Removing Hardened Grease
02-16-17 | 08:44 AM
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Yeah, I know there are a number of boiling point cuts from crude oil that have different names but, in this case, they are all pretty much interchangeable for the OP's purpose.
Kerosene will be the cheapest since many gas stations sell it by the gallon and WD-40 and Finish Line's degreaser are by far the most expensive way to accomplish the same thing.
Kerosene will be the cheapest since many gas stations sell it by the gallon and WD-40 and Finish Line's degreaser are by far the most expensive way to accomplish the same thing.
Big Box home stores do sell lots of nonpolar solvents which are listed by the various names I gave above. Some even sell kerosene although, in my experience, kerosene is more expensive than mineral spirits.
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02-16-17 | 08:48 AM
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I've been to a lot of gas stations around the country and I haven't seen any of them selling kerosene. They might have back in the 60s and 70s, although I don't recall seeing it even then. Most "gas stations" now are food stores with gas pumps outside and I definitely don't recall seeing kerosene on the shelves of my local 7-11.
Big Box home stores do sell lots of nonpolar solvents which are listed by the various names I gave above. Some even sell kerosene although, in my experience, kerosene is more expensive than mineral spirits.
Big Box home stores do sell lots of nonpolar solvents which are listed by the various names I gave above. Some even sell kerosene although, in my experience, kerosene is more expensive than mineral spirits.
02-16-17 | 08:52 AM
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I've tried using hot water with soap. That did nothing. I next tried WD40 and letting it sit. The thing is, its the sinside of the hubs that I am unable to let it soak. I need something a bit stronger than regular old wd 40. I read in a forum somewhere that oven cleaner is a lot stronger.? Would that work?
However, if the hardened grease is inside the shell, there is no real reason to remove it. It's not hurting anything and won't interfere with the function of the hub. In actuality, hardened grease in the races isn't all that bad either. Fresh grease will work as a cleaning agent as well. Pack the bearings, ride it for a while and the hardened grease will dissolve in the new grease. Next time you repack the bearings, residue will be gone.
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Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
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Dreamin' of Bemidji Down the Mississippi (in part)
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
