A degreaser that actually works??

[227bhp]

Standard thinners:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_tr...

If you don't have any of this in your shed you aren't a man.

[onlynik]

dickymint said:

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!

Not banned per say. I think to sell as a solvent requires(d?) a licence which nobody could be bothered to spend the large sum on getting.

Of course, you can buy it easily enough without any branding on
http://www.fisher.co.uk/1/1/64276-trichloroethylen...

That's the stuff - Trike made by ICI, where I did my apprenticeship (all be it with the polymers division not chemical). I moved on to work for Rolls Royce (jet engines) after ICI where we used "Trike" to degrease but in poncy water shower tanks with lids on as opposed to dipping a rag into a tub of the stuff!!

Used it to clean samples from sedimentary rock many moons ago.

Chloroform and 1,1,1 trichloroethene too. Many happy days were spent in rooms full of boiling chemicals.

[Jer_1974]

I use Tardis tar remover to clean a stainless island steel cooker hood once or twice a year. Cuts right through grease a treat and only takes ten minutes.

[DoubleSix]

227bhp said:

If you don't have any of this in your shed you aren't a man.

Yes of course. But one of worst objects (dualit toaster) had numerous plastic parts so a bit cautious with the choice of weapon.

[227bhp]

DoubleSix said:

227bhp said:

If you don't have any of this in your shed you aren't a man.

Yes of course. But one of worst objects (dualit toaster) had numerous plastic parts so a bit cautious with the choice of weapon.

I'm pondering how you get 'yellowy film of fat' on a toaster, do you butter it before you put it in?
Yes you're right though, you do have to be careful with painted surfaces and plastics, some plastics are ok with it, some not so a test and caution is needed, but you learn - it is supremely useful and cheap stuff to have around the house and workshop.

[DoubleSix]

227bhp said:

DoubleSix said:

227bhp said:

If you don't have any of this in your shed you aren't a man.

Yes of course. But one of worst objects (dualit toaster) had numerous plastic parts so a bit cautious with the choice of weapon.

I'm pondering how you get 'yellowy film of fat' on a toaster, do you butter it before you put it in?
Yes you're right though, you do have to be careful with painted surfaces and plastics, some plastics are ok with it, some not so a test and caution is needed, but you learn - it is supremely useful and cheap stuff to have around the house and workshop.

Tbh i'm a little baffled by that one too. It doesn't sit near the cooker and none of the objects near it have the same issue.

[dickymint]

DoubleSix said:

227bhp said:

DoubleSix said:

227bhp said:

If you don't have any of this in your shed you aren't a man.

Yes of course. But one of worst objects (dualit toaster) had numerous plastic parts so a bit cautious with the choice of weapon.

I'm pondering how you get 'yellowy film of fat' on a toaster, do you butter it before you put it in?
Yes you're right though, you do have to be careful with painted surfaces and plastics, some plastics are ok with it, some not so a test and caution is needed, but you learn - it is supremely useful and cheap stuff to have around the house and workshop.

Tbh i'm a little baffled by that one too. It doesn't sit near the cooker and none of the objects near it have the same issue.

As it happens Dualit's recommended way to make toasted sandwiches in their toasters is to butter the outer sides of the bread - this allows more time for the filling to cook before the outside burns

[Gren]

Simpo Two said:

Have you tried Barkeeper's Friend? It seems like a cross between Jif, sorry Cif, and Vim.

The missus uses this on everything. It's like witchcraft!

[expensivegarms]

I use PF solvent wipes for stuff like that. I don't know if you can buy them from anywhere though, I get them through work. They're normally used for wiping bitumen off cables prior to jointing!

[Fatboy]

I'd try some of this from Bilt Hamber and agitate with a nylon scouring pad.

Having said that, fairy liquid (neat) rubbed in with a very wet nylon scouring pad would probably shift it - make sure it's hot water though...

[Foliage]

Petrol

[Graham-P]

For cooker hood and surrounding 'fat collecting areas' I've always used Fairy Power Spray, just spray it on and leave it 5mins or so to work its way into the fat then wipe off.

[Cardiff_Exile]

Found this stuff good for cleaning kitchen cupboards, cooker hoods etc http://www.amazon.co.uk/HG-Grease-Kitchen-Degrease...

[WinstonWolf]

onlynik said:

dickymint said:

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!

Not banned per say. I think to sell as a solvent requires(d?) a licence which nobody could be bothered to spend the large sum on getting.

Of course, you can buy it easily enough without any branding on
http://www.fisher.co.uk/1/1/64276-trichloroethylen...

That's the stuff - Trike made by ICI, where I did my apprenticeship (all be it with the polymers division not chemical). I moved on to work for Rolls Royce (jet engines) after ICI where we used "Trike" to degrease but in poncy water shower tanks with lids on as opposed to dipping a rag into a tub of the stuff!!

Used it to clean samples from sedimentary rock many moons ago.

Chloroform and 1,1,1 trichloroethene too. Many happy days were spent in rooms full of boiling chemicals.

Don't put trike in a zippo when you run out of fuel, you'll scorch the roof of the bike sheds!

[bazza white]

Sugar soap is pretty handy.