Workshop essentials revews?

[matthewmosse]

I don't know about the rest of you but as a learner in the great world of workshop consumables I'm fed up with finding that something I've spent time doing was a waste of time due to the materials or tools being crap. Ok sometimes it's me thats crap:D
Right, time to name and shame:D. cleaning carbs- comma carb cleaner. Not inpressed, weak like larger piss. Next candidate; somerfield value cola, leaves reidue but very cheap:D final solution silver hook brand carb and injector cleaner (also tested on non cola carbs) much better:thumbsu:

[v8_trike]

For Carbs I tend to use a cocktail of


Gunk
Oven Cleaner (hurts when in cut hands :()
Parrafin
and a solvent degreaser in a grey tin from Maigret Chemicals (Daventry) £4 a tin

depending on how bad the sh*te is - mix em all together, may not get em clean, but by then your too high to care

:D

[teltwosheds]

the misses bigest pan n washing powder. bring to boil simmer,rinse well:thumbsu::D

[hacky]

dont anyone use paraffin anymore?:D

[trikerdrew]

Come recommended grey wh smith boxes and asda baskets.

Also big(gross)egg cartons when stripping something with loads of little bits,like carbs.

Decent lights so you can find poxy lil carb jet when you drop it.

Sockets on a rail,saves not finding them.

Magnetic trays-find bolts you took out when putting ti back together,Hurrah!!

Oh arse-consumables!Teach me not to read the thread!!

Get through wd40/cheapo asda alt seems to work.Wet and dry 3M is money well spent as cheap stuff don't cut well / for as long.

Drill sharpener-blunt drills are f'kin awefull.

drew

[Dougie]

A workshop would be nice........:unsure:





I have to do ALL maintenance in the street.:thumbd::cry:

[matthewmosse]

I'm really thinking a thread of tried this, was crap or these are better. another for the sin bin is silver hook white spray paint. problem, cans sometimes Splurdge? paint leaving bloody great dribbles that look silly on a revived ex cop bike. Not good if you were hoping to sell the bike and wanted to tart it up:(
best consumable in the shed; duck oil keeps the stored project from rusting too bad and frees off rusted fastners. Dougie, you have my sympathy, been there done that.

[Hillbilly Deluxe]

spray cans - stand them in warm water for a few mins before use

poundshop carb cleaner and brake cleaner,both work fine

white spirit - screw on one of those trigger spray thingies from kitchen/glass cleaner etc ,paintbrush,cheaper than gunk/jizer,and imo just as good,if not better

used the big pan/soap powder for years,brings alloy up like new

[John Hopkins]

Cleaning all the muck off aluminium carb bodies, burn marks and everything so that they look brand new..use celulose piant thinners...John

[matthewmosse]

I found a writing desk in an auction, one with a door that folds down as a desktop and lots of small drawers for pens, cost a quid:D spot on for pulling carbs to bits and being able to leave em like that without a random animal/relative loosing bits:thumbsu:

[johnr]

For Carbs I tend to use a cocktail of


Gunk
Oven Cleaner (hurts when in cut hands :()
Parrafin
and a solvent degreaser in a grey tin from Maigret Chemicals (Daventry) £4 a tin

depending on how bad the sh*te is - mix em all together, may not get em clean, but by then your too high to care

:D

two days standing in a container of original coca-cola makes carbs sparkle!!! seriously, it dissolves all the crud and scale that builds up in there. as its mildly acidic, and its cheaper than gunk!!!

after seeing what it does though, i wouldnt reccomend drinking it!!