

we buy carquest brand-wearever , 1.99 a can everyday

 

[will335i]

Not trying to jack the thread but has anyone used the Sure Shot Atomizers? I pulled the trigger on some of the 8oz ones and I am wondering how they hold up.

 

[Blwnsln]

Were buying Wurth Multipupose Solvent aka Brake clean, works really well as its alcohol based, not acetone. Think we paid $2.69 a can in quantities of 90 cans. Wurth was my previous employer before I went back out on my own, I tried very hard to not use there brake clean, tired literally every other type including the expensive 3m, and kept going back to alcohol based stuff as it cleans so well doesn't smell or harm plastic. We bill it to the job with a markup so were actually tuning a small profit so id rather use something quality. I don't know how guys can stand the crc stuff it smells horrid.

 

[Blwnsln]

Not trying to jack the thread but has anyone used the Sure Shot Atomizers? I pulled the trigger on some of the 8oz ones and I am wondering how they hold up.

They hold up well, and sure shot sells a rebuild kit cheep, there pretty resilient to most chemicals.

 

[pvfjr]

With prices climbing, even Supertech has been $3+ in the PNW. I went to Autozone and bought a 5 gallon bucket of their brake cleaner (acetone/heptane/methanol/toulene) for $81 after 10% veteran's discount. I haven't used it yet. Just got my Sure Shot from Amazon today, and filled it with dead cans of BrakeCleen that I haven't been able to throw out for some reason. It was satisfying to harvest those, definitely worth the wait. I'm glad I came here to find out about this sprayer. First impressions are favorable.

 

[gearhead1]

I usEd to get a case at whatever auto parts store had the house brand on sale then I switched to a generic sure shot made by vaper with acetone.

Amazon.com

 

[CGarage]

NAPA used to offer 3M brand brake cleaner for about $2.60/can on sale. Your choice if you want chlorinated or not chlorinated.

 

[Old Man Roger]

This seems like a dumb question to me but does brake cleaner in non-aerosol go bad? I bought a gallon of chlorinated CRC Brakleen to use in a "sureshot" (ZEP brand) & the stuff seems more like paint thinner or mineral spirits. It doesn't dry fast, seems oily, & it doesn't smell like brake cleaner.

I got it from Amazon 4 yrs ago but even then it was this way. Haven't tried using it again since. I've been meaning to try the non-chlorinated Brakleen but was afraid it might be the same but shouldn't make a difference.

Then again I don't remember what chlorinated brake clean was like except that it melted some plastics. Chlorinated brake clean has been banned here for a long time. They still sell the red CRC can here but it's still non-chlorinated & exactly the same as the green can, only difference is for marketing purposes for those that remember the different colored cans.

I know your post was made a long time ago, but mineral spirits makes a great parts cleaner. Throwing it away seems like a waste.

 

[darkzero]

I know your post was made a long time ago, but mineral spirits makes a great parts cleaner. Throwing it away seems like a waste.

Yeah, I haven't thrown it out. I'm not a wasteful person (borderline hoarder maybe) especially when it comes to solvents etc since the good stuff tends to get banned here. I don't think it's actually mineral spirits in the bottle, if it was I'd definitely not dispose of it since mineral spirits was banned here too.

I'm guessing it was indeed chlorinated brake cleaner, maybe whatever faster evaporating solvents in it evaporated a bit leaving behind whatever concoction it is now (it was sealed when I got it)? Acetone, heptane, I'm not sure? Maybe someday I'll try adding some acetone to a portion of it to see what happens.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Yeah, I haven't thrown it out. I'm not a wasteful person (borderline hoarder maybe) especially when it comes to solvents etc since the good stuff tends to get banned here. I don't think it's actually mineral spirits in the bottle, if it was I'd definitely not dispose of it since mineral spirits was banned here too.

I'm guessing it was indeed chlorinated brake cleaner, maybe whatever faster evaporating solvents in it evaporated a bit leaving behind whatever concoction it is now (it was sealed when I got it)? Acetone, heptane, I'm not sure? Maybe someday I'll try adding some acetone to a portion of it to see what happens.

Maybe try dropping a greasy part in it? If it acts like a de greaser, than use it as one. Mixing acetone with an unknown chemical could be dodgy..lol

 

[Sgtboz]

How do you buy brake cleaner for the cheapest per unit price?

Go to Menards and catch the brake cleaner on sale.

 

[pelletman]

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