Parts washer fluid, what are you guys using?

[shortline10]

X3 on the mineral spirits

[oscarmayer]

I swear all the time but I don't brag about it. :P LOL

[YTZ drew]

I usually just use the parts washers (Safety-Clean brand) at my work for the heavy grunge, except big stuff like frames, they get pressure washed out in the driveway. For engines, I brake-clean them off and blow dry them before final assembly, and cylinders get soap+water with a toothbrush, then a blow dry and a wipe-down with WD-40 soaked paper towels until the towel is still clean after a pass. For not-so-greasy stuff I use GP (a general purpose auto-detailer I affectionately call PINK S#!T) that works very well, better than Simple green even when diluted.

For what its worth, over the years I seem to have become sensitized to the solvent in my safety-clean tank. I can't stand the smell of it anymore, and I will leave my freshly cleaned parts at work overnight to air dry, rather than blowing them off or putting them in my car to stink up my ride home. I can't even stand the smell of the solvent on my clothes, I change as soon as I get home. About 3 years ago I lost a very good friend to cancer. He was a tranny rebuilder for 30 years, always arm-deep in solvent. I hate to think about, it but I don't think the occupation and the outcome were a coincidence.

[atc007]

Lots of opinions here . but ALWAYS,always,always,, clean the bore of your cylinder with a white rag and 4 cycle engine oil,swabbing and scrubbing back and forth until all you see is clean oil on the rag. After boring or honing, the metal is driven into the wall of the cylinder. You can degrease and even boil your cylinder till the cows come home.. Scrub it with a clean oiled cloth,and it will be GRAY with metal. . It is far to often overlooked,and why rings fail prematurely. And to be clear,,I only work with a steam jenny cleaning bikes and equipment. I like my stuff ultra clean when I'm done. If you've never used one, try one sometime, they are great. You actually hardly need degreaser