Bearing Cleaner

[*Hootie]

Is CRC carb cleaner okay to flush bearings. It's in a spray can.

Hootie

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

The one I have is a 50 state formula and is Acetone/Heptane non-chloronated, worked well.

[*Hootie]

The one I have is a 50 state formula and is Acetone/Heptane non-chloronated, worked well.

Where can I find that. I am near a pepboys, a lowes, and a home depot. I dont know if I am allowed to put all those names in there or not.

Hootie

I just located some. I think rather than pay the $79.95, I'll just go buy a new Pro Qualifier. Phooey on cleaning bearings if it's that expensive.

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

I got mine at walmart. There are a number of different CRC products so check the back label right next to WARNING they list contents. Mine Acetone,Heptane isomers

[*Hootie]

I got mine at walmart. There are a number of different CRC products so check the back label right next to WARNING they list contents. Mine Acetone,Heptane isomers

I am sorry, the price I found was for a case. Whew!!

Hootie

[*Hootie]

Can I soak the bearings in fingernail polish remover? It has acetone.

Hootie

[.RM.]

I would use lighter fluid. Has a better evaporation rate (quicker to dry).

But no matter what you use, just make sure no open flame of any sort is in the same area.

Good Luck & Tight Lines!

[OnthePotomac]

Do not use finger nail polish remover for your bearing cleaner. It is not the same as pure acetone. I also use plain lighter fluid (naptha) to soak my bearings and have never had a problem getting them clean.

[*Hootie]

Do not use finger nail polish remover for your bearing cleaner. It is not the same as pure acetone. I also use plain lighter fluid (naptha) to soak my bearings and have never had a problem getting them clean.

Are you talking about charcoal lighter fluid, or cigarette lighter fluid, or are they both the same.

Sorry for being a pest.

Hootie

[Western-Mass-Bass]

If you really want your bearings clean I recomend this. Buy yourself a mason jar. A tea infuser ands a can of naptha cleaner. Put the naptha in the jar and it will keep forever, You place your bearings in a tea infuser and shake. This stuff will clean and remove grit and other particles.

Back in the day I raced RC cars very seriously and this is what we used.This is what an infuser looks like if you ever seen one. And as far as a mason jar goes. Im quite sure you all know what those are. Especially if your from the south.!!!!! Hahaha

 

[OnthePotomac]

Cigarette lighter fluid only. We recently had an incident in our area of fellow cleaning tools in his basement with acetone and it ignited and burned him badly. I like to work in doors so I use cigarette lighter fluid. Please excercise caution with anything else so highly flamable. Like outdoors.

[*Hootie]

And as far as a mason jar goes. Im quite sure you all know what those are. Especially if your from the south.!!!!! Hahaha

http://www.teainfuser.eu/

Yes and yes, my wife has a boatload of mason jars.

Hootie

[I.rar]

i use regular zippo lighter fluid. the lesser stuff like ronson or whatever isnt as clean, ime.

[BobP]

Ether based starting fluid in an aerosol can is the quickest. Spray it into a shot glass, throw in the bearings, swish them around, spin them on a pencil point to check cleanliness, then set them on a paper towel to dry. They're dry when they DON'T spin quickly on a pencil point - just takes a few minutes. I assume guys have enough sense not to set themselves on fire.

[craww]

I've had the best results soaking them in the little containers you put contacts in. You can close the lid so the naptha doesn't evaporate while you shake em up. You will want to change the fluid out several times over the course of several hours. Being that the bearings are in such a small container you can really see the junk that comes out each time, and yes you need to do it several times. Sometimes ill spin the bearings between flushings and spray canned air in them to adgitate whatever's in there.

[Diggy]

Ive never ever done this, just added oil from time to time. I should notice a huge improvement over stock?

[baluga]

I use a CRC brake cleaner w/ bearing blaster to blast out those gunk.

Should look like this when preparing.

Can be used with the shielded bearings but works better when the shields are removed

[Fishingelbow]

Diggy, it will depend on the reel: some of them come with GREASE in the spool bearings! Cleaning those and re-lubing with just a drop of good OIL with have dramatic results. As a rule, reel manufacturers use a whole lot of lube in order to provide maximum protection as they assume the typical fisherman won't be taking proper care of the reel . If you're careful about maintenance, using very little lubrication will be enough to protect your bearings adequately while improving performance significantly.

[Western-Mass-Bass]

Another good tip if you are using solvent is to place it in a small container. And from there if you have an aquarium, place the container on the small pump. The vibrations from the pump work almost like an ultra-sonic cleaner. Works well

[jignfule]

Cigarette lighter fluid only. We recently had an incident in our area of fellow cleaning tools in his basement with acetone and it ignited and burned him badly. I like to work in doors so I use cigarette lighter fluid. Please excercise caution with anything else so highly flamable. Like outdoors.

Find a brake cleaner with Trichloroethylene. It cleans very well, is non flammable, and leaves no residue. Not sold in all states

[.RM.]

i use regular zippo lighter fluid. the lesser stuff like ronson or whatever isnt as clean, ime.

Ronson is a div of Zippo. The Zippo brand is just triple filtered, the Ronson brand isn't.

Either will work very well.

Before I went to Safety-Kleen for all my servicing I used masons with Acetone for all bearing services successfully.

Good Luck & Tight Lines All!

[.ghoti.]

Cigarette lighter fluid only. We recently had an incident in our area of fellow cleaning tools in his basement with acetone and it ignited and burned him badly. I like to work in doors so I use cigarette lighter fluid. Please excercise caution with anything else so highly flamable. Like outdoors.

I'm afraid I don't see the logic behind this statement. Don't use acetone because it's flammable. Use lighter fluid instead? Compared to acetone, lighter fluid has a lower flash point, a lower auto-ignition temperature and a lower LEL.