A degreaser that actually works??
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Just spent £25 at the local hardware store on three different degreasers to clean cooker hood, cupboards etc - yellowy film of fats.
The were universally remarkable.
Remarkable in their inability to actually remove/break down grease!!
Anyone recommend a product that can reliably do what it claims without me having to scrub the ends off my fingers??
The were universally remarkable.
Remarkable in their inability to actually remove/break down grease!!
Anyone recommend a product that can reliably do what it claims without me having to scrub the ends off my fingers??
Hi DoubleSix I normally use commercial acetone, something like this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ACETONE-99-8-PURE-NAIL-P...
That'll do the job. Also very good for preparing surfaces before painting.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ACETONE-99-8-PURE-NAIL-P...
That'll do the job. Also very good for preparing surfaces before painting.
I used to find Duraglit Chrome cleaner/wadding was very good for getting rid of grease, including the baked-on varnish that can accumulate around ovens and hobs, but unfortunately it appears they no long make that, or at least I haven't been able to find it in recent years.
What they now make is wadding for cleaning silver, which is supposed to do chromium as well, but it's not as good as their original chrome cleaner.
What they now make is wadding for cleaning silver, which is supposed to do chromium as well, but it's not as good as their original chrome cleaner.
Simpo Two said:
Sounds like the kind of grease that has polymerised into soft 'plastic' and normal cleaners just skid over the top.
This!It was astonishingly resistant. I could dig a nail through it easily enough but it would just kind of move around a bit if rubbed with a non-scratch scourer.
Acetone probably worth a go on the stainless steel, but some surfaces plastic.
dickymint said:
Funnily enough I was just chatting with a mate and old engineering apprentice about Genklene and how good that was prior to HSE maddness!
Thinners is now my best friend
Genklene! I remember that from my engineering days, great stuff, is it banned now then? I remember the bloke who used to run the degreasing plant room, he was always high as a kite! Thinners is now my best friend
megaphone said:
dickymint said:
Funnily enough I was just chatting with a mate and old engineering apprentice about Genklene and how good that was prior to HSE maddness!
Thinners is now my best friend
Genklene! I remember that from my engineering days, great stuff, is it banned now then? I remember the bloke who used to run the degreasing plant room, he was always high as a kite! Thinners is now my best friend
Of course, you can buy it easily enough without any branding on
http://www.fisher.co.uk/1/1/64276-trichloroethylen...
Condi said:
megaphone said:
dickymint said:
Funnily enough I was just chatting with a mate and old engineering apprentice about Genklene and how good that was prior to HSE maddness!
Thinners is now my best friend
Genklene! I remember that from my engineering days, great stuff, is it banned now then? I remember the bloke who used to run the degreasing plant room, he was always high as a kite! Thinners is now my best friend
Of course, you can buy it easily enough without any branding on
http://www.fisher.co.uk/1/1/64276-trichloroethylen...
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