[TheForge] Re: Cleaner for mild steel

Tue Jun 3 21:25:00 2003

Methylethel-keytone
reducer/solvent
dan tull
georgia
abba, afc, S.C. psba, obg,sofa
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Woolley" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: Cleaner for mild steel


> To all,
>
> Thanks for the responses.  I didn't think of lacquer thinner which I
> have at the shop.  Gonna buy some cleaner types that were mentioned.  I
> never heard of MEK.  Industrial Cleaner?
>
>
> cheers,
> Bill Woolley
>
>
> gblacksmith wrote:
>
> >Mike:  I have had VERY good results with the orange oil based heavy duty
> >cleaners and Pine Sol types.  These are acidic and cut grease well.  They
> >are non flammable and non toxic as well.
> >
> >                                Grant
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Mike Spencer" <[email protected]>
> >To: <[email protected]>
> >Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 9:53 AM
> >Subject: [TheForge] Re: Cleaner for mild steel
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>>I'm trying, to no avail, to remove what I think is mild grease and
> >>>oil from handling.  I've tried alcohol, mineral spirits, turpentine,
> >>>acetone degreaser.  Acetone and degreaser are changing the color of
> >>>the mill scale, the others are helping but not fully getting it done.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Lacquer thinner?  I find that when I want something spotlessly grease-
> >>& oil-free, lacquer thinner is the last stop short of a soak in hot lye
> >>(and it doesn't sound like lye is a good choice for your application.)
> >>
> >>- Mike
> >>
> >>-- 
> >>Michael Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada
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> >>http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/
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