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Hot Tank Cleaning Chemicals

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Jeff

07-30-2000 16:37:56




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Was wondering, what chemical does automotive machine shops use in those hot tanks that they cook parts in to clean and degrease with.
I would really like to obtain some to use for our tractor parts as our local shops have either done away with the tanks or have gone to a method that more or less bakes the crude off the parts.
Any info would be welcomed,
Thanks in advance,
Jeff




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Tom S.

08-03-2000 13:30:25




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 Re: Hot Tank Cleaning Chemicals in reply to Jeff, 07-30-2000 16:37:56  
Back when I was a kid working in a machine shop, we used a yellow powder material that looked kind of like saw dust, called 'OAKITE'.
It came in big card board drums. When we cleaned the tank and had to recharge it, the smell would burn your eyes and throat for a day. It rusted out the ventilation duct outside the room where the hot tank was. I can't help but believe this stuff killed 3 of the men who I worked with there from cancer.
Tom S.

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Steve U. S. Alloys

07-30-2000 17:22:24




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 Re: Hot Tank Cleaning Chemicals in reply to Jeff, 07-30-2000 16:37:56  
Hi Jeff,
Sodium hydroxide.
Steve



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DHunter

07-31-2000 15:41:50




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 Re: Re: Hot Tank Cleaning Chemicals in reply to Steve U. S. Alloys, 07-30-2000 17:22:24  
Sodium Hydroxide is commonly known as LYE; and is the active ingredient in 'oven cleaner'. For small jobs, and some not so small, oven cleaner does a great job. Spray it on, let it sit for an hour or so and wash it off with water. Re-apply as needed.



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