Degreasers: what's your favorite?

[steef]

I picked up a big jug of Castrol Super Clean cleaner and have been impressed by it. It seems to work better than the Orange citrussy stuff I was using last summer. It's a little nit harsh on the hands, but most of these products are. I do think it's harsh on aluminum and anodizing, so I wouldn't advising soak those types of parts in it.

[Tetreves]

Gasoline or charcoal lighter fluid. :D

Actually I tend to use whatever brand of commercial degreaser is laying around (I don't use it that often).

[Kosk]

Rubbing alcohol.

100% for tuff jobs, cut with distilled water for lighter duty.

Doesn't get much cheaper than that.

[iceskier]

Simple Green. Cheap, smells good, cleans well, biosafe, and it is cheap. You can get it in large containers and it is cheap.:cool:

[gopherhockey]

Simple Green. Cheap, smells good, cleans well, biosafe, and it is cheap. You can get it in large containers and it is cheap.:cool:

It has my vote too. Tastes good as well!

[Crash]

paint thinner.

[bike>>rider]

I'll third the Simple Green vote.

One I wouldn't recommend is Pedros Bio-degreaser -- not strong enough (doesn't work well). Pedros Orange Peelz and Finish Line degreaser work well, but really expensive compared to Simple Green, which you can pick up at Walmart.

[Aaroneous]

I use the fake Simple Green from the dollar store. It totally doesn't suck, and it's only a dollar!
And yeah, the Pedro's BioDegreaser is only slightly more effective than threatening the parts to get clean on their own.

[danger!]

Simple Green here too. Used to have a parts washer, but I wasn't using it enough to justify the space. I might get a small benchtop one though for the project bikes.

[gopherhockey]

paint thinner.

This is a cleaning discussion... not a favorite beverage. Come on Craig... ;)

[steef]

This is a cleaning discussion... not a favorite beverage. Come on Craig... ;)

So anyone ever tried Everclear?:crazy::banana:

[syntaxjunkie]

So anyone ever tried Everclear?:crazy::banana:
once. it'd strip the paint right off your frame alright, but that's not what i was using it for.

[Rocky Mountain]

Simple Green ... Buy it in bulk from Sams Club.

Add it with water to a spray bottle to pre-treat cassettes and rims.
It cleans my chain pretty good with the use of the Park chain cleaner.

[Trevize1138]

Wow, didn't realize so many recommend Simple Green for de-greasing! My wife bought it as a powerful household cleaner. I should go dip my 34 PICT-3 carburetor in a bucket of that stuff!

[tedsti]

Zep Big Orange - The best, but spendy and hard to find. I have a stash that I use on the real nasty stuff. The whole basement smells like oranges for a week after I use it.

Simple Green - I use this most of the time because it is cheap and works.

[nigel]

Finish Line Citrus Degreaser

[SteveY]

Well it may not be the most environmentally friendly product on the market, but I'll use Gunk Engine Brite degreaser once in a while. Available at your local auto parts store for a few bucks a can and works wonders on greasy chains and cogs. Also works on the engine block of your car if you're so moved.

[RedSquirrel]

WD40 once in a while. Orange Citris was my favorite but leaves a thick resedue....so I'll try others suggestions..

[gopherhockey]

Finish Line Citrus Degreaser

I do like the smell of that stuff...

[jjrsds]

Solvent tank at work (Eco friendly of course). Just put all the parts in at once, blow dry, grease or oil and reinstall.

[col200]

I've really only used Finish Line Citrus but it seems to work fine. I need more though. i'll try some of the suggested.

[bike>>rider]

Just found this article:

http://www.velonews.com/tech/report/articles/9216.0.html

For people who rotate between 2 chains and keep the unused one soaking in a solvent between changes, you don't want to use simple green for this - see article. Seems like Simple Green is okay as long as you don't leave the chain in it for extended periods though. Anyway, thought folks might be interested.

[Nita]

Wow, didn't realize so many recommend Simple Green for de-greasing! My wife bought it as a powerful household cleaner. I should go dip my 34 PICT-3 carburetor in a bucket of that stuff!


We women know about grease! :cheesy: I use it for my chains and my laundry.