[TheForge] pipe cleaning

[John Allen]

My supplier puts a mixture of diesel fuel and used oil from the trucks and
forklifts. It lasts a long time and cleans easily with simple green

On Aug 1, 2011 3:05 PM, "Jerry Frost" <akfrosty at mtaonline.net> wrote:
> I was wondering what blackness was being talked about. The mill coating is

> often a paintlike stuff and will yield to solvents like acetone or
thinner.
> If there's going to be drilling, and such afterwards sandblasting or
sanding
> will really increase tool wear.
>
> Jer
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>>
>> On Jul 31, 2011, at 9:25 AM, Cindy and James wrote:
>>
>>> Some mention citric, vinegar, etc. I
>>> haven't tried them for cleaning but suspect they would work too but
>>> maybe not as quickly as the more hazardous stuff.
>>
>> Neither will work if there is a coating of grease or oil on the work in
>> fact most acids will not do much good on oily or greasy work. First you
>> have to degrease with a solvent or aqueous detergent as you point out and

>> much scrubbing is generally involved .
>>
>> James Binnion
>> jbin at well.com
>>
>>
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