Best chemical for Degreasing..

[welterracer]

What is the best chemical for degreasing..

Ive tried using brake clean, acidtone and biodegradable degreasers but they barely get anything off..

What do you use??

[williamdoherty]

Obviously dependent on the soils to be removed.
Try Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK)for stubborn Organic soils.
Follow Manufacturers OHS & E recommendations.

[SCOTTRODS]

What is the best chemical for degreasing..

Ive tried using brake clean, acidtone and biodegradable degreasers but they barely get anything off..

What do you use??

I use more grease,.... Elbow Grease. Aside from that I have just obtained a parts washer and I'm trying to decide what I'll put in it. I'm currently debating on mineral spirits or Kerosene, or a specialized product such as "Safetyu Klean" or D-Greeze..... Not sure quite yet, but I often clean with just soap and water on stubborn stuff, and scrape and wirebrush a bunch.

[Blazin_Jason]

We have a parts washer with solvent but we rarely ever use it. Depending on what we need to do, burn off oven if you can, xylene, hot water pressure washer with detergent. Even putting the greasy parts into the oven for a bit helps to get the greases out, then you can blast the parts.

[CarWiz]

What kind/size of parts are we talking about? I've had good luck using engine degreaser then hitting with a pressure washer. This works with the large parts or parts you can tie down. It also helps if the parts are a little warm. I've also used the bake method followed by media blasting as Jason says. This seems to work better for really caked up dirt and grease. Sometimes there's no substitute for pre-scraping heavy soil.

I'm still nursing about 20 gallons of naphtha I got about 3 years ago--Back when it was cheap. I treated it with Stabil so it doesn't degrade much. I only put about 3 gallons at a time in the parts washer. The stuff you get now days is a blend with very little naphtha. I don't care for using kerosene, mineral spirits (paint thinner) or diesel. It feels too oily and doesn't really cut the grime very fast. I've been known to use lacquer thinner straight or juice a pail of mineral spirits with a 50/50 mix of LT.

Most bio-type cleaners work a lot better if they're warm. Or HOT! (120*F and up.) Using the amine type soaps in a hot tank will really cut grease and oil fast. Just make sure you wear rubber gloves and protection as it will dissolve the fatty tissues in your skin too! This is what most commercial parts washers use. After the unit has cooled down, you run an oil skimmer then run the liquid through a filter. It can be used over and over.

[BigGeno_CCI]

I might sound a little pregidous, but I am quite happy to say that there hasn't been anything that our Premium Red Degreaser can't cut thru.