Here in Japan, carb cleaner cost $9. I can get 4 times that amount in brake cleaner for half the price. For simply cleaning stuff like bike chains and the likes, would brake cleaner suffice?
Using brake cleaner as carb cleaner
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Yay, there's a relief. Thanks Tom. Saved me a few bucks.
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Same here. Brake cleaner works just fine for degreasing and cleaning. Just stay away from the chlorinated kind, because it's rather deadly.
I use brake cleaner for usual cleaning, no ill effects.
As soon as I learned the Kanji for chlorine, I will check into that, or just keep the spray outside and the nozzle out of my nose
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Chlorinated cleaner is also absorbed through the skin, and I'd stay away from it.
Chlorinated cleaner is also absorbed through the skin, and I'd stay away from it.
Checked out the Kanji on the cans I bought, didn't see it.
Here is a pic of the comparison
The cans on the left are 576 and the can on the right 989.
About to try them out on my bike chain
Here is a pic of the comparison
The cans on the left are 576 and the can on the right 989.
About to try them out on my bike chain
I use to use break cleaner to clean all kinds of car parts and guns. Back home.
Over here in Japan I never know whats in them so I use it out side, but never in a runing engine.
That is a lot of yen for break cleaner, are they the realy long cans that are like 1/2m long?
Also,
I bought some soldering flux over here, and it is super toxic I never had a soldering flux that made my eyes and nose burn so bad from the fumes.
Over here in Japan I never know whats in them so I use it out side, but never in a runing engine.
That is a lot of yen for break cleaner, are they the realy long cans that are like 1/2m long?
Also,
I bought some soldering flux over here, and it is super toxic I never had a soldering flux that made my eyes and nose burn so bad from the fumes.
Sorry, thought the pic was up
FWIW the red can CRC Brakleen is the chlorinated variety in the US. Non-chlor comes in green. Like decaf
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