Who has a parts washer? - Page 2

Gumby · 01-31-08, 07:32 PM

Sorry. Don't browse the home improvement aisle much.

Yeah. i still like it. I don't notice any smell. The filter bags work great if I can just get a damn pump to live.

hardly any evaporation, even when the kids leave the lid up. Almost all of the loss is from carry-away. it's lasted a really long time.

Junk · 01-31-08, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Gumby

Sorry. Don't browse the home improvement aisle much.

Yeah. i still like it. I don't notice any smell. The filter bags work great if I can just get a damn pump to live.

hardly any evaporation, even when the kids leave the lid up. Almost all of the loss is from carry-away. it's lasted a really long time.

Thx fkr

Koffer · 02-01-08, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Junk

Thx fkr

Hey if your picking some of this up I'd like to get some too and maybe save a couple of bucks too

Junk · 02-01-08, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Koffer

Hey if your picking some of this up I'd like to get some too and maybe save a couple of bucks too

I'll get a few quotes and PM them to you.

Koffer · 02-01-08, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Junk

I'll get a few quotes and PM them to you.

Thanks Junk
I got a cheap 20 gal unit (almost a year ago) and haven't filled it yet

Hugh Heifer · 02-01-08, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by IH8Wood

I had a Harbor Freight 20 gallon model. I used it for one knuckle rebuild and threw it away. It was messy, stinky, and hard to clean. Now I use a 5 gallon plastic bucket for big stuff and an 1.5 gallon heated ultrasonic cleaner smaller stuff.

I have one and like it fine. Found no issues. Using the biodegradable shit in it at full strength and does a decent job. I want to upgrade solvent to thinner or diesel though. Am sure I will have to replace the pump at that point with a Northern replacement. I just like the big tub.

yooper · 02-02-08, 06:09 AM

I have the cheap 20 gallon one and I love it. Mine is the "Tool Shop" brand from Menards, identical to the Harbor Freight one.

I use Castrol Super Clean for solvent. It is water based. It cuts grease as well or better than the organic solvents but without any smell, is nonflammable, and biodegradable. You have to wear gloves or it will eat up your hands. You have to be careful with aluminum parts - don't soak them for more than about half and hour, as the solvent will etch the metal and eventually eat it up. With 12 gallons of Super Clean I can get through two full knuckle jobs before it's got too much crap in it. It's more expensive than other parts solvent but you don't have to buy it very often.

I think Castrol sold this product and it's just called "Super Clean" now.

EDIT. I've had mine for three years. Three full knuckle jobs and some other stuff. Zero problems. The "filter" is just a piece of nylon mesh stuff, not very efficient.

flintknapper · 02-02-08, 07:59 AM

I have the 20 gallon model as well. I couldn't get along without it.

I buy Varsol (mineral spirits) in bulk at a local oil company for use as a cleaning agent (lasts forever).

This is an item I wish I had bought 20 years ago. Mine has lasted fine (pump too) for the 5-6 years I've had it, and it gets used often.

Junk · 02-04-08, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Koffer

Hey if your picking some of this up I'd like to get some too and maybe save a couple of bucks too

Finally got a quote from them:
For 6 5gal jugs, price is $49.23 each plus shipping which is $102
For 12 5gal jugs, price is $45.59 each plus shipping which is still $102 (they have a per pallet price)
Both of the above is for the odorless recirculating solvent which has the flash point of 130

If you go to the 142 flashpoint stuff, which has a strong odor, the prices drop to:
For 6 5gal jugs, price is $45.05 each plus shipping which is $102
For 12 5gal jugs, price is $41.40 each plus shipping which is still $102

Koffer, I'm leaning towards getting 6 5gal jugs of the odorless. It's pretty $ compared to mineral spirits etc, but it's odorless and has a high flash point. Only thing they couldn't answer was my question about polarity. Supposedly if you use mineral spirits and fill your drum with 5 gal of water first, whatever gunk you accumulate will drop out of the spirits into the water. I guess it stays seperated pretty well. That's a big benefit in my book of mineral spirits. I know the advance auto stuff supposedly would work similiar to mineral spirits but I've also heard the odor is pretty strong.

BTW, even though this stuff is petro based, they have no problem shipping it to buggerville. Let me know your thoughts.

Koffer · 02-05-08, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Junk

Koffer, I'm leaning towards getting 6 5gal jugs of the odorless. It's pretty $ compared to mineral spirits etc, but it's odorless and has a high flash point. Only thing they couldn't answer was my question about polarity. Supposedly if you use mineral spirits and fill your drum with 5 gal of water first, whatever gunk you accumulate will drop out of the spirits into the water. I guess it stays seperated pretty well. That's a big benefit in my book of mineral spirits. I know the advance auto stuff supposedly would work similiar to mineral spirits but I've also heard the odor is pretty strong.

BTW, even though this stuff is petro based, they have no problem shipping it to buggerville. Let me know your thoughts.

Mike
I'll take 2) 5gal jugs of what ever you order. Also did you findout about the bags too ?

Thanks

macneill · 02-10-08, 07:35 PM

This is a lot of reading and it's been a long week/weekend of work...

I'm going old school coffee can with gasoline and paint brush.

Nutz sucks ass by the way...

Koffer · 02-12-08, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Junk

Finally got a quote from them:
For 6 5gal jugs, price is $49.23 each plus shipping which is $102
For 12 5gal jugs, price is $45.59 each plus shipping which is still $102 (they have a per pallet price)
Both of the above is for the odorless recirculating solvent which has the flash point of 130

Hey whats going on with this with this ??? You never got back about the stuff in the bag for cleaning also . (looks like I will take 15gal as the 12 is what I need and a couple left over for

)

Im just busting balls , Im hoping Moms still doing well

Junk · 02-12-08, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Koffer

Hey whats going on with this with this ??? You never got back about the stuff in the bag for cleaning also . (looks like I will take 15gal as the 12 is what I need and a couple left over for

)

Im just busting balls , Im hoping Moms still doing well

Thanks man. Yeah, I gotta get on that. Should be able to get around to it tomorrow.

Koffer · 02-12-08, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Junk

Thanks man. Yeah, I gotta get on that. Should be able to get around to it tomorrow.

Hey Its no biggie

Take care of what you need to
Its been empty for a year so a few more weeks is no problem

Junk · 02-19-08, 09:03 PM

Those guys are frickin crazy. Filters cost $87 for a 2 pack.

For the price of this crap and the filters I could fill it several times with mineral spirits.

If you're heading up on Sat we can chat then. If not, drop me a pm.

Koffer · 02-19-08, 09:11 PM

Hey Mike

Yeah Im thinking about heading up .

Gumby · 02-20-08, 10:10 AM

Yup. Spendy. I don't remember it being that much, but my problem is getting rid of the mineral spirits. Disposal costs more than the damn solvent.

Safely Kleen's contract cost me more in a year than the 1st ayd stuff that's lasted me two years and is still going strong.

Junk · 02-20-08, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Gumby

Yup. Spendy. I don't remember it being that much, but my problem is getting rid of the mineral spirits. Disposal costs more than the damn solvent.

Safely Kleen's contract cost me more in a year than the 1st ayd stuff that's lasted me two years and is still going strong.

I'm sure getting rid of the 1st Ayd stuff won't be easy though either.

Gumby · 02-20-08, 10:41 AM

True, but I don't have to do it every 6 months.

If I lived in Buggerville I could just dump it in the nearest swamp. Probably less toxic.

reffug · 02-20-08, 11:07 AM

don't worry junk will get rid of it.

just don't ask how.

Junk · 02-20-08, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by reffug

don't worry junk will get rid of it.

just don't ask how.

zebrabeefj40 · 02-23-08, 10:28 AM

Junk makes a mean mixed drink....

Junk · 02-23-08, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by zebrabeefj40

Junk makes a mean mixed drink....

Whoah. Look who's slumming

Sc0- · 05-05-08, 08:42 AM

R & D Barrel-Mount Electric Parts Washer — 30 Gallons, Average Flow Rate 150 GPH, Model# K7322 | Solvent-Based Parts Washers | Northern Tool + Equipment

Picked up one of these and 20 gallons or so of Stoddard solvent, should have bought one YEARS ago... decided on spending a few extra dollars for the "pro" model in hopes that the pump will be troublefree for years to come. (bought it maybe a year and a half ago...)

Any other types of solvent or liquid that can be mixed with Stoddard solvents?

01-31-08, 07:32 PM	#31
Gumby shahrislamic radical Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Knee deep in hookers and gin TLCA# 5658 Posts: 5,628	Sorry. Don't browse the home improvement aisle much. Yeah. i still like it. I don't notice any smell. The filter bags work great if I can just get a damn pump to live. hardly any evaporation, even when the kids leave the lid up. Almost all of the loss is from carry-away. it's lasted a really long time. __________________ War Pig and Cerdito "Don't you know, Stan, it's *always* between a Giant Douche and a Turd Sandwich."

02-02-08, 07:59 AM	#38
flintknapper IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: May 2004 Location: Deep East Texas Posts: 1,615	I have the 20 gallon model as well. I couldn't get along without it. I buy Varsol (mineral spirits) in bulk at a local oil company for use as a cleaning agent (lasts forever). This is an item I wish I had bought 20 years ago. Mine has lasted fine (pump too) for the 5-6 years I've had it, and it gets used often. __________________ Flintknapper: '97 Land Cruiser, Moonglow Pearl Chocolate Lab (Kota), I miss you. ΜOΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ (come and take them)

02-10-08, 07:35 PM	#41
macneill Rollin’ on 33s... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Brooklyn / Edgartown / Oak Bluffs TLCA# 12733 Posts: 3,084	This is a lot of reading and it's been a long week/weekend of work... I'm going old school coffee can with gasoline and paint brush. Nutz sucks ass by the way... __________________ 1981 FJ60 - Martha’s Vineyard - 209K, OME, BFG ATs, MAF header, hi-flo cat and Magnaflow, Surco Safari Rack, Rod Racks. 2002 UZJ100 - Brooklyn - 42K, OME 865, OME T-Bars, TJM T-15, TJM RB8, Slee Diff-Drop, Slee Tube Sliders, African Outback Roof Rack, Borla, Warn, IPF, PIAA, Toyo Open Country ATs. Gotham City Land Cruisers Yankee Toys Bay to Blue Ridge Cruisers

02-19-08, 09:11 PM	#46
Koffer IH8MUD Thread Killer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Hopewell NJ Posts: 992	Hey Mike Yeah Im thinking about heading up . __________________ Todd 64' FJ40, 79' FJ40,(gone) 86' BJ70, 92' FJ80,(gone) 96' FZJ80 just 3 cruisers now 66'M416 and a 92' M101CND

02-20-08, 10:10 AM	#47
Gumby shahrislamic radical Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Knee deep in hookers and gin TLCA# 5658 Posts: 5,628	Yup. Spendy. I don't remember it being that much, but my problem is getting rid of the mineral spirits. Disposal costs more than the damn solvent. Safely Kleen's contract cost me more in a year than the 1st ayd stuff that's lasted me two years and is still going strong. __________________ War Pig and Cerdito "Don't you know, Stan, it's *always* between a Giant Douche and a Turd Sandwich."

02-19-08, 09:03 PM	#45
Junk IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: buggerville nj Posts: 5,547 Blog Entries: 1	Those guys are frickin crazy. Filters cost $87 for a 2 pack. For the price of this crap and the filters I could fill it several times with mineral spirits. If you're heading up on Sat we can chat then. If not, drop me a pm.

02-20-08, 10:41 AM	#49
Gumby shahrislamic radical Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Knee deep in hookers and gin TLCA# 5658 Posts: 5,628	True, but I don't have to do it every 6 months. If I lived in Buggerville I could just dump it in the nearest swamp. Probably less toxic. __________________ War Pig and Cerdito "Don't you know, Stan, it's *always* between a Giant Douche and a Turd Sandwich."

02-20-08, 11:07 AM	#50
reffug grown up MOD Join Date: May 2004 Location: 'in dat der briar patch' TLCA# 14549 Posts: 4,122	don't worry junk will get rid of it. just don't ask how. __________________ "If it wasn't a Landcruiser and hadn't been built the way it was you do realize you would be DEAD." VA State Police Officer

02-23-08, 10:28 AM	#52
zebrabeefj40 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: southeastern IN TLCA# 7767 Posts: 1,711	Junk makes a mean mixed drink....

05-05-08, 08:42 AM	#54
Sc0- IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 237	R & D Barrel-Mount Electric Parts Washer — 30 Gallons, Average Flow Rate 150 GPH, Model# K7322 \| Solvent-Based Parts Washers \| Northern Tool + Equipment Picked up one of these and 20 gallons or so of Stoddard solvent, should have bought one YEARS ago... decided on spending a few extra dollars for the "pro" model in hopes that the pump will be troublefree for years to come. (bought it maybe a year and a half ago...) Any other types of solvent or liquid that can be mixed with Stoddard solvents? __________________ '94 FZJ80: Pioneer 880PRS, TS-A1672R F&R. '01 CBR600F4i '01 Giant NRS1 '02 VW Golf TDI '03 KFX400 (MX stuffed)