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Removing old grease from garage door opener?
My brother bought a garage door opener lubrication kit. In the
instructions it says to remove the old grease but it does not say how to remove it. What is the best way of removing old grease from our garage door opener? We have some engine degreasing aerosol cans. Would they be a good way to go? Thank you in advance for all replies. -- Never ever let your brain explode. It's VERY bad for you and it leaves a terrible mess for someone to clean up. |
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Removing old grease from garage door opener?
Daniel Prince wrote:
My brother bought a garage door opener lubrication kit. In the instructions it says to remove the old grease but it does not say how to remove it. What is the best way of removing old grease from our garage door opener? We have some engine degreasing aerosol cans. Would they be a good way to go? Thank you in advance for all replies. I doubt if it means to clean the old grease, I would think using some paper towels would do the job nicely. -- Joseph Meehan Dia duit |
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Removing old grease from garage door opener?
"Daniel Prince" wrote in message news My brother bought a garage door opener lubrication kit. In the instructions it says to remove the old grease but it does not say how to remove it. What is the best way of removing old grease from our garage door opener? We have some engine degreasing aerosol cans. Would they be a good way to go? Thank you in advance for all replies. I'd wipe it down with kerosene |
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On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:36:35 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski"
wrote: "Daniel Prince" wrote in message news My brother bought a garage door opener lubrication kit. In the instructions it says to remove the old grease but it does not say how to remove it. What is the best way of removing old grease from our garage door opener? We have some engine degreasing aerosol cans. Would they be a good way to go? Thank you in advance for all replies. I'd wipe it down with kerosene I'd use paper towels. Kerosene is a decent solvent, fairly non-toxic, plus helps prevent rust. Dispose of the paper towels or rags wisely. |
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"Phisherman" wrote in message
... On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:36:35 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote: "Daniel Prince" wrote in message news My brother bought a garage door opener lubrication kit. In the instructions it says to remove the old grease but it does not say how to remove it. What is the best way of removing old grease from our garage door opener? We have some engine degreasing aerosol cans. Would they be a good way to go? Thank you in advance for all replies. I'd wipe it down with kerosene I'd use paper towels. Kerosene is a decent solvent, fairly non-toxic, plus helps prevent rust. Dispose of the paper towels or rags wisely. At Home Depot last year, in the cleaning department, I found something called Just A Rag or a name close enough to that to make it easy to spot. Made by Scott, big yellow box. They're VERY tough paper towels which are much less likely to shred than the normal ones. Very handy. |
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Removing old grease from garage door opener?
break cleaner will take grease off metal quickly.
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Removing old grease from garage door opener?
Paper towels or rags to wipe up 80% of the old grease should
work fine. Being compulsive, I'd follow that up with paper towels or rags soaked in some solvent to remove about half of what the first pass didn't get. The extra effort isn't that excessive considering the fact that you are only doing this every 10 years or so. Use something safe and inexpensive as the solvent. Kerosene (fuel oil) would seem like a very good choice. Brake cleaner works extremely well, but it is both expensive and the fumes are very unhealthy. |
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On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 16:31:36 GMT, "Gideon" wrote:
Use something safe and inexpensive as the solvent. Kerosene (fuel oil) Around here, kerosene isn't what is commonly meant by fuel oil. would seem like a very good choice. Brake cleaner works extremely well, but it is both expensive and the fumes are very unhealthy. |
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Usually, you fix things that break, not clean them.
I've found brake cleaner works. Also kerosene, as mentioned earlier. Gasoline and ether are great degreasers, but are explosive hazzards. -- Christopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. .. wrote in message oups.com... break cleaner will take grease off metal quickly. Empressess #124457 The best Games a href=http://www.gamestotal.com/Multiplayer Online Games/a a href=http://www.gamestotal.com/Strategy Games/abra href=http://uc.gamestotal.com/Unification Wars/a - a href=http://uc.gamestotal.com/Massive Multiplayer Online Games/abra href=http://gc.gamestotal.com/Galactic Conquest/a - a href=http://gc.gamestotal.com/Strategy Games/abra href=http://www.stephenyong.com/runescape.htmRunescape/abra href=http://www.stephenyong.com/kingsofchaos.htmKings of chaos/abr Daniel Prince wrote: My brother bought a garage door opener lubrication kit. In the instructions it says to remove the old grease but it does not say how to remove it. What is the best way of removing old grease from our garage door opener? We have some engine degreasing aerosol cans. Would they be a good way to go? Thank you in advance for all replies. -- Never ever let your brain explode. It's VERY bad for you and it leaves a terrible mess for someone to clean up. |
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Removing old grease from garage door opener?
I always thought that number 1 fuel oil and kerosene where pretty
much the same entity. For the purposes of cleaning, I also assume that kerosene, number 1 fuel oil, number 2 fuel oil, Stoddard solvent and similar items are all equally reasonable choices. All you want/need is low cost, low volatility and good solvent properties. Ok, I'll confess that I sometimes use ether, gasoline and other nasties for cleaning. Just don't tell the insurance company. Gideon ============= mm wrote in message ... On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 16:31:36 GMT, "Gideon" wrote: Use something safe and inexpensive as the solvent. Kerosene (fuel oil) Around here, kerosene isn't what is commonly meant by fuel oil. would seem like a very good choice. Brake cleaner works extremely well, but it is both expensive and the fumes are very unhealthy. |
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Daniel Prince wrote in
news My brother bought a garage door opener lubrication kit. In the instructions it says to remove the old grease but it does not say how to remove it. What is the best way of removing old grease from our garage door opener? We have some engine degreasing aerosol cans. Would they be a good way to go? Thank you in advance for all replies. Get what you can off with rags. Carburetor cleaner is awesome. It stinks big time. Keep the doors open and no open flames or smoking around it! |
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replying to Al Bundy, woodman wrote:
All that stuff works add to it an old blanket or towel draped over rail then air compressor with a long pin point nozzel works great. Then use a better lube that doesn't clog like grease does. -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...er-146814-.htm |
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On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 19:14:01 +0000, woodman wrote:
replying to Al Bundy, woodman wrote: All that stuff works add to it an old blanket or towel draped over rail then air compressor with a long pin point nozzel works great. Then use a better lube that doesn't clog like grease does. Great news ... but "Al Bundy" passed away almost *ELEVEN YEARS AGO* while waiting for your sage advice. (Why can't you Home Moaners Hub people read DATES?) |
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On Friday, January 13, 2017 at 2:24:13 PM UTC-5, Sam Hill wrote:
On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 19:14:01 +0000, woodman wrote: replying to Al Bundy, woodman wrote: All that stuff works add to it an old blanket or towel draped over rail then air compressor with a long pin point nozzel works great. Then use a better lube that doesn't clog like grease does. Great news ... but "Al Bundy" passed away almost *ELEVEN YEARS AGO* while waiting for your sage advice. (Why can't you Home Moaners Hub people read DATES?) And aside from that, it sounds like a frigging mess. If a garage door opener is working, I'd leave it alone. If it needs some lube, I'd apply it without cleaning out the old lube. |
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In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 13 Jan 2017 11:47:28 -0800 (PST), trader_4
wrote: On Friday, January 13, 2017 at 2:24:13 PM UTC-5, Sam Hill wrote: On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 19:14:01 +0000, woodman wrote: replying to Al Bundy, woodman wrote: All that stuff works add to it an old blanket or towel draped over rail then air compressor with a long pin point nozzel works great. Then use a better lube that doesn't clog like grease does. Great news ... but "Al Bundy" passed away almost *ELEVEN YEARS AGO* while waiting for your sage advice. (Why can't you Home Moaners Hub people read DATES?) I can only imagine that they can't see them. No one ever cites them. And aside from that, it sounds like a frigging mess. If a garage door opener is working, I'd leave it alone. If it needs some lube, I'd apply it without cleaning out the old lube. The old lube will get the new lube dirty. |
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On Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 1:22:21 AM UTC-5, micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 13 Jan 2017 11:47:28 -0800 (PST), trader_4 wrote: On Friday, January 13, 2017 at 2:24:13 PM UTC-5, Sam Hill wrote: On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 19:14:01 +0000, woodman wrote: replying to Al Bundy, woodman wrote: All that stuff works add to it an old blanket or towel draped over rail then air compressor with a long pin point nozzel works great. Then use a better lube that doesn't clog like grease does. Great news ... but "Al Bundy" passed away almost *ELEVEN YEARS AGO* while waiting for your sage advice. (Why can't you Home Moaners Hub people read DATES?) I can only imagine that they can't see them. No one ever cites them. And aside from that, it sounds like a frigging mess. If a garage door opener is working, I'd leave it alone. If it needs some lube, I'd apply it without cleaning out the old lube. The old lube will get the new lube dirty. Who the hell cares? I've had garage doors for decades in several homes. Never had to remove lube from any of them. |
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