Degreaser recommendations

[alfie]

Trying to find a good degreaser to shift thick oil and dirt of of engine

 

[david a hall]

Gunk or derv

 

[(RIP) Tunneruk]

Jizer ...... The end!

 

[Roadcaptain]

white spirit

 

[freeloader]

Brake cleaner.

 

[darkhorse]

Castrol Greentec

 

[degsey]

Castrol Greentec

+1...

 

[STUBBS]

Brake cleaner.

+1 and its free from work

 

[freeloader]

+1 and its free from work

Not at my work sadly, but I can buy it through the trade for a couple of pounds a can - or I can buy it FROM work at about a fiver a can...

 

[alfazer]

Gunk or derv

Derv's a bit posh. Red diesel or parrafin; same but cheaper.

 

[(RIP) Tunneruk]

Diesel is ok if you don't mind having your bike covered in ....... erm ....... diesel

A water washable product is always best .........

 

[Packer]

Gunk is now junk thanks to the HSE. Jizer is probably about the same.

Do they still make full strength traditional recipe industrial versions for people who can make their own mind up about whether they want to take a risk?

 

[Boxergs]

Bartoline Sugar Soap. It's for cleaning woodwork and stuff before painting. I find it a cheap and effective cleaner and it worked a treat on some manky spare wheels I have. They even have a website. http://www.bartoline.co.uk/products_View.aspx?articleid=42&Group=Decorating Sundries

 

[Marks adventure]

Go to your local Polish car wash and ask them for some TFR (traffic film remover) it shifts anything. Do a search on eBay for Seller kaz01462, they sell it by the litre.
DO NOT put it on paintwork undiluted. DAMHIK

 

[(RIP) Tunneruk]

Go to your local Polish car wash and ask them for some TFR (traffic film remover) it shifts anything. Do a search on eBay for Seller kaz01462, they sell it by the litre.
DO NOT put it on paintwork undiluted. DAMHIK

Or any alloy parts which it will turn black almost immediately.

 

[Myke Rocks]

If you know someone in the drycleaning industry

Get some perclorethylene.
Bloody brilliant. Will lift some paints, but moves oil/grease instantly.
Be sure to wear rubber gloves and be sure area is very well ventilated. A glue sniffer's heaven
Myke

 

[Time Traveller]

Sulphuric acid. . . Gets rid of everything too

Muck off is expensive water soluble and reasonably good.

If its lighter crud and insects I ve taken to using Liquid Gold (turtle wax) seems one of the best shampoos I ve used and must have some teaffic film remover stuff in it i think.

 

[Big Lee]

A good squirt with wd40 then when the thick is off a spray with Muc Off then a scrub with a brush and hose off

 

[Sir James]

Recently used Rino Goo and very pleased with the results ....

Better then ...

Muck Off ...
Castrol Green Stuff ....
Auto Glym ......................

And some random bollox given to me ....

Brilliant on the van to at dissolving bugs and tree sap , removed old dirt from around the window rubbers and bike carrier ......