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Hey Marty, I agree with Z-bar, but I still have the type that doesn't sit on a tank. Have to just break down and clean it out every so often, MESSY. Another very important thing to look for is a pump that is compatible with whatever you're going to use as a solvent. I would NEVER use a water submersible in a petroleum based product, and killed a petroleum compatible pump with a water based solution in VERY short order, few days, maybe a week. About the only petroleum based products available these days dry very slowly and don't work nearly as well as the stuff in my dad's shop when I was a kid. BUT, it WON'T rust things like bearings, or leave water inside of somthing you don't want it in, transmission valve bodies, bearings, carbs, etc. The CITRUS based stuff works GREAT (honest and I was VERY skeptical). However, it isn't cheap and WILL load up and become unusable, requiring replacement, unlike my rotating buckets of kerosene, which eventually settles out and can be reused. Also, this stuff is best when you have a deep sink with hot water nearby. Go from the parts washer to that, rinse as hot as you can stand it and the thing is dry, ready to paint without a trace to greasy anything anywhere, quickly. Last is the water based heavy duty degreasers, better than dawn dishwashing detergent, but not much. It's cheap, but still not a good value. Like engines, there is NO replacement for displacement, get the biggest one you can afford and have room for. Tools
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