What's on your bench?

[Stump Shot]

How does that purple stuff do on carbon?

Eats aluminum and turns it black.
Use Mean Green, it does good.

 

[Sloughfoot]

Lemi shine is a secret ingredient for cleaning rifle brass, mixed with water and dish detergent. When the Berryman's Chem-dip I've got in now is spent, gonna give it a try.

Lemi Shine Lemon Scent Powder Dishwasher/Disposal Cleaner 1.76 oz 1 pk Mfr# 030217010 - Ace Hardware

Keep the machine that cleans your dishes, clean. Simply pour contents of pouch into the bottom of your empty dishwasher and run like normal. Lemi Shine dishwasher cleaner gets into all the hidden crevices and mechanics of your dishwasher to remove pesky hard water buildup and other gross gunk...

www.acehardware.com

 

[farminkarman]

Eats aluminum and turns it black.
Use Mean Green, it does good.

this stuff does not eat aluminum. There was another purple kind I tried that did.

 

[Sloughfoot]

this stuff does not eat aluminum. There was another purple kind I tried that did.

Probably Super Clean that does that.

 

[stretch5881]

this stuff does not eat aluminum. There was another purple kind I tried that did.

Purple Power also ate aluminum. Simple Green HD is also purple but does not affect aluminum.

 

[StihlEchoingHusky]

Not a bench but might as well be. ( Yes I assemble and disassemble saws on my lap. It's a habit I'm trying to break but failing at doing so) A 372 xtorq that I have parted together here and there. I just bought a new crankshaft and case. I'm thinking about replacing the fuel tank and the starter assembly due to mismatch coloring. The only things I have left to make it all OEM is, The starter handle,fuel and oil tank caps, Deez nuts and bolts (I would like to go all torx 27 or at least t25) and the two items I'm not changing are the hydro dipped trigger and lock! Idk why but I like its look. Every 372 I've owned has had them even my 365 special FYI the lap thing comes from when I started out I had very very limited room too work with.......ya 20 freaking acres of property and at the time I didn't have enough space working on a freaking saw !

 

[Sloughfoot]

Purple Power also ate aluminum. Simple Green HD is also purple but does not affect aluminum.

Could be wrong, but I believe all those with a reputation for eating aluminum, dulling or removing paint can be diluted to work the same as ones that don't. They all may even have the same active ingredient, just more or less of it.

 

[farminkarman]

Could be wrong, but I believe all those with a reputation for eating aluminum, dulling or removing paint can be diluted to work the same as ones that don't. They all may even have the same active ingredient, just more or less of it.

I wouldn't assume that to be the case. The ones that eat aluminum are caustic...and yes adding water would lower the PH, but it still would damage the aluminum.

 

[Sloughfoot]

I wouldn't assume that to be the case. The ones that eat aluminum are caustic...and yes adding water would lower the PH, but it still would damage the aluminum.

Never do. The caustic stuff in Super Clean is Sodium Hydroxide and Sodium Metasilicate. Was told at least one of the other major brands has the same, just less of it. May have been @huskihl that had the skinny on that genre of cleaners.
Super Clean has a warning about leaving it on aluminum or paint too long. I've wrecked paint with it. No negative consequences with aluminum.
yet.

 

[hacskaroly]

How does that purple stuff do on carbon?

I like using Sea Foam on carbon, should work on crabs too!!

 

[K Mueller]

I think the Sawsalvage.co re-pop is about the best aftermarket option - https://www.sawsalvage.co/products/...l-056-magnum-56mm?_pos=4&_sid=2b0e3bdb4&_ss=r

Thanks JJ, I went ahead and ordered one up.

 

[jacob j.]

Thanks JJ, I went ahead and ordered one up.

Let us know how it works out (or doesn't)...

 

[hacskaroly]

Thanks JJ, I went ahead and ordered one up.

Which saw are you putting that piston into?

I got one of those performance type pistons for a coworker's MS 261 and it worked out really well, I went to get one for mine and they were sold out.

 

[singinwoodwackr]

I've been using dollar store's Totally Awesome for $5/gal.

 

[singinwoodwackr]

Which saw are you putting that piston into?

I got one of those performance type pistons for a coworker's MS 261 and it worked out really well, I went to get one for mine and they were sold out.

Check their ebay listings

 

[old saw fixer]

What do you use in your USC for saw parts, if you don't mind telling me?

 

[K Mueller]

Which saw are you putting that piston into?

I got one of those performance type pistons for a coworker's MS 261 and it worked out really well, I went to get one for mine and they were sold out.

It’s going in a 056 Mag II.

 

[Stump Shot]

this stuff does not eat aluminum. There was another purple kind I tried that did.

Did for me, I dropped a carburetor in a jar full, and it instantly started foaming like a couple of Alka Seltzer tablets. Pulled it out as fast as I could and rinsed it off in water and was already turning black. It was named Purple Power and I bought it at an auto parts store.

 

[farminkarman]

Did for me, I dropped a carburetor in a jar full, and it instantly started foaming like a couple of Alka Seltzer tablets. Pulled it out as fast as I could and rinsed it off in water and was already turning black. It was named Purple Power and I bought it at an auto parts store.

This is different than what you used then. The simple green HD doesn’t touch aluminum.

 

[Stump Shot]

This is different than what you used then. The simple green HD doesn’t touch aluminum.

Simple green is good stuff too that won't harm metal.