Originally Posted by
Kimmo
Disassembly, mineral spirits and a toothbrush. Good idea to wear gloves, cause your skin soaks that crap up like a sponge.
Put the part in a large enough jar about half full with mineral spirits or paint thinner and just shake. Repeat every few hours or days until the part is clean.
Nowhere near as fast, but a lot easier and a lot less messy.
FWIW, at my local hardware stores, "paint thinner" seems to be cheaper than "mineral spirits".