<VV> Most Effective Carb Cleaner / Gunk Remover

[Mark Durham]

Steve, I bought my Gunk brand carb cleaner by the gallon thru ACE hardware
on line. It was shipped free to the local store where I picked it up.  It
comes in a 1 gallon paint bucket with a metal strainer type basket inside.
Mark Durham

On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 7:48 AM, Steven J. Serenska <corvair at serenska.com>wrote:

> VVers:
>
> What is everyone's experience with different brands of Carb Cleaners /
> Gunk Removers?  I need to remove gunk from a large number of metal parts
> for a non-Corvair application, and I have to think that a good carb
> cleaner will do the trick.
>
> My goal is to add "X" to a metal tray, soak the parts for a while (with
> a cover on), and then clean them using denatured alcohol or something
> similar to remove all traces of the gunk remover.  I literally have
> 1,000 parts to clean, so I'm trying to avoid a solution involving "a
> dremel wheel and lots of elbow grease".  There are too many parts to
> handle and clean individually.  I need some sort of soak and wipe approach.
>
> I could walk into any Autozone and just buy the first thing at the edge
> of the shelf, but I figured I'd ask here first.
>
> Also, I'm willing to wear gloves and do this cleaning outdoors, so
> please don't be shy with suggesting any "nuclear" solutions.  Have
> people tried soaking gunked up parts in a tray of lacquer thinner?  Or
> are there more ferocious substances out there?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Steven "soon to be gleaming" Serenska
>
> 1965 Monza Convertible, 110/4
> 1966 Corsa Coupe, 140/4
>
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