DIY degreaser

Jeremy Collins:

Quoted message said:

Has anyone got a recipe for a DIY version? There can't be
that much to it...

Vinegar. It's the best degreaser there is and you can buy a
5 litre flagon from your local cash & carry for under a
quid. I've never actually used it on my bike and I'm not
sure if there would be any detrimental side effects, but it
might be worth a try.

d.

Jeremy Collins said:

Hi all,

I bought some Halfords citrus degreaser recently, and was
pleasantly surprised at how well it works. But at 10 quid
a litre, I can't help feeling that someone somewhere is
having a chuckle at my expense ;-)

Has anyone got a recipe for a DIY version? There can't be
that much to it...

Cheers,

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Quoted post said:

Originally posted by Jeremy Collins
Hi all,

I bought some Halfords citrus degreaser recently, and was
pleasantly surprised at how well it works. But at 10 quid a
litre, I can't help feeling that someone somewhere is having
a chuckle at my expense ;-)

Has anyone got a recipe for a DIY version? There can't be
that much to it...

Cheers,

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Quoted message said:

Hi all,

I bought some Halfords citrus degreaser recently, and was
pleasantly surprised at how well it works. But at 10 quid
a litre, I can't help feeling that someone somewhere is
having a chuckle at my expense ;-)

Has anyone got a recipe for a DIY version? There can't be
that much to it...

Cheers,

Whats wrong with white spirit?

On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 08:14:11 GMT, in
<[email hidden]>, Jeremy Collins

Quoted message said:

Hi all,

I bought some Halfords citrus degreaser recently, and was
pleasantly surprised at how well it works. But at 10 quid a
litre, I can't help feeling that someone somewhere is
having a chuckle at my expense ;-)

Has anyone got a recipe for a DIY version? There can't be
that much to it...

No but degreaser can be reused. Degreaser works by
dissolving grease (surprise) which has the lovely side
effect of making all the [censored] on your chain come free. The
[censored] does not get dissolved in the degreaser and can
subsequently be removed from it by filtering it through a
coffee filter paper or simply by decanting it.

The rescued solvent can be used many times before it becomes
too saturated for further use.

I don't recommend using recycled degreaser in mechanical chain-
cleaners since any [censored] still remaining from its previous
use could be abrasive. It is no problem for a cocktail clean
though (stick chain in scre-top container with degreaser and
shake like mad)

HTH Rich x

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davek said:

Jeremy Collins:

Quoted message said:

Has anyone got a recipe for a DIY version? There can't be
that much to it...

Vinegar. It's the best degreaser there is and you can buy a
5 litre flagon from your local cash & carry for under a
quid. I've never actually used it on my bike and I'm not
sure if there would be any detrimental side effects, but it
might be worth a try.

d.

I'm not sure submerging a chain into what came out of a
flie's backside is a good idea.

Martin Wilson said:

I'm not sure submerging a chain into what came out of a
flie's backside is a good idea.

What's a flie? And what does it have to do with vinegar?

The only problem I can envisage using vinegar would be
the smell.

Martin Wilson said:

davek said:

Jeremy Collins:

Quoted message said:

Has anyone got a recipe for a DIY version? There can't be
that much to it...

Vinegar. It's the best degreaser there is and you can buy
a 5 litre flagon

Quoted message said:

from your local cash & carry for under a quid. I've never
actually used it

Quoted message said:

on my bike and I'm not sure if there would be any
detrimental side effects, but it might be worth a try.

d.

I'm not sure submerging a chain into what came out of a
flie's backside is a good idea.

So that's where British vinegar (aka non-brewed condiment)
comes from! As opposed to proper vinegar, which you make by
introducing wine to vinegar bacteria. I'd always thought it
was made in a chemical works somewhere.

What's this Flie thing look like then? :-)

Jules

Simonb said:

Martin Wilson said:

I'm not sure submerging a chain into what came out of a
flie's backside is a good idea.

What's a flie? And what does it have to do with vinegar?

The only problem I can envisage using vinegar would be
the smell.

Ok fly then. Vinegar=output from fly's backside.

In article <[email hidden]>,
martin.w6 @ukonline.co.uk says...

Quoted message said:

Simonb said:

Martin Wilson said:

I'm not sure submerging a chain into what came out of a
flie's backside is a good idea.

What's a flie? And what does it have to do with vinegar?

The only problem I can envisage using vinegar would be
the smell.

Ok fly then. Vinegar=output from fly's backside.

In my world, Vinegar = product of secondary fermentation of
alchohol. This doesn't involve flies as far as I know.

Jon

Quoted message said:

So that's where British vinegar (aka non-brewed condiment)
comes from! As opposed to proper vinegar, which you make by
introducing wine to vinegar bacteria. I'd always thought it
was made in a chemical works somewhere.

What's this Flie thing look like then? :-)

Jules

Whats vinegar bacteria and how did it evolve?

All I can say is I went to one of those open farms and the
process of making vinegar was described in some detail but
basically fly drinks wine, whiskey or cider or whatever
else. Fly pisses into where its been drinking etc. You end
up with a load of scummy stuff at the top and a cloudyness
in the liquid itself. This is called the mother of the
vinegar. A cloth of some sort is used to filter out the scum
and cloudy matter (the mother) and whats left is boiled up
to sterilise
it. Thats vinegar. But basically however its made be it
insects or bacteria its formed from waste products of
small animals.The way it was described to me was an open
jar which was left and flies are part of the process.
Perhaps your right and its mainly bacteria nowadays but
I'll keep my vinegar recipe with thousands of arses
compared to your recipe of millions of micro arses ;-)

Quoted post said:

Whats vinegar bacteria and how did it evolve?

All I can say is I went to one of those open farms and the
process of making vinegar was described in some detail but
basically fly drinks wine, whiskey or cider or whatever
else. Fly pisses into where its been drinking etc. You end
up with a load of scummy stuff at the top and a cloudyness
in the liquid itself. This is called the mother of the
vinegar. A cloth of some sort is used to filter out the scum
and cloudy matter (the mother) and whats left is boiled up
to sterilise
it. Thats vinegar. But basically however its made be it
insects or bacteria its formed from waste products of
small animals.The way it was described to me was an open
jar which was left and flies are part of the process.
Perhaps your right and its mainly bacteria nowadays but
I'll keep my vinegar recipe with thousands of arses
compared to your recipe of millions of micro arses ;-)

Are you telling me I put fly [censored] on my chips every Friday?
This can't be true and is probably the death knell to British culture, a sad day.🙁

Fat Lad said:

Are you telling me I put fly [censored] on my chips every
Friday? This can't be true and is probably the death knell
to British culture, a sad day.🙁

Anyone putting vinegar on their chips /deserves/ it to be a
by-product of flies :-) The combination is a Work of Stan.

That is all.

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Quoted message said:

Are you telling me I put fly [censored] on my chips every Friday? This can't
be true and is probably the death knell to British culture, a sad day.🙁

Well from the sound of it I'm probably talking about making
vinegar in bygone days as it was an old style farm and
nowadays its a controlled bacteria culture or something. So
in which case you should be safe. No flies involved but Its
still [censored] though.

Isn't vinegar a french recipe/idea anyway? I've not checked
though and so I'm probably wrong on this too. :-(

Jeremy Collins said:

Hi all,

I bought some Halfords citrus degreaser recently, and was
pleasantly surprised at how well it works. But at 10 quid
a litre, I can't help feeling that someone somewhere is
having a chuckle at my expense ;-)

Has anyone got a recipe for a DIY version? There can't be
that much to it...

Thinners does a very good job, but has a tendency to make
plastic spoke protectors / chain cleaners go cloudy, and
make you feel odd if you don't work outside.

In article <[email hidden]>,
martin.w6 @ukonline.co.uk says...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Are you telling me I put fly [censored] on my chips every
Friday? This can't be true and is probably the death
knell to British culture, a sad day.🙁

Well from the sound of it I'm probably talking about
making vinegar in bygone days as it was an old style farm
and nowadays its a controlled bacteria culture or
something. So in which case you should be safe. No flies
involved but Its still [censored] though.

I suspect that the flies may have been a source of bacteria.
Either that, or the fumes from the large open vats of
alcohol had gone straight to your head. ;-)

Quoted message said:

Isn't vinegar a french recipe/idea anyway? I've not
checked though and so I'm probably wrong on this too. :-(

Yes vinaigre (IIRC) means sour wine.

Jon

Quoted message said:

I suspect that the flies may have been a source of
bacteria. Either that, or the fumes from the large open
vats of alcohol had gone straight to your head. ;-)

Yes you can be certain of that. If ever I encounter large
open vats of alcohol it will certainly go to my head. Sadly
I know of no such vats at this time.

Martin Wilson said:

Ok fly then. Vinegar=output from fly's backside.

Do flies really [censored] from their backsides? Would it be
possible to have flies [censored] directly onto my chain to clean
it?

On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 08:00:56 GMT, MSeries <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Jeremy Collins said:

Hi all, I bought some Halfords citrus degreaser
recently, and was pleasantly surprised at how well it
works. But at 10 quid a litre, I can't help feeling
that someone somewhere is having a chuckle at my
expense ;-) Has anyone got a recipe for a DIY version?
There can't be that much to it... Cheers,
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If you want something cheaper to clean you chain with try
Diesel, 79.5p per litre and very readily available.

20ish pence a litre if you get red diesel.

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