Cleaning Re-Built Hopkins

Thoroughbred · March 31st, 2013, 05:59 PM

We just finished re-building an older BWM Hopkins 6/4 with aluminum pallets, and we need to clean a heavy build-up of lint, grease, you name it, before we sell it. What's best for cutting through all this stuff?

eetherman · March 31st, 2013, 08:43 PM

Acetone use your Spot cleaning gun for hard to get spots.

Thoroughbred · April 1st, 2013, 06:48 AM

I'll try that and see if it cuts through all that stuff. Thanks.

Northland · April 2nd, 2013, 11:45 PM

Xylene evaporates a little slower.. giving you more time to loosen the lint and adhesive.
Both acetone and xylene are highly flammable, so be very careful.

Thoroughbred · April 4th, 2013, 05:45 AM

Actually, we are using acetone in our spot gun now, I just never thought of it. Tried screen wash for some, but some this stuff is very old and tough. She'll be pretty when we're done. Thanks

ronstrosity · October 28th, 2015, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thoroughbred

We just finished re-building an older BWM Hopkins 6/4 with aluminum pallets, and we need to clean a heavy build-up of lint, grease, you name it, before we sell it. What's best for cutting through all this stuff?

Goof off.

Duckman · December 7th, 2015, 07:08 AM

We have tried a lot of chemicals but the thing that works best for us is WD40