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Location: Minnesota | What would be a good degreaser for cleaning reel parts, providing that it's safe for both plastic and metal parts...
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Location: syracuse indiana | i actually use wd40 or breakfree to clean all the gear case out then dry it all up with a rag then i lightly grease all the drag washers and gears up and then re oil it all dont forget all berrings need a drop too and brake pads need a drop each too...bill |
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Location: Ogden, Ut | I use Shooter's Choice polymer-safe degreaser.
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | On reel frames and side plates I use Dawn and a brush, and hit it with some Non-C. Brake Cleaner. When U are done U have a very clean parts that will hold grease and oil for a long time. If U use WD40 and don't wash it off with Dawn, the grease and oil will not hold as well, plus WD40 will gum up overtime. On bearings and small parts I will use a U-Sonic Cleaner with a 50-50 mix of Dawn and water, then follow up clean with bearings only in a small jar of ACETONE in the U-Sonic, then dry them with a hair dryer and lube with 1 drop of oil or grease. Be careful Shimano 400B Thumb Bar is made from a plastic that will melt with a strong cleaner. I lot of guys use Simple Green but that stuff will get into the frame and side plates and will stain them if you soak them for a long time. |
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Location: syracuse indiana | pike master is right about the wd-40 and i forgot to mention that after i use the spray to glean up the old gunk and stuff with it that i do use denatured alcohol to clean up the gearcase good to get the wd-40 out.. how could have i forgot that...bill |
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