Cleaning Winches
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- Deck Grunge Scrubber
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Cleaning Winches
Okay, I've used Kero, paint thinner and a few other things to clean the grease/gunk off of winches when I've stripped them in the past. I'm curious what other degreasers folks use and if any of you have a favorite water soluble cleaner and if so, how well does it clean?
I've heard some folks like SimpleGreen. ???
I've heard some folks like SimpleGreen. ???
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My favorite degreaser is WD40. It's not water soluble, though.
I very much dislike SimpleGreen. I've talked with SimpleGreen salesmen who say you can drink the stuff, although no one ever offered. It's made from organic solvents (2-butoxyethanol) and should be considered toxic in my opinion. It's also very corrosive to aluminum. It's relatively expensive, I don't think it is a very good degreaser and it's not really "green".
-jeff
I very much dislike SimpleGreen. I've talked with SimpleGreen salesmen who say you can drink the stuff, although no one ever offered. It's made from organic solvents (2-butoxyethanol) and should be considered toxic in my opinion. It's also very corrosive to aluminum. It's relatively expensive, I don't think it is a very good degreaser and it's not really "green".
-jeff
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We have a parts washer in the mechanics' shop. Its a fancy tub with a spray brush and streaming nozzle for the solvent. The solvent is simply glorified mineral spirits.
A paint tray to work in/over, stiff plastic paint brush and plain old mineral spirits works well too.
A paint tray to work in/over, stiff plastic paint brush and plain old mineral spirits works well too.
Dave Finnegan
builder of Spindrift 9N #521 'Wingë'
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builder of Spindrift 9N #521 'Wingë'
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Diesel, kerosene, mineral spirits- pretty much same deal with any of them. All will work, all are available easily.
By the way #218- lemon juice will clean regular tarnish off of bronze quite nicely. My wife has in the past just cut a lemon in half and used it to polish bronze. Wash it afterwards of course.
By the way #218- lemon juice will clean regular tarnish off of bronze quite nicely. My wife has in the past just cut a lemon in half and used it to polish bronze. Wash it afterwards of course.
Was going to ask the same question.forrest wrote: Is there a good way to remove the rest of the chrome and just have them be bronze?
The hardware for the Ariel and Triton both are chromed and 'mostly' peeled.
Have been playing with them using a utility knife and razor blade which works for getting most of it off, but it's a slow process, spent an hour on three stantion bases (amazing how long you'll work at something when you're bored!).
Been thinking of setting up a plating, anodizing, or de-rusting tank to see if that would work, but not sure how selective it would be.
Never was much for chrome, I realy like the look of bronze, even if it is a matter of polish or tarnish.
Ken
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There's a guy who runs a small plating shop in PA who advertises in the back of Wooden Boat magazine (and others I assume). I contacted him and he was willing to de-plate chromed bronze for a very reasonable fee. All the other chrome plating shops I contacted wanted nothing to do with me.
In the end, I ended doing it myself. After experimentation, I found that by using an orbital disk sander with 220 and finer disks I could easily remove the chrome myself. The trick is to hold the sander at an angle of about 35 degrees and just ever-so-gently, lightly feather the edge of the disk onto the chrome. With a little care, I could remove the chrome and very little bronze. For corners I just sanded with emery cloth.
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In the end, I ended doing it myself. After experimentation, I found that by using an orbital disk sander with 220 and finer disks I could easily remove the chrome myself. The trick is to hold the sander at an angle of about 35 degrees and just ever-so-gently, lightly feather the edge of the disk onto the chrome. With a little care, I could remove the chrome and very little bronze. For corners I just sanded with emery cloth.
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