Re: How do you clean your parts?

[David Stanton]

I use kerosene or, #1 diesel (same as #1 fuel oil). The #1 smells better than kerosene. Yes these are flammable, but not explosive like gasoline. If you put some on a paper towel and put a match to it, it just burns like a candle (ever seen a kerosene lamp flame?). I put some in a bucket and cover the bucket when not in use to stop evaporation. I use an old paintbrush with these solvents on stubborn areas. When the solvent gets good and dirty, I take it to an a hazardous waste collection event my county has twice a year, and they take it for free – I get rid of old gasoline from newly acquired old old motors that way too.
Dave