Parts Washers: Recommendations

[Gerta]

R3V'ers:

For those of you with experience ... first hand experience is preferred, I'm looking at restoring one or both of my 2002's. I have think that I might want to acquire a parts washer for the rusty bits that I want to package and save during the rebuilt. Some guidelines:

1. Doing this out of my garage, not out of an industrial area.
2. I want something that has reasonable cleaning power
3. Something not too caustic that I cant easily dispose of the cleaning agent
4. Something with a reasonable cost

What do you fellers recommend? Is there a better solution than a harbor freight jobbie?

Gerta

[djjerme]

How big of pieces are you thinking of cleaning?

I have access to a Hot Tank, which is nice, but for smaller parts unnecessary.

For smaller bits of have a jar of "stuff." It's a cocktail of what ever was near the bench when I needed to clean some bolts/brackets..etc. So there some Simple Green, some White Vinegar, some Goof Off, and maybe some cheap Harbor Freight degreaser. If I'm not working on something, I usually am cleaning bits. But I also don't usually have a lot of free time to do it, so often I will just load the "Stuff" jar full of bits to be cleaned, and then either later that day or later that week - I'll fish the bits out, and wipe them off good as new!

For larger parts that I don't want to throw in the big parts washer because they are heavy or I just don't want them in the back of the Saab - I have a big plastic tub that I use with a cheap pressure washer, some of the cheap HF degreaser in a spray bottle and/or Simple Green.

HF has brass and steel brushes for cheap, and their degreaser gallons are rock bottom as well. If you just keep recycling the fluid, you can actually get a lot of cleaning done (that's what their ghetto parts washer does anyways!)

I know it's probably not the answer you were wanting, but I am garage size challenged - so I tend to look for options that take up ZERO floor space.

[Gerta]

That is some good advice there! Thanks! I'm really looking for something that I can soak the random nuts bolt small parts .. etc .. .not big stuff.

I have a local HF so I'll take a gander there too!

[djjerme]

Just make sure you get yourself some good Mason Jars with lids. You can clean a hell of a lot that way, and if they are the glass, you can shake 'em like a salt shaker with really helps I find.

[prasina2]

[djjerme]

^^^That too..

But man, it's gotten expensive in recent years. Can you even still by the big 5 gallon buckets of it anymore?

[kid325e]

I have the one from HF - i'm sure you've seen it in my garage. Not the best but it's priced reasonably. I got a 5 gallon bucket of solvent from Motor Oil Supply, was about 50.00 or so. I love my HF one, even though I havn't used it in months.

[Mlarsen]

Just buy a Cuda.... duh.

[Gerta]

I have the one from HF - i'm sure you've seen it in my garage. Not the best but it's priced reasonably. I got a 5 gallon bucket of solvent from Motor Oil Supply, was about 50.00 or so. I love my HF one, even though I havn't used it in months.

You around tonight? I need to get some steelies for the yellow '02. I have some lies to tell you too ...

[Gerta]

Just buy a Cuda.... duh.

What is this "Cuda" you speak of? This better not be a Brad with lots of hand lotion type of parts cleaner.

[kid325e]

Steelies are long gone just installed with fresh firestones on a customers 76 2002

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[Gerta]

Damn! It's a true you snooze you lose deal!

[Mlarsen]

http://www.cudausa.com/

[BraveUlysses]

HF one looks pretty good

some threads about em

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=274252

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=200871

[Gerta]

HF one looks pretty good

some threads about em

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=274252

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=200871

Sweet. Thanks!