Originally Posted by knight rider
wow alot of choices here, but still who is right?
All together now... ME!
Honestly, alcohol, acetone, paint thinner, or just plain soap and water will work. Some are better than others. If I were wanting to remove grease contamination, I'd use paint thinner since it would dissolve grease the best. If I only had alcohol - rubbing or ethanol - I'd use those. I wouldn't use a flood of any of them. Just a little on a clean rag will do the job. If you are using more than a gallon at a time you are using way too much. This also holds true for cleaning rims for those of us who have bikes with rim brakes.