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Big John

03-11-2002 21:02:03

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Brought home a new "M" this weekend. Fresh from the farm with all of the dirt and grease of 60 years. Now here is the question: What is your prefered Degreaser and or Cleaner when you attack this type of a job. Also do you have any secret solution that you make up or know about to do this kind of work. Looking forward to lots of posts on this subject.

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Big John

03-12-2002 09:52:57

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Re: I NEED Mr. KLEEN in reply to Big John, 03-11-2002 21:02:03

Thanks Guys for the posts. Still looking for that magic solution that does all the work without me breaking a sweat. I thought that for sure some of you would have the answer to effortless degreasing. I'm not going to give up though, do you think that the guys over at the JD Discussion Form would be able to help me?????

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Bill W.

03-12-2002 15:53:15

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Re: Re: I NEED Mr. KLEEN in reply to Big John, 03-12-2002 09:52:57

The best thing I have ever seen to degrease is "Oven Brite" oven cleaner available by the gallon from your janitorial or chemical cleaner wholesaler. Not very expensive. Just spray it on with bottle sprayer, let set two to four hours or better still overnight and pressure wash off preferably with hot water. It absolutley is the best yet with least effort. It will take some paint but those who use it are going to paint anyway. Your other best degreaser method is the green stuff and hot pressure wash. lol

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big fred

03-12-2002 10:05:48

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Re: Re: I NEED Mr. KLEEN in reply to Big John, 03-12-2002 09:52:57

They might. I seem to see a lot of real clean shiny JD's at shows, while a lot of the Farmalls aren't so clean. In fact the Farmalls look like they were out working in a field somewhere. ;o)

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Mike

03-12-2002 08:29:55

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Re: I NEED Mr. KLEEN in reply to Big John, 03-11-2002 21:02:03

Don't laugh. I take a big bucket fill it 2/3 with hot water, a cup of cheap dish liquid and fill up the rest with gasoline. The dish liquid makes the gas and hot water mix. A scrub brush and the grease and dirt come off with no damage to the paint. If you rinse with a small pressure washer you get great results. Shampoo work instead of dish soap too.

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Richard C

03-12-2002 08:04:15

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Re: I NEED Mr. KLEEN in reply to Big John, 03-11-2002 21:02:03

I am lucky my father inlaw has a diesel burning pressure washer. The water alone don't get but just the thick dirt and knock off greese. but you hit it with the heat and it takes off everything. I love it. If its a cool day though it makes so much steem you can't see what your doing.

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Keith

03-12-2002 06:32:40

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Re: I NEED Mr. KLEEN in reply to Big John, 03-11-2002 21:02:03

I prefer the cheap oven cleaner (1.00 a can) from the Dollar store. This stuff will also take off some paint so keep that in mind. Like Steven said, scrape off all you can first. I use a small putty knife or flat blade screwdriver for that.

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ScottyNY

03-12-2002 06:18:47

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Re: I NEED Mr. KLEEN in reply to Big John, 03-11-2002 21:02:03

John. I had a SuperC to clean up (don't ask me why, I waited until I was done rebuilding--can see now that the job when have been a lot easier and cleaner if I'd cleaned it up first!). I rented a hot pressure washer reasonable and it did a great job and fast- actually revealed that I had more loose paint than I'd thought. Anyway, the tractor was dirty enough that the cost of the rental was about the same as enough degreasers to do the job, though I don't know it would compare to the price of degreasers applied with a regular pressure washer. My current project, a BN, I plan to hit with the hot washer before starting, then do some spot cleaning while its apart and after the whole thing is back together. Apart from the speed, I can't recommend the hot washer above anything else the folks have suggested, but it's another thing for you to consider. Scotty

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Steven@nd

03-12-2002 05:52:26

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Re: I NEED Mr. KLEEN in reply to Big John, 03-11-2002 21:02:03

I prefer to scrape off as much of the grease as I can before washing, parents don't like all that junk on the ground for the dogs and cats. After scraping as much as possible, if the grease is dry I wire brush, if it is still gooey then the pressure washer works good. Soak with simple green or your favorite degreaser and wash again.

Would be excellent if one had a steam cleaner like the shop in town, but those are big $$$.

Steven

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Jon with an M

03-12-2002 05:08:53

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Re: I NEED Mr. KLEEN in reply to Big John, 03-11-2002 21:02:03

I bought a cheep preasure washer, $120. It works real well. Blows off old grease, mud, flakey paint, mouse nests and some rust! Then spray it down with simple green, let it soak and loosen then hit it again with the washer.

Enjoy
Jon M from Maryland

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Dave_Id

03-11-2002 21:42:45

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Re: I NEED Mr. KLEEN in reply to Big John, 03-11-2002 21:02:03

Gunk...Years ago I bought some for an old Harley I purchased when I was in high school. My Dad was so impressed how it worked, he decided he'd try it on the ol' coffee pot. Needless to say, our coffee smelled like gunk for a couple of weeks after, but boy did we have a clean coffee pot.

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Dan

03-11-2002 21:08:46

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Re: I NEED Mr. KLEEN in reply to Big John, 03-11-2002 21:02:03

I use either Simple green or if you can get a hold of zep products, they make a product called big orange that works well to . I just spray it on the tractor straight(non-diluted). and let it sit for a day or two and use a pressure washer .

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RedTed/MO

03-12-2002 04:31:32

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Re: Re: I NEED Mr. KLEEN in reply to Dan , 03-11-2002 21:08:46

Dan: If I had (or when I have) to do it all over again, I'd start at the car wash and then spray on the Simple Green. Count on using a bucket of elbow grease, lots of wierd shaped picks and scrapers,... and a very special sense that you are "on a mission!" It might take a couple of hours. RedTed/MO.

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ff316 - CAUTION!!!

03-12-2002 09:57:58

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Re: Re: Re: I NEED Mr. KLEEN in reply to RedTed/MO, 03-12-2002 04:31:32

If you clean your tractor at a car wash, make sure it is one with no attendants around or do it at 2:00 in the morning. The folks that run car washes don't particularly like having to clean all the little specks of grease off the walls, floor, hose, etc...! I always clean up after myself at the car wash. Also, for the best degreasers, look in the yellow pages for a janitorial supply company. I'm sure they will have something that will eat grease, dirt, rust, paint, steel, rubber, or anything else away! Wear safety glasses, too. Fireman

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RedTed/MO

03-12-2002 19:33:01

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Re: Re: Re: Re: I NEED Mr. KLEEN in reply to ff316 - CAUTION!!!, 03-12-2002 09:57:58

Fireman: Point well taken, and I would never abuse the privilege of access to the car wash. Here, I guess we're lucky. Small town, agri- base. And the man that runs the car wash is happy to have most reasonable business -- and is happy to see us washing down the walls on our quarters if we've made a mess. RedTed/MO.

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ff316

03-12-2002 19:37:36

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: I NEED Mr. KLEEN in reply to RedTed/MO, 03-12-2002 19:33:01

I had a guy go off on me at a car wash one day. I had just finished cleaning up an engine, and was actually washing the walls & floor when he began cussing me out for "f*@&$%g up his GD car wash!!" Needless to say, I let him finish the job. Take care, Fireman

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Dick Davis

03-13-2002 03:46:34

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: I NEED Mr. KLEEN in reply to ff316, 03-12-2002 19:37:36

So Red Ted, does your manure spreader need a good washing? For a challange I might even borrow a neighbor's for a return trip to the car wash.

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RedTed/MO

03-13-2002 05:00:35

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: I NEED Mr. KLEEN in reply to Dick Davis, 03-13-2002 03:46:34

Fireman, and Dick: Discretion and valor and all that, let's not press my luck. My office is across the road from the car wash and I have seen men pull in there with their stock trailers on the way back from the sale barn! But my favorite was the simple amishman who unhitched his horse and rolled his buggy in to wash off a winter's worth of road salt. Be well, do good work, and keep in touch. RedTed/MO.

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