Parts Cleaners in CA?

[toyotadriver]

Bio diesel has alcohol in it so it stands to reason it would clean better. The PSC 1000 is such a more mild odor than diesel I’d much rather use it than diesel.

 

[Zeke]

OK, a little bump. Using a combo of gas/diesel for big stuff and carb soak for anything that will fit in a gallon can, and then using a water based cleaner (many of them work as well as the next), I'm getting it done.

But my 3 gal. bucket of Evaporust is dead whether I heat it or not. I'm not buying anymore of that (expensive). I had asked on another thread (https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...end-archoil-rust-remover.481633/#post-9101990) if that stuff Archoil was any good. It's sold in concentrate so I like that I can make as much or as little as I need and toss it when its finished working.

Anything else you guys know about rust and cleaning in general?

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

I do strip paint from hardware like hinges and knobs in an electric frying pan with TSP.

Ain’t cheap but I have stripped old OLD lead paint in B12 Chemtool (I think is the name) fuel injection cleaner. It’ll come off in sheets - very impressive. Filter the cleaner and reuse it.

Also, Home Depot sells something they call Concrete and Metal Prep. It’s phosphoric acid and I use it all the time to remove rust from anything except aluminum.

 

[sreeb]

I just picked up another 5 gal can of parts cleaner at TSC. I won't need it soon but, living in CA, I can't count on any useful chemical being available next time I want to buy some.

 

[dshop]

Zeke...#30 above,
get yourself a $10 used Crock Pot at the local thrift store...I've used one for years with just plain water, and it removes layers and layers of old paint in a few hours, or overnight if really tough.
I cooked some ornate victorian hinges overnight and they came out completely clean, just a quick scrub with a wire brush.
no harm, no real effort. highly recommended.

 

[brownbagg]

you know that a good idea, get a heating element, heat the water in the solvent tank, add soap. run through the pump

 

[88thunder]

Can you still buy "universal solvent" at auto paint supply stores? There's gotta be some of those in the Long Beach area.

 

[Zeke]

No.

Can you still buy "universal solvent" at auto paint supply stores? There's gotta be some of those in the Long Beach area.