@jxke
Little tip. Lay down some Saran wrap. Enough to cover the part. Spray it down with oven cleaner and then wrap the Saran Wrap around it enough to cover the wet parts. Let it sit for a while. The Saran wrap keeps the cleaner from drying out and allows it to work more. Then clean the part. You’ll be amazed how much better it works.
@MikeBrown-ii3pt
As a truck driver for the past 30 years, one thing that I've learned is that MOST generic brands come from the same places that the name brands do. They're essentially the same product. They just don't have the same amount of advertising and the packaging isn't as fancy. If you buy 2 cans of the dollar store cleaner for $2.50 (plus tax), you actually get a few oz. more for about $4 less.
@TalkswithPop
Tony, I've used oven cleaner for the last 35 years. Do yourself a favor, go find a thrift store electric oven. The kind with the broiler on the top. Hose the parts down with easy off, throw them in the.oven and set her on broil for a half hour. You will be AMAZED. As a side note, you can fit about half a block in at a time, altho you're gonna need a jackstand to hold up the half the sticks out.
@natenasty6292
"I need my glasses to find my glasses" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@minnesotatomcat
Hell yeah I use that foaming oven cleaner to clean all kinds of stuff, it just works. I’ve never actually cleaned my oven 😂
@ercost60
3:13 "That (cheap one) has a pleasant lemon scent!" 3:33 "So we got a nice satisfying foamy action." I love this softer side of Uncle Tony!
@allurared9029
I have a few crock pots from the thrift store I fill with dollar store degreaser and just toss all my parts in while i work on stuff. Really works well, its like a miniature hot tank. Another trick is to buy milkstone remover from tractor supply, its a solution of phosphoric acid that makes rust water soluble. You just get all the grease off the parts and drop them in for a couple days, the rust turns black and practically falls off. Then you throw them in some baking soda water to neutralise the acid, and spray them quickly with WD40 to prevent rust. Works great, doesnt do a thing to the base steel from what ive seen and isnt hazardous. Works a lot better than vinegar.
@rupe53
Decades ago, I found the old formula "Easy-Off" worked best on carbon deposits, like combustion chambers, valves, and ports. Also did well on piston tops, but don't wait too long. The grease cutting did a great job of dissolving varnish inside the engine too. Pro tip: don't wait to start drying. Get in there right away with the compressed air, in all the small passages, then follow up with a fog of WD-40 to prevent flash rusting on cylinder walls and deck surfaces. Also, place cardboard on the floor to catch all of the drips, or you will be walking it around the shop.
@rickhaile2190
I've known about that for years! Here's one I believe I came up with. After spraying and scrubbing the parts, hook up a hose & spray nozzle to the drain on your hot water heater. Then spray off the gunk with hot water, and air dry guickly before it has time to rust.
@Texasmule
The way he threw the glasses 🤣🤣
@toejam503
I've used oven cleaner for degreasing engines since the early 70's. WAY cheaper than automotive degreasers. Great paint remover, too.
@corey6393
I use dollar store stuff, too. Only thing I do differently than you did here is I let it sit much longer. Maybe 15-20 minutes depending on the application. Always works great for that initial deep cleaning and gunk removal.
@212days
Lol exactly everything you said about the glasses is a picture of what I have figured out to do too. For the same reasons. You hear that "crunch" sound of stepping on your glasses and you shrug your shoulders saying "There goes the grand total of $1.00" and then just grab another pair.
@Spike-sk7ql
Best I found has been a yellow concentrated degreaser called totally awesome. Works great. Especially when not diluted. About $5 for a gallon jug. Buy a $.99 spray bottle, and you're golden.
@jamest.5001
I used to use a steam genie when I worked at a car lot cleaning cars, I used purple power 80-100%on greasy car parts , but the steam genie, I typically cleaned it with about 200°F water, then cranked it to about 300°F to do the final rinse, especially when it's warm dry weather, everything would be dry almost instantly, because it's already warm from the water, then at 300° it's steam coming out the pressure washer! And it cleans everything!! Having it instantly dry after washing is awesome!
@frankc1430
The only thing you have to do is read the ingredients! I know you need content. I tend to like to use Dawn to clean a greasy oily engine block and then use my pressure washer afterwards. Seems to work well. Dawn usually works pretty well getting rid of the grease and oil. Oven cleaner works great for taking carbon off combustion chambers.
@allhailinternalcombustion
A pleasant lemon scent.....say no more......SOLD! While I'm not a "fan" of cleaning parts there is a certain feeling of accomplishment taking a nasty greasy dirty part and making it clean again.
@debluetailfly
Lots of stuff can be used for things other than its stated purpose, such as a certain 'horse' medicine. Oven cleaner is actually a degreaser, grease is a large part of what needs cleaning out of an oven. The lye reacts with aluminum, and not in a good way. I have a big jug of Castrol Super Clean degreaser. Even the label says it can be used as a laundry presoak. I just add in a little to my laundry. It removes body oils from fabrics. There is no scent remaining after rinsing out.
@donaldhalls2189
I know someone who uses an old dishwasher for washing part's,,thanks for sharing, all the best to yous and your loved ones
@hickeyskustomresto