Thread: YUCK! What can I use on this mess?
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Old 09-27-2013, 10:32 PM
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Sheluma
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Originally Posted by SteveH View Post
Be careful using this sequence... Kerosene is a great oil breakdown chemical, but for the same reason, if you do not get ALL of it out of the little nooks and crannies and between moving parts, you will be breaking down your new oil soon...

I only use the harsh oil cutter methods with parts that I am removing, so that I can be sure to clean it all.
Tri-flow is 30% kerosene. Here's the MSDS:
http://www.paintdocs.com/webmsds/web...pe=MSDS&lang=E
I looked up CAS# 64742-47-8 (Heavy Aliphatic Solvent), and it is kerosene. I think that's why it works so well to free things up.
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