On Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:49:05 -0500, Ignoramus23036
wrote:

On 2011-10-16, Karl Townsend wrote:
On Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:30:13 -0500, Ignoramus23036
wrote:

I have a bucket of parts washer solvent from Menards. This stuff REEKS
and smells really horribly, much worse than diesel fuel even.

I wonder if all solvents are like that, or there are some that are a
little better.

THanks

i

I like the smell of Hoppe's number nine gun cleaner.
http://www.hoppes.com/ Might even give me a woody if Milady wore it
to bed. (NOT going to happen)

But I need parts washer solvent, something like 40 gallons of it!

Well, you asked for good smelling, not cheap. I see its only $20 a
quart.

For cheap, I use a variation of Ed's red. Mostly diesel, mineral
spirts, ATF (used OK), and a bit of acetone. Google for a recipe,
don't have to follow it exactly. The smell is strong. But you might be
able to get a 55 gal drum of parts cleaner at about the same price if
you pick up at the distributor. You have learned to buy at wholesale,
haven't you?

Karl