[CR]Vintage Solvents? What do you use on 30 yr old greased/grimed parts?

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Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 15:27:33 -0700 (PDT)
From: Raymond Dobbins <raydobbins2003@yahoo.com>
To: scott davis <francopedia@yahoo.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <20050818221356.28009.qmail@web30214.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Subject: [CR]Vintage Solvents? What do you use on 30 yr old greased/grimed parts?

i use simple green for grime - works great, even leaves a shine. for grease i use formula 88 degreaser - black plastic jar, should be available at most k-marts, definitely at home depot. but simple green gets out stuff that even mineral spirits won't. there were spots on a serotta ti frame that just wouldn't come out with anything - finally they did with simple green.

ray dobbins
miami florida


--- scott davis wrote:


> I tried cleaning some greasey grimed ol' Campy chainrings, today. I

\r?\n> began w/ WD-40 But, It's been reformulated and rendered useless on

\r?\n> serious gunk, along with other once proud over-the-counter brake

\r?\n> parts cleaners and engine cleaners.

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\r?\n> Are there any effective solvents still available in these

\r?\n> environmentally friendly modern times? Can anyone recommend something

\r?\n> from the cleaning isles of 2005 department or auto parts stores?

\r?\n> Or elsewhere? I found a citrus solvent a few years ago. I think it

\r?\n> was called "Xenox." The stuff worked almost instantly. It cleared

\r?\n> sinuses, too. Unfortunately, it was taken off the shelves a few

\r?\n> months later.

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\r?\n> Scott Chemically Challenged Davis--ST. Paul, MN USA

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