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Filtering Used Citrus Solvent?
I put citrus solvent in a 2 liter pop bottle along with a grungy chain. Capped
and shook/soaked it. Now the solvent is pretty filthy after only a single use. Anyone know if it is possible to filter this (maybe using an coffee filter) to get it less gritty for the next chain? Thanks. |
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Filtering Used Citrus Solvent?
David White wrote:
I put citrus solvent in a 2 liter pop bottle along with a grungy chain. Capped and shook/soaked it. Now the solvent is pretty filthy after only a single use. Anyone know if it is possible to filter this (maybe using an coffee filter) to get it less gritty for the next chain? Thanks. Easiest way I can think of is to let the gunk settle down to the bottom. Then use a sharp object to poke a small hole in the side of the bottle somewhere near (but above) the highest grit particles. Have something ready to catch the fluid. When it's all drained out, discard the gross stuff. HTH \\paul -- Paul M. Hobson Georgia Institute of Technology ..:change the f to ph to reply:. |
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"Paul Hobson" wrote in message ... David White wrote: I put citrus solvent in a 2 liter pop bottle along with a grungy chain. Capped and shook/soaked it. Now the solvent is pretty filthy after only a single use. Anyone know if it is possible to filter this (maybe using an coffee filter) to get it less gritty for the next chain? Thanks. Easiest way I can think of is to let the gunk settle down to the bottom. Then use a sharp object to poke a small hole in the side of the bottle somewhere near (but above) the highest grit particles. Have something ready to catch the fluid. When it's all drained out, discard the gross stuff. HTH \\paul -- Paul M. Hobson Georgia Institute of Technology .:change the f to ph to reply:. Like you have thought of already. I'd let the stuff settle for a while, then carefully and slowly pour it through a coffee filter or something, and that should remove most of the particles. But stop before the gunk at the bottom starts to come out. |
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Filtering Used Citrus Solvent?
"David White" wrote in message
. .. I put citrus solvent in a 2 liter pop bottle along with a grungy chain. Capped and shook/soaked it. Now the solvent is pretty filthy after only a single use. Anyone know if it is possible to filter this (maybe using an coffee filter) to get it less gritty for the next chain? Thanks. How much did you use? I use only a few ounces of citrus cleaner and an old toothbrush to clean parts (a few chains and whatever else I'm cleaning). This stuff is water soluble, so after you clean with a brush, you rinse with water and dry. Your citrus cleaner will last a lot longer this way. -- Marty |
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Filtering Used Citrus Solvent?
David White wrote: I put citrus solvent in a 2 liter pop bottle along with a grungy chain. Capped and shook/soaked it. Now the solvent is pretty filthy after only a single use. Anyone know if it is possible to filter this (maybe using an coffee filter) to get it less gritty for the next chain? Thanks. I filter my used kerosene through coffee filters in a big funnel. I've used the same gallon of kerosene for 4 or 5 years and it's still nearly clear. Coffee filters clog pretty quick, though. The trick is to have two containers and decant the fluid back and forth between them, changing the filter each time. I usually use 5 or 6 filters for one cleaning. They accumulate an amazing amount of fine black goo. I bought a pack of 1000 generic filters about 12 years ago- I've used about 3/4 of them since. Another trick is to use containers with larger bottoms. I use laundry detergent bottles. They're big enough that I can put the big funnel in the top (with filter) and then let the kerosene filter through overnight. A two-liter pop bottle would tip over too easily. Jeff |
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JeffWills wrote: David White wrote: I put citrus solvent in a 2 liter pop bottle along with a grungy chain. Capped and shook/soaked it. Now the solvent is pretty filthy after only a single use. Anyone know if it is possible to filter this (maybe using an coffee filter) to get it less gritty for the next chain? Thanks. I filter my used kerosene through coffee filters in a big funnel. I've used the same gallon of kerosene for 4 or 5 years and it's still nearly clear. Coffee filters clog pretty quick, though. The trick is to have two containers and decant the fluid back and forth between them, changing the filter each time. I usually use 5 or 6 filters for one cleaning. They accumulate an amazing amount of fine black goo.... I have tasted some coffee that I think was brewed with Jeff's old filters. -- Tom Sherman - Behind the Cheddar Curtain |
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Filtering Used Citrus Solvent?
Thanks to all. I have tried the coffee filter technique and they DO clog up
quickly - almost immediately. I recall from the old days selling VW parts that the cheap paper gas filters would clog up if there was water in the fuel. Perhaps citrus solvent has water (or more water) than kerosene and this is taking place? Not sure if there is some better material (maybe lots of cheese cloth?). The filtered liquid seems to be still quite black in color. But I am sure that at least some of the grit is being removed. I wish I still worked in a shop and had a safety cleen tank. Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman wrote: JeffWills wrote: David White wrote: I put citrus solvent in a 2 liter pop bottle along with a grungy chain. Capped and shook/soaked it. Now the solvent is pretty filthy after only a single use. Anyone know if it is possible to filter this (maybe using an coffee filter) to get it less gritty for the next chain? Thanks. I filter my used kerosene through coffee filters in a big funnel. I've used the same gallon of kerosene for 4 or 5 years and it's still nearly clear. Coffee filters clog pretty quick, though. The trick is to have two containers and decant the fluid back and forth between them, changing the filter each time. I usually use 5 or 6 filters for one cleaning. They accumulate an amazing amount of fine black goo.... I have tasted some coffee that I think was brewed with Jeff's old filters. |
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Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman wrote: I have tasted some coffee that I think was brewed with Jeff's old filters. Yeah, well... I've been working in a hospital lately. Waking up on weekend mornings requires *strong* measures. Lingering over good coffee doesn't get the work done. Jeff |
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Filtering Used Citrus Solvent?
"David White" wrote in message . .. Thanks to all. I have tried the coffee filter technique and they DO clog up quickly - almost immediately. I recall from the old days selling VW parts that the cheap paper gas filters would clog up if there was water in the fuel. Perhaps citrus solvent has water (or more water) than kerosene and this is taking place? Not sure if there is some better material (maybe lots of cheese cloth?). The filtered liquid seems to be still quite black in color. But I am sure that at least some of the grit is being removed. I wish I still worked in a shop and had a safety cleen tank. Try the disposable filter masks that come in a multipack- they are a bit coarser and seem to allow the liquid to pass through. Pat |
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Filtering Used Citrus Solvent?
At a kitchen supply store (or a Dollar store) find a cheap plastic
gravy seperator. It looks like a measureing cup, except the spout is attached at the bottom. It's designed to seprate cooking juices from cooking fat. The fat floats to the top, and the good juices are poured off the bottom (hence the location of the spout!). But for your use, let the grit and grime settle to the bottom, and then pour it out leaving relatively clean solvent at the top. Filtering the remaining solvent (if desired) is now much faster...... |
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