<VV> Question about cleaning liquid

[Gary Swiatowy]

I use mineral spirits.
Kerosene leaves an oily residue in my opinion.
And it stinks...........
You can get odorless mineral spirits. Works fine.
I have found it cheapest at Valu home centers.
But it is common.

Our Safety Clean tanks at work have mineral spirits.

Gary Swiatowy

> From: Jim Houston <jhouston001 at cfl.rr.com>
> Subject: <VV> Question about cleaning liquid
> 
> I recently purchased a 20gal cleaning tank from Harbor Freight.  The 
> "degreaser" that HF sells seems to be nothing more than soap.  I want to 
> get something more effective and I am trying to decide between K1 
> Kerosene and Mineral Spirits (Stoddard Solvent).  I know that both will 
> work well for cleaning, but my concern is which one would be better from 
> the standpoint of fire safety?  The MSDS for both puts the flashpoints 
> within a few degrees for each.  My question to the gurus on VV is - 
> which would you use (and why or why not?)...??  Thanks in advance,
> 
> Jim Houston
> '65 Monza coupe