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Parts Washer - Looking for Solvent Recommendations
We have a new/never used Northern 20gallon parts washer (12 gallon solvent capacity). I'm looking for some recommendations for a good solvent to use. I believe it needs to be non-corrosive. Any help you may have would be greatly appreciated!
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PB Blaster makes a good solvent. It is not mineral spirit based. Doesn't leave a residue and can be use on some plastics even. Sells for about $85 for five gallons at Napa.
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I just bought 5 gallons of parts washer solvent at Tractor Supply last week for around $58. I haven't used it yet, so I can't say how well it works.
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I normally purchase mineral spirit based solvent from Rural King. It seems to last longer than mineral spirit replacements.
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My machinist uses Cascade dishwashing soap in his. No suds, cleans well. Simply soap and water.
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Misread this thread.....I thought you had one of the heated steam spray wash cabinets, not a solvent tank. Please disregard!
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140 Solvent is what we use. I don't like mineral spirits because of the smell... Thing you have to watch out for , if the unit has a plastic pump (cheapie) the solvent distorts the plastic and the pump stops working in short order.
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Paint thinner.
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Stoddard solvent add some auto trans fluid to soften the harshness.
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I've used the Tractor Supply solvent. Works well, just make sure to keep the lid closed on the washer or it will evaporate.
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I'm going to try "purple stuff" in the same cleaner diluted 15-1 and see what happens. I can always add more if it's not strong enough. Probably won't try it for about a month or so as I won't need it till then. I'll let you know how it works out.
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I bought one of those a few years ago... Got tired of fooling around with the water based degreasers and bought a solvent rated pump from Amazon .. modified it to fit and been using it that way since.
I use odorless mineral spirits but wondered if there was something better myself. Sent from my moto g(6) play using Tapatalk
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Thanks everyone. Looking at the washer closer it does specify only water based. We had a decent (warmer) day here in PA yesterday so I ended up washing my M20 parts out in the driveway with good old gas. The parts washer will be nice to have in place though long term.
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I used the stuff from Tractor Supply. It works pretty decently. Its reasonably priced compared to other stuff. When I was doing research it seemed like the cheap/safe stuff worked well if heated. Or you can use something with a much more dangerous flash point that works fine at room temp. Diesel seemed like a decent option if you didn't mind your garage smelling like a truck stop.
In retrospect I wish I had spent more money up front and bought a unit that heated the fluid. I didn't realize it before purchase.
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