yeah be careful with certain Purple cleaner/degreaser, some (i.e. Zep industrial purple) will eat aluminum. Some of the weaker stuff from the auto parts stores does work great.
Simple Green works great and will not harm anything, either.
I have a little power sprayer thing that hooks up to the air compressor, so I get rid of all the big pieces of oily wood pitch and such with a small plastic something-or-other (can literally be a plastic spoon or knife), then blow out with just air to get the loose stuff, then hook up the sprayer w/ simple green, then back to just air. All just using the air compressor, wipe off everything after.
A low-PSI electric pressure washer would be a great use, too (i.e. not like a 2500+ PSI unit, more like a 1600-1800 psi). Also mainly because it's one less gas engine to deal with haha
Dawn dish soap works incredible on oily/greasy stuff too, if you have a saw which has been a leaker of mix/oil or is otherwise really terrible.
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Buy small diameter Torx tools, hopefully somewhat long length as you can find them
Hemostats are great, I also have some loooong needle nose pliers which are perfect for fishing fuel lines
If anything is rusty at all, I soak it in PB Blaster and let it sit for a while before even putting a wrench to it
Use baggies and labels to keep small parts together, especially if the job takes quite some time, but then again I have CRS.
If you're working on something you know you can fix in one sitting, an old metal muffin pan is a great idea.... separate small screws/parts into their respective areas.
Little plastic tubs that you get from eating a Lean Cuisine frozen meal are great.... good for parts to keep them together.
Go slow, it ain't a race. Take pictures, write notes, but then again I have CRS bad. Wait did I already say that? I can't remember ****.
Simple Green works great and will not harm anything, either.
I have a little power sprayer thing that hooks up to the air compressor, so I get rid of all the big pieces of oily wood pitch and such with a small plastic something-or-other (can literally be a plastic spoon or knife), then blow out with just air to get the loose stuff, then hook up the sprayer w/ simple green, then back to just air. All just using the air compressor, wipe off everything after.
A low-PSI electric pressure washer would be a great use, too (i.e. not like a 2500+ PSI unit, more like a 1600-1800 psi). Also mainly because it's one less gas engine to deal with haha
Dawn dish soap works incredible on oily/greasy stuff too, if you have a saw which has been a leaker of mix/oil or is otherwise really terrible.
More items:
Buy small diameter Torx tools, hopefully somewhat long length as you can find them
Hemostats are great, I also have some loooong needle nose pliers which are perfect for fishing fuel lines
If anything is rusty at all, I soak it in PB Blaster and let it sit for a while before even putting a wrench to it
Use baggies and labels to keep small parts together, especially if the job takes quite some time, but then again I have CRS.
If you're working on something you know you can fix in one sitting, an old metal muffin pan is a great idea.... separate small screws/parts into their respective areas.
Little plastic tubs that you get from eating a Lean Cuisine frozen meal are great.... good for parts to keep them together.
Go slow, it ain't a race. Take pictures, write notes, but then again I have CRS bad. Wait did I already say that? I can't remember ****.