marvi

iTrader: (82)

i found engine degreaser (and also carb cleaner) in our auto parts store at about half the price of motor spray in our lhs anyway, i tried carb cleaner on my nitro car and the overspray seemed to make the plastic parts "white." the white haze goes away when i wipe the plastic with WD40.

oh well, i think ill try it on my old motors to be safe. at least, i wont as much if the engine degreaser or carb cleaner ruin the bearings or something else

CGR

Carb and Brake cleaner are very similar to Motorspray but much harsher. In the gun industry we use in place of gun scrub (motor spray equivelant) but it has been known to MELT certain plastics.

WC

iTrader: (28)

Yup!
Camping fuel is either methylated spirits, or petroleum spirit.

In Oz, petroleum spirit is called "Shellite"... same as Zippo
lighter fluid. Yes its a fantastic degreaser, works as well as
spraycan motorspray. Camping stores sell it for the stoves.


Methylated spirits ("Metho") can be used to clean cars too, but
it usually has some water dissolved in it. When the alcohol dries,
it leaves the water behind... so your stuff is damp. Don't use it
on electronics!

CGR

Anyone tried mixing mineral spirits and denatured alchohol?

Pit Crew

Its not alcohol, or camping fuel (which is basically kerosene) Its not that triethoulcrud, thats the stuff from the auto parts store for cleaning alternators - it works but smells terrible.

versa

anybody else can confirm that?
i found some brake cleaner and it contains that trichlorethylene stuff.. costs bout USD$2.3 for a big can

is it the stuff in motor spray?
it has a big warning saying dont use it on lexan

Scrad

iTrader: (16)

I use Albany brake cleaner from Autozone. If you use brake cleaner get the non clorinated stuff. I only use it on bearings and motors, so I don't know what it would do to lexan.

popsracer

Most of the Plastic safe cleaners will list Hexane as a major ingrediate. Brake cleaner is generally NOT Plastic safe.

Accord

I just looked on the can of my Fantom Freak motor spray and it doesn't list the contents, but there is a warning stating that it contains 10% of hexane.

versa

no problem using brake cleaners as motor spray right?

hawker

The best stuff I have ever used is a liquid call Shellite. I'm in australia and you can buy it from Woolworths for $2.90 a litre, its like metho or any motor spray, it cleans and evaporates but the best thing is that it doesn't leave ANY residue, i use it on plastics, anodized bitz, carbon fibre, I dunk whole bags of bearings, even gear boxes into it to clean it.

great stuff

versa

if you read above...

i think having water left behind on electronics isn't a good idea..plus it might cause rust..

fatdoggy

versa - hawker never said he used it on electronics.

versa

when talking bout motor spray, obviously we're talking bout stuff that can be used on motors.

i didnt know motor isn't considered electronics. oh well, learn something new everyday

hawker

I've used it on motors before, but not my my ESC or Receiver