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  Jan. 3, 2010 9:52 p.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork

  My lovely wife got me a parts cleaner for Christmas. This is a good thing, as I am incapable of bolting a dirty part to a car. I'm looking for suggestions on what cleaning fluid to use though. In the past, I've used mineral spirits, and have been very happy with the performance. That was in a shop though. This is in my basement. I'm looking for something with little to no stink.
  

  Thoughts?

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  Jan. 3, 2010 10:00 p.m. Datsun1500 Dork

  I use kerosene in mine. It is in the garage though.

  I completely missed the fact that I am now a dork and no one told me.

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  Jan. 3, 2010 10:20 p.m. AngryCorvair SuperDork

  low-odor mineral spirits? put it on wheels and only use it outdoors? that's all i got.

  if you're gonna be a bear.... be a grizzly bear!

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  Jan. 4, 2010 4:49 a.m. ignorant SuperDork

  Safety Kleen makes what you want, but I don't know how much it costs.

  My wife says I spend too much time on the potty.

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  Jan. 4, 2010 7:19 a.m. spitfirebill Dork

  Tractor Supply should have what you want.

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  Jan. 4, 2010 7:35 a.m. John Brown SuperDork

  Water and Dawn dish soap.

  You don't want any real cleaner in the house. I ran a basin inside the house with a light dish soap mixture, it wasn't super awesome but was pretty decent as a degreaser.

  Internationally known as The Brown Stig

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  Jan. 4, 2010 8:07 a.m. Per Schroeder Technical Editor/Advertising Director

  A lot of shops use the "Purple Power" style cleaners. 5-gallon jugs at Autozone are 12 bucks.

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  Jan. 4, 2010 8:08 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork

  Simple Green works pretty well if you use it straight - not as well as mineral spirits but it won't kill you or burn your house down either. You can dump it right down the drain when you are done.

  Super Purple works better on steel but will ruin aluminum and pot metals finish. It also makes a mess out of your skin after a while if it gets past the gloves.

  walterj, playing with the 'preferred username' feature

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  Jan. 4, 2010 12:39 p.m. ValuePack HalfDork

  One of my shops uses straight water(hot!!), the other uses heated Simple Green(it's industrial stuff by another name, but essentially the same) and water in a 50/50 mix. I prefer the latter. The smell is docile when hot, and doesn't really smell like anything when cool.

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