Green degreaser
05-30-19, 06:37 PM
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Green degreaser
I'm using this degreaser that claims to be environmentally-friendly and plant-based: (Sorry, Japanese website). https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It smells like hell and it's hard to believe it can be all that environmentally-friendly when I feel compelled to wear a mask while using it.
I'm using this to remove a dry lube.
Can anybody recommend a degreaser that works, is supposed to be enviro-friendly and doesn't stink like a toxic chemical factory? Maybe even some DIY thing?
It smells like hell and it's hard to believe it can be all that environmentally-friendly when I feel compelled to wear a mask while using it.
I'm using this to remove a dry lube.
Can anybody recommend a degreaser that works, is supposed to be enviro-friendly and doesn't stink like a toxic chemical factory? Maybe even some DIY thing?
05-30-19, 06:57 PM
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Even an "environmentally friendly" degreaser won't be environmentally friendly once it's contaminated with grease and dirt.
The most effective degreaser is OMS (Odorless Mineral Spirits) which is low in odor and not too much a flammability hazard. You can use it to clean the parts, then let the dirt settle in the container and filter the reasonably clean solvent through a coffee filter and reuse it. That's about as environmentally good as it gets.
For a DIY degreaser Dawn dish soap in water works pretty well. Simple Green is also considered a good choice by some users and is also water based.
The most effective degreaser is OMS (Odorless Mineral Spirits) which is low in odor and not too much a flammability hazard. You can use it to clean the parts, then let the dirt settle in the container and filter the reasonably clean solvent through a coffee filter and reuse it. That's about as environmentally good as it gets.
For a DIY degreaser Dawn dish soap in water works pretty well. Simple Green is also considered a good choice by some users and is also water based.
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Odorless Mineral Spirits.
Let the grease settle to the bottom, pour the clean spirits off the top and reuse. There is no need to use a coffee filter.
Take the gunk which settles to the bottom to the disposal facility once or twice each year.
-Tim-
Let the grease settle to the bottom, pour the clean spirits off the top and reuse. There is no need to use a coffee filter.
Take the gunk which settles to the bottom to the disposal facility once or twice each year.
-Tim-
Last edited by TimothyH; 05-30-19 at 07:35 PM.
