[alfa] Re: California Regulations (degreaser)

[Kevin Trent <trentkc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 05:15 PM 8/30/04 +0000, Jay Mackro wrote:   <snip>

 I tried to buy some
> degreaser at my local AutoZone yesterday.  The guy there said it just
> isn't sold anymore, at least not in this state.  Now, maybe I am dating
> myself, but I us ed to buy something called "Gunk Super Concentrate",
> which was a brown liquid that you mixed with gasoline to make a parts
> cleaning solvent - the stuff would turn a milky white when you hit it with
> water, removing itself + dirt-impregnated oil pretty well.....
>
> My questions are: 1) What are my fellow Californians using to clean
> parts? and 2) Can car enthusiasts in other states/countries still use
> products like Gunk?
2) I live in an unregulated area of Tennessee, and I can still buy the 
product you described, "Gunk S-C Super Concentrate" in quarts and 
gallons.  I mix it with Kerosene and it makes a fine degreaser that leaves 
a clean, non-oily surface when washed off with water (warm water better, 
and with a little added dishwash detergent even better).

The instructions describe it as a soap and to mix it with no less than 5 
parts of "aliphatic type petroleum product" and further recommends 9 parts 
as the appropriate mix for most degreasing jobs.

The stuff works great, I use it in my parts cleaner and also in pump spray 
bottles when cleaning engines or engine bays.  The low volatility and flash 
point of kerosene make this a safe product in terms of flammability and the 
ability to store it. I can't imagine mixing it with gasoline however.

//kct, Powell, TN
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