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With the price of health insurance now a days if a colonoscopy wasn't charged under "preventative" procedure, a 6' camera and compressor would come in handy for someone with colon cancer in their genetics. :camera:
 
Does anybody here have any experience with these style smaller portable parts washers?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-1-2-Gallo...654705?hash=item2a62a5ba31:g:07YAAOSwYlJW2TWg

I'm into about my 4th engine in the last year or two now (98 cr250) and every time I get to where the oil is drained I think "damn I need a parts washer". And I dont have space for your standard old-school style parts washer.

Also, a lot of them are water based.
But I like the old-school, ozone killing, toxic, wear rubber gloves style chemicals.
Is the water-based stuff any good?
 
Does anybody here have any experience with these style smaller portable parts washers?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-1-2-Gallo...654705?hash=item2a62a5ba31:g:07YAAOSwYlJW2TWg

I'm into about my 4th engine in the last year or two now (98 cr250) and every time I get to where the oil is drained I think "damn I need a parts washer". And I dont have space for your standard old-school style parts washer.

Also, a lot of them are water based.
But I like the old-school, ozone killing, toxic, wear rubber gloves style chemicals.
Is the water-based stuff any good?

Haven't really used one of those in years. And as far as water based solvent style tank washer, no I haven't. But the hot water turn table style washer we have at work is great, just need the right soap. Anyways it's hard to see where you could go wrong for 50$.
 
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Ive used a Cuda before, a scalding hot washer for parts and it worked great. Parts were so hot you needed tongs to remove them, but that meant they also dried very quickly.
Maybe I'm just unclear on what water-based means.
To me it sounds like something I wouldn't want to put steel parts in.
I also question what the thing would smell like after an extended length of time.

Maybe I could use a non water-based solvent in it?
 
Ive used a Cuda before, a scalding hot washer for parts and it worked great. Parts were so hot you needed tongs to remove them, but that meant they also dried very quickly.
Maybe I'm just unclear on what water-based means.
To me it sounds like something I wouldn't want to put steel parts in.
I also question what the thing would smell like after an extended length of time.

Maybe I could use a non water-based solvent in it?


I bought one of those parts washers about 8 yrs ago. Cheap plastic. Bought the chemical solvent at tractor supply. Works well. Mine is cracking though and I will need to get rid of it soon. Danno made a hot water parts washer about 3-4 yrs ago.
 
I bought one of those parts washers about 8 yrs ago.
It sounds like you got your moneys worth then. And the one above is steel.
Bought the chemical solvent at tractor supply.
There is a tractor supply close to me.
An old dish washer works great.
It probably does, but I dont have room for that either. But I got rid of the Magna yesterday and now I have some more room on my shelf, so I think it's a done deal and I'm gonna pull the trigger. Thanks for the input y'all.
 
I was going to say an old dish washer. If you put a sump pump (always on w/switch) in a 5 gallon bucket hooked up to the intake house, and the exit hose into another bucket, creating a filter type system to get the liquid back to the pickup bucket polished, you can use the DEP from Home Depot. Seen it at a guys shop before. Pretty slick.
 
I ordered the one above. Like Steve says, for $50.00 you cant hardly go wrong. And I can put the petroleum based solvents in it, just that the cost goes up another $150.00. So I am probably going to go with the purple stuff for $5.00/gallon.
 
I ordered the one above. Like Steve says, for $50.00 you cant hardly go wrong. And I can put the petroleum based solvents in it, just that the cost goes up another $150.00. So I am probably going to go with the purple stuff for $5.00/gallon.
You're not a shop, so of course the tank will work. I have a HF stand parts washer with the purple, but prefer my 5 gallon can of waste fuel to clean my parts and the environment around me. :smirk:
I also have WD-40 by the gallon to spray it all off after a high preasure wash.
 

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I love my parts wash. Don't leave anything aluminum in it longer than required. Some water based de-greasers stain/oxidize aluminum. -BIG DAN:thumb:
 
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