Originally Posted by
icemilkcoffee
OK. How about water based solvents heated up over a stove? Does that beat mineral spirits or other solvents?
Solubility - Wikipedia
Summary: 'like dissolves like'. Non-polar molecules (hydrocarbons such as grease and oils) have minimal solubility in strongly polar solutions such as water. Heating up a solvent will somewhat increase solubility. But the caustic chemicals added to the water-based products will also become more active at higher temperatures, causing corrosive damage in less time.