Parts washer... cleaning the nastys out of the kerosene..

[clarkstoncracker]

anybody find a good way to clean it out, without draining it?

[chris1044]

What kinda parts cleaner are you talking about? Just a standard one? Probably be easier just to replace the solvent

[clarkstoncracker]

Originally Posted by chris1044

What kinda parts cleaner are you talking about? Just a standard one? Probably be easier just to replace the solvent

its a 40 gallon cleaner... as you can see it isn't very cheap.

[chris1044]

Yeah, I can see that it's not cheap, but I dont think theres really any way to clean the stuff without pouring it through a filter - you could try to skim stuff off of it after it sets as well...

What are you trying to get out of it? Just the little grit and what not? I guess I'm asking because there could be other stuff in it as well - oil etc.

Dont have any idea how much crystal kleen charges, but thats who changes our stuff out at the shop back home...

[Monkeyevil]

Do you have an inline filter on it?

[Yetti]

see if you can get some stoddard solvent as waste from a dry cleaner. its what almost all parts washers use and its alot less expensive then kerosine.
if you can't find a source that way you can BUY stoddard solvent as "Enamal reducer" at any place that sells paint supplies, its about $2 a gallon

[clarkstoncracker]

Originally Posted by Yetti

see if you can get some stoddard solvent as waste from a dry cleaner. its what almost all parts washers use and its alot less expensive then kerosine.
if you can't find a source that way you can BUY stoddard solvent as "Enamal reducer" at any place that sells paint supplies, its about $2 a gallon

I've looked everywhere online, and can't find a good side to side rating for different cleaners

[Yetti]

I don't think you will, most things are rated as solvents, but its not anything you or I could get hold of. the ratings are based on absorbtion like acids

[Yetti]

jjusta thought, check the ohsa site and see if they have the exposer limits of the products your looking for , the absorbtion limits should be listed with them

[Yetti]

http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/sear...status=CURRENT

[noodles]

if you just looking to get the big crap out, get a fine screen and skim it across the bottem.

[Muddyfun73]

How about those battery operated kerosene pumps?? Use one of those and run the kerosene through a filter.