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Detailing a chainsaw ,the official PSP thread
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Brain wave. When the wife gets her new sewing machine for Christmas I think I will ask for 50 or so custom denim chainsaw suits. Zip 'em on the saw, cut a few cookies, zip off and wash. She can wash them in the washing machine with some of that "As seen on TV" good stuff cleaner .
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Keith
Thats the best
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Keith
Compressed air, then spray industrial simple green on it , rinse off , crank and let run a few, then wipe down with wd40. Sit it in the shop and drink coffee and just look at it!! 
! Or use it and leave it dirty as hell and brag about how much its used and that its more cool to leave it filthy!
! Or use it and leave it dirty as hell and brag about how much its used and that its more cool to leave it filthy!l once saw a PSP's 562xp with l quote, 'well over 3 thousand hours run time', end quote. It still had all the grey paint on the clutch cover which usually rubs off in the delivery box.
Soapy water, Fantastik, or 409 and an old tooth brush clean most plastics pretty well. Might have to use a stronger degreaser, like the citrus based stuff or SuperClean if some grease is really cooked on. Or spot clean tar with paint thinner. Dry, then coat with ArmorAll - seals things up and makes them shiny and pretty.
SuperClean (water based degreaser with sodium hydroxide) and the citrus based degreasers also work well for the metal parts, but the sodium hydroxide stuff can darken aluminum stuff if left in contact for too long. I use it on chains, then rise really well and dry chains in 150° to 200° oven to make sure that no water is left in the rivets/between the plates.
I like the water based stuff over the organic solvents since I am working in my basement.
Philbert
SuperClean (water based degreaser with sodium hydroxide) and the citrus based degreasers also work well for the metal parts, but the sodium hydroxide stuff can darken aluminum stuff if left in contact for too long. I use it on chains, then rise really well and dry chains in 150° to 200° oven to make sure that no water is left in the rivets/between the plates.
I like the water based stuff over the organic solvents since I am working in my basement.
Philbert
You guys are over-thinking this. Just put the saws in the back of the pickup and drive through the car wash on the way home from the woods.
For you real OCD types, pay extra and get the double hot wax.
Detailing saws? People really do that?
For you real OCD types, pay extra and get the double hot wax.
Detailing saws? People really do that?
I just wish i was cool/rich enough to spend a grand on a tool and beat the balls out of it and the make fun of guys who actually take care of their stuff on the internet..it seems cool..can i join the club ?
I take back the cool part..i wish i was rich enough to do that.
I take back the cool part..i wish i was rich enough to do that.
http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/custom-chainsaw-bar.279859/
And half of Brad Snelling's older posts . . . .
Philbert
Oh yeah, and most of these:
http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/history-of-bow-saws.109002/
KG441c
Keith
Why not give it a cleaning and take care of them?
Raker
ArboristSite Operative
Sorry what is PSP? (I feel like my old man asking this)
Big_Wood
westcoast dweller
hay jon, how's that kill switch wire routed there? there's an actual hole for that wire down under the tuning screw driver holes. looks like a flywheel catcher from here lol
KG441c
Keith
!! I agree but guess it makes a difference if its a work saw or a hobby for enthusiasts. Ill give u a guess which will sell first? A hobbyist that cleans and maintains or a true professionals saw that rides it like a damn bronco ?
Okay Keith, you're probably right. The next time I run my saws through the car wash I'll spray them down with saw mix first and maybe throw an old sandwich baggie over the spark plug. If I can find one.
Awhile back we had a cutting job on an island and had to take a crew boat back and forth. Towing the saws on a rope behind the boat worked pretty good but really, the car wash is much better.
Big_Wood
westcoast dweller
Well..i dont really get into the whole detailing thing ( only when i sell one )..just compressed air..i guess im a stage 1 PSP..keep my clutches/filter/carb box clean..only a ********** would do somethin like that.
KG441c
Keith
Lol!! Sounds good my man! Abuse the hell out of them!!!
I got one used saw at a garage sale that literally had moss growing out of some of the accumulated sawdust pack around the motor. Granted, it had not been run for several years, but at the other extreme of the scale . . . .
Philbert
Philbert
