Oh and if you have access to one, I HIGHLY recommend a steam cleaner. I use my Brothers. Just spray the steam and wipe with a rag. You can even do it inside your house without getting grime on the floor.
You made that into more work then it needs to be.. simply buy a rubber maid gallon tub or larger depending on how large of parts you want to do. use purple power degreaser and mix 5 to 1 depending how strong you need it and simply soak the parts for a few hours (walk away) let the tub and immersion do all the work .. remove parts hit with garden hose and rinse dry or use compressed air to dry the part. any quality degreaser works use full strength if you can afford . The point is you can keep the tub and degreaser for years to come simply store somewhere it will not freeze in the winter. By cleaning parts in you kitchen sink you make a massive mess and all the degreaser you use gets poured down the drain depending on how big your project is or how many it ends up costing you loads more then the tub method .. I use a 55 gallon drum and drop engine blocks in the stuff and then after degreased I drop iron engine blocks in home made electrolysis tank and comes out like new
Hey Griffon, What you say makes absolute sense, but for me it is not practical to try and store something of that size, I think the sound of your electrolysis tank sounds pretty cool though!
Tamsen! Fancy using a DIRTY, GREASE-SOAKED engine! All the other vids use pristine ,slightly dusty garage-kept machines for their demos, so your vid was a breathe of realistic fresh air! This has placed you at: 1. At the top of my 'bikers to be respected' list, 2. A real expert here,folks!, 3. People to marry when you get time ( as long as you fancy seventy year old 'voyagers'!), 4. I'm rebuilding my 250 yam majesty to go on a 6000 mile trip through Europe in May, but was a little bit taken aback when I realised just how dirty the casings are! Many thanks for your help, I'm off to buy some gunk and a toothbrush! Den,Wales
Wow! this brings back some memories, my Saturday job was cleaning engine (and other) parts to be repaired at my Father's workshop when I was a lad. May I suggest having a look at steam cleaning equipment for starting off, it's reasonably cheap these days and saves a lot of effort. :>)
1 gallon jug. 1/2 kerosene + 1qt ATF + 1qt Dawn dish detergent. Shake to mix, shake before using. Pour into spray bottle. Aluminum friendly. Best degreaser you can't buy.
I have a gpx 750 engine in my garage that needs taking apart, cleaning, repainting and selling. I wish I had a sink to do stuff in 😂 you can also use petrol and brake cleaner to clean engine components which I find is the cheapest way and can be just as effective... Even if slightly bad for the lungs 😂
Well, much to my partners outrage when I blew half my garage budget on buying it, it was originally for the purpose of creating engine related videos. I figured it would be a great way to get a close up on various parts and would mean I could work on more involved parts of the engine whilst still keeping my bike on the road :D I guess I could look at a creative project for it after, but I have many many engine videos to make first ;)
lol! ***Spoiler alert*** the removed cylinder block may have something to do with an upcoming video... You will just have to subscribe to be kept updated on the latest videos I am working on!
Don't think you are suppose to put the rubbish down domestic drains....try petrol,gunk ,diesel much better results and cheaper.......start the barbbi fire with the waste.
I agree that putting a large quantity in the sink would not be a good idea, however, I am not sure that starting a fire with it is a much better plan ;)
It is a fair point, that stuff is not great for the environment, however, it is better than allowing it to flow into the ground and thereby affecting the groundwater. I use small amounts to clean the engine parts and once part of the UK water sewage system, understand how it goes through multiple process stages to remove anything harmful to the environment before entering the water system. Any solvents should be treated with care and respect for the environment. Thanks for watching, I do appreciate your comments.
