Schwinn Chainstay Drainage Holes

[bairdco]

Brake cleaner and carb cleaner are basically the same thing. Both get rid of grease, oil and dirt.

I've used carb cleaner for the same problem you're having. It washes out and dries up wd40, oil, etc.

 

[SirMike1983]

If you use brake or carb cleaner, let them evaporate. Do not apply heat to them to hasten drying.

 

[bairdco]

Not unless you want a neat flame job. Carb cleaner evaporates in a few seconds.

I love the stuff. I use it for degreasing bearings, cleaning everything that's not painted, spray it on a rag and it cleans and softens blackwall tires, cleans whitewall tires, and it works great on carburetors, too.

 

[GTs58]

Try a complete bath of the old timers solution of TSP.

 

[SirMike1983]

Not unless you want a neat flame job. Carb cleaner evaporates in a few seconds.

I love the stuff. I use it for degreasing bearings, cleaning everything that's not painted, spray it on a rag and it cleans and softens blackwall tires, cleans whitewall tires, and it works great on carburetors, too.

It can produce Phosgene when heated.

 

[Motown07]

Try a complete bath of the old timers solution of TSP.

Sorry what's "TSP" ?

 

[bairdco]

Yikes! I just read up on that. Seems to be brake cleaners, as most, if not all carb cleaners are reformulated, but I weld stuff all the time, and have used carb cleaner a ton of times to clean metals beforehand. Pretty scary. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[GTs58]

Sorry what's "TSP" ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trisodium_phosphate

TSP is The Most Powerful Oil Degreaser
The most useful quality of TSP is its ability to reduce grease and oils. When combined with surfa ctants, TSP cleaners are the best aid to clean both soft and hard surfaces

Read more: http://www.homeservicesengine.com/articles/tips_cleaning_tsp.html#ixzz45fyj5Rgd

 

[the tinker]

Tinker likes to soak greasy parts in Gasoline.

 

[bairdco]

Is there some kind of defect in all of us old bike guys that makes us, uhh, not that safety conscious?

Nice water heater ya got there, tinker, two feet away from a pan of gasoline.