<VV> Most Effective Carb Cleaner / Gunk Remover

[Harry Yarnell]

Be aware that carb cleaner and gunk remover are two different fluids. You
can ruin carb cleaner by immersing greasy parts in it.
Carb cleaner is good at removing varnish and 'other' stuff (like paint), but
not grease.


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From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Mark Durham
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 11:01 AM
To: Steven J. Serenska
Cc: virtualvairs
Subject: Re: <VV> Most Effective Carb Cleaner / Gunk Remover

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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