Spray cleaner?

[huskyhank]

I was cleaning up a saw the other day after cutting some well dried locust. Lots of dust and oil under the side cover. After brushing with a toothbrush I decided I wanted it clean and sparkly. Hit it with a few blasts of Dupont Motorcycle Chain Cleaner and it was instantly clean. Only problem is that stuff is kinda pricey.

What do y’all use for this kind of cleaning? Is there a spray cleaner that is cheap, effective and safe to spray on a saw to then just be done with cleaning and put the saw away?

Thanks in advance..

 

[huskihl]

Amsoil Mudslinger has been a hit lately from what I’ve heard

 

[N8TE]

I was cleaning up a saw the other day after cutting some well dried locust. Lots of dust and oil under the side cover. After brushing with a toothbrush I decided I wanted it clean and sparkly. Hit it with a few blasts of Dupont Motorcycle Chain Cleaner and it was instantly clean. Only problem is that stuff is kinda pricey.

What do y’all use for this kind of cleaning? Is there a spray cleaner that is cheap, effective and safe to spray on a saw to then just be done with cleaning and put the saw away?

Thanks in advance..

A little oxy-clean and water, mixed in a small spray bottle, has worked really nice for me once I blow the chunks off with compressed air.

Eta: let it soak a few seconds and wipe it off

 

[Woodpecker]

I usually just hit em with compressed air, but when I'm feeling like going full @USMC615 I use good ole dawn dish soap and water. About 1-2 tablespoons in a 32 oz. Spray bottle.

 

[qurotro]

Diesel then dish soup for me.

 

[sawmikaze]

Amsoil Mudslinger has been a hit lately from what I’ve heard

It's good for keeping the dust from sticking after it's already clean, but it's not much of a cleaner itself.

The miracle wash from amsoil works pretty good, no water involved.

 

[nixon]

If you need to cut sap ,and pine resin , use rubbing alcohol . Cuts right through it.

 

[Lightning Performance]

Spraynine straight has been going all weekend here cleaning 200T's. Last time it was 084's, 660's and 361's.

The 200T mufflers are cruddy inside so I gave them love and two came apart without breaking off screws in the housings
What should I spray them with...
Oven cleaner?
Something betterer cleaner?
B-12 Chem soak maybe...
Acetone?
Nasty mfers!
They are magnesium

 

[chiselbit]

Castrol super clean here. Works great BUT it will fade the color on saw plastics after awhile

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

The cheapest degreaser from your auto store that you can find followed by a careful low pressure “sprinkler” setting hose off

I have been leaning on less is more recently and will just use compressed air, but for storage I go to town with the above or brake cleaner because I don’t need to use water.

 

[Larry B]

I blow off with compressed air then i have WD-40 in a spray bottle and spray it with that and wipe it off. I buy WD-40 in the gallon can. You would be suprised how good a cleaner it is.

 

[huskyhank]

Castrol super clean here. Works great BUT it will fade the color on saw plastics after awhile

I’m hoping to find a cleaner that surely does not damage plastic parts. Also no rust when put the saw is put away immediately after cleaning.

I’ll try a few more things to see what helps with clean-up. I use spray car polish on dirt bikes to help with hosing off the mud. It works well to make clean-up easy.


Thanks for all the answers so far.

 

[deye223]

You blokes clean your saws

 

[Lightning Performance]

I’m hoping to find a cleaner that surely does not damage plastic parts. Also no rust when put the saw is put away immediately after cleaning.

I’ll try a few more things to see what helps with clean-up. I use spray car polish on dirt bikes to help with hosing off the mud. It works well to make clean-up easy.


Thanks for all the answers so far.

Use WD40 on your bike before you go riding.
Way old-school trick for mud a silt clean up.

Just use soap and a hot tap water with a sprayer on your garden tools. Blow out the clutch area, coil, grease your chain tensioner, then grease the drum bearing and run it a few minutes to dry everything out. You do need to pull the starter and the drive side cover plates... all of them. I only do that every so often here when the saw starts to get heavy or you see the gaps closing up between parts. My saws never have baked on chit in them but the first time they cross my bench. After that it's just bar oil and chip/dust and some mix residue. I don't cut much live pine. Keep two saws aside just for that most times.
Hot tap water will remove almost all the bar oil goo most times.