what to use to remove old grease?

[john_374325148]

Hi all, is there somthing i can use to remove old grease from jocky wheels, or coner stays ect, i wont to get rid of the old grease and regrease ready for over wintering, is there such a product i could i spray wd 40, and then just wipe all the old gunk off and reaply new grease? any suggestions please, john

 

[john_374302691]

gunk is what the motor trade used years a go.

 

[RichardLSmith]

Gunk is still what is used, or jizer!

Just *** to Halfords and get a proprietory degreaser!

That, along with a pressure hose.

 

[john_374325148]

Gunk is still what is used, or jizer!

Just *** to Halfords and get a proprietory degreaser!

That, along with a pressure hose.

thanks everyone for your help, i used to use a product for my road and moutain bike called muck off, but this was a dear product,i may try and get hold of this Gunk stuff you recormend, again thanks for you time and help.

John

 

[Brum1]

John

Use whatever you like to remove old grease, I would try the cheapest first (parafin maybe). But I am carefull about applying grease to steadies in the worry that an awning may get grease on it as it is being threaded / unthreaded from the awning rail.

I now just spray a little spray grease to the steady threads and pivots and work the steadies up and down a few times.

Excessive grease also attracts road dirt and grit which can become counter-productive.

Brum

 

[Del_374232870]

Before greasing the corner steadies I always remove all existing grease with Gunk or similar and then apply fresh grease, I never applied fresh grease on top of old grease.

 

[rob_jax]

A simple summary: Gunk and Jizer are a light hydrocarbon solvent (like white spirit or paraffin) plus around 20% of an Aromatic hydrocarbon solvent (one of the Benzene family of compounds) and a few percent of detergent (so it washes off with water)

The Aromatic solvent helps the product to dissolve grease, but brings a few health warnings with it - certainly you should avoid breathing the vapour or any mist if you spray it on.

I'd wear rubber gloves and glasses in an attempt to avoid skin contact with Gunk or Jizer (de-greasers really do a good job at striping the natural grease on hands), and avoid breathing any vapours.

You may want to try white-spirit first; decant into a can and brush this on - collecting the grease, dirt and waste white-spirit in a can.

Robert