[Bob Carriere]

I am no "nature nut" but I do try to be cautious of what I do to the environment.... as I do rely on a well for water...but...

When I was a kid.... and yeah that is a long time ago.... I washed parts for my dad using furnance oil.... Naphta was better particualarly for brake lining as it would dry so fast .... the best was the Carbon Tet that dad got from his work....... smelled swett and really degreased.... now it is a controlled substance and you can't even get rid of it.

I use Clean-Flo parts cleaner....$44 dollars per 20 liters and need two to fill..... I let the old stuff sit for 2 or 3 months and siphon off the best 75% of it an use it again.

After two hours of washing your hands tell you that you have degreased you skin enough and start to pulsate....... now I try to clean in small batches and not to immerse my hands in the solution and use the pump solution and brushes. I dispose of dirty solution storing it in 45 gal drums along with engine oil, paint thinner, gear lube and donating to a friend who has a special furnace that burns the stuff clean and heats his service station. The province of Quebec forced him to buy and install a special holding tank with a concrete catch basin in case it ever leaked.

I like Alex's alternative....... wonder if I can feed that soda/soap solution in my pressure washer to do the transfer case external
dried grease.........how about a weak lye solution....

Bob C