The Pine Sol Degreaser Thread

[PSS]

Don't recall what caused me to try it but sprayed a bunch of box-elder bugs (fuck bugs) with pine oil from a garden sprayer and they all died pretty quickly.

[Hondo]

Originally Posted by PSS

Don't recall what caused me to try it but sprayed a bunch of box-elder bugs (fuck bugs) with pine oil from a garden sprayer and they all died pretty quickly.

So "PSS" must stand for "Pine Sol Sprayer"?

[archangelwolf]

Hi i am doing the pinesol degreaser right now and pulling them out this evening, i am assuming i just rinse with water? and how thorough? I plan to hang all the parts from the roof of the shed with tie-wire to dry thoroughly. any suggestions other to this?

[canyncarvr]

Originally Posted by Hondo

I made sure to blow out all of the passages with compressed air after the high pressure rinse.

...from the previous page..

[pennswoodsed]

Originally Posted by Inane Cathode

Might break the cornstarch down now that i think about it, but it's worth a shot.

I cant think of any gelling agents that arent supposed to be for food at the moment... Maybe i'm just hungry

liquid soap and gasoline make napalm,should gel pinesol

[prsdrat]

Originally Posted by PSS

Don't recall what caused me to try it but sprayed a bunch of box-elder bugs (fuck bugs) with pine oil from a garden sprayer and they all died pretty quickly.

Box-elder bugs, huh? Those must be what we called "telephone bugs" back
in Texas, 'cause they said "hello and hung up!". The things we remember
from our youth.

Anyway, I cleaned a couple of carbs with Pine-Sol in my sonicator and
they came out great. The only downside, if in fact it can be attributed
to the Pine-Sol, was that the carbs got a layer of corrosion (much like
flash-rust) almost immediately.

[canyncarvr]

Originally Posted by prsdrat

Anyway, I cleaned a couple of carbs with Pine-Sol in my sonicator and
they came out great. The only downside, if in fact it can be attributed
to the Pine-Sol, was that the carbs got a layer of corrosion (much like
flash-rust) almost immediately.

You have a pic of that result?

Hope I don't (end up being able to take one'a my own!).

[zap2504]

I soaked an old KZ550 front master cylinder in some and it cleaned it out real well - even the "captured" sight glass area. Downside - it also loosened most of the exterior paint and the steel bore developed flash rust after rinsing/drying (just gave it a temporary coating of oil).

[Marco Moto]

Originally Posted by prsdrat

Anyway, I cleaned a couple of carbs with Pine-Sol in my sonicator and
they came out great. The only downside, if in fact it can be attributed
to the Pine-Sol, was that the carbs got a layer of corrosion (much like
flash-rust) almost immediately.

+1

I just finished cleaning two 20 mm Kehin carbs with Pinesol and I had the same result, the Pinesol cleaned the grease and the dried-out gas enamel gunk and did not harm the rubber parts, but completely tarnished the brass pieces and the aluminum of the carbs. It was also very harsh on my hands, dried them right out.

[motorcyclefanatic]

The gas cap vent on my Tengai was getting clogged and would cause fuel starvation when running at highway speeds for extended periods. Took it off and soaked it for a couple of days in Pine Sol, problem solved.

[prsdrat]

Originally Posted by MarcoPolo

+1

I just finished cleaning two 20 mm Kehin carbs with Pinesol and I had the same result, the Pinesol cleaned the grease and the dried-out gas enamel gunk and did not harm the rubber parts, but completely tarnished the brass pieces and the aluminum of the carbs. It was also very harsh on my hands, dried them right out.

Sorry canyncarvr, no photos, but my results were like MarcoPolo's above.
On a second note, I used the Pine-Sol soak to remove the gas/varnish from
a TLR200 tank, rinsed/flushed with water, purged with steel mix (argon/CO2)
and silver soldered some holes. Worked great, however, once again--flash
rusting of the interior of the tank.
In retrospect, I think I should have compressed air dried the carbs followed
immediately with some LPS1. The tank I probably should have acetone washed,
following with stoddard or gas.

Live and learn. Anyway you look at it, the Pine-Sol did clean well.

[Marco Moto]

Originally Posted by prsdrat

Sorry canyncarvr, no photos, but my results were like MarcoPolo's above.
On a second note, I used the Pine-Sol soak to remove the gas/varnish from
a TLR200 tank, rinsed/flushed with water, purged with steel mix (argon/CO2)
and silver soldered some holes. Worked great, however, once again--flash
rusting of the interior of the tank.
In retrospect, I think I should have compressed air dried the carbs followed
immediately with some LPS1. The tank I probably should have acetone washed,
following with stoddard or gas.

Live and learn. Anyway you look at it, the Pine-Sol did clean well.

I did dry my carbs right away with compressed air, the corrosion appeared right after drying.

[prsdrat]

Originally Posted by MarcoPolo

I did dry my carbs right away with compressed air, the corrosion appeared right after drying.

Well Marco, I guess what this really proves is that Pine-Sol works. It
works so well that ALL oil residue is removed and allows good old O2 to
do it's job. Oxidation. As Neil Young said, "Rust never sleeps".

[Hondo]

No corrosion on my carbs at all.

[Hondo]

Originally Posted by MarcoPolo

+1

I just finished cleaning two 20 mm Kehin carbs with Pinesol and I had the same result, the Pinesol cleaned the grease and the dried-out gas enamel gunk and did not harm the rubber parts, but completely tarnished the brass pieces and the aluminum of the carbs. It was also very harsh on my hands, dried them right out.

I told you guys to wear gloves in the first post -