Kerosene source

[Alex Berkovsky]

Where can I purchase kerosene to get the cosmoline off the machinery?

[Jim Becker]

It's available at gas stations around here, but you can sometimes buy just a gallon at the 'borg. Check in the paint department first as the stuff they sell for heaters is REALLY expensive.

[Gary Herrmann]

Yep, I got mine at HD.

[Roy Wall]

Alex -

After the kerosene 2x(use a green scotch brite)......wipe dry

Use Laquer Thinner 2x( with gray scotch brite)----wipe dry

(Shine up with 600 grit paper and Mineral Spirits if needed)

Then Boeshield T-9...let dry.......finish with Johnsons Paste Wax.

[Don Stanley]

Where can I purchase kerosene to get the cosmoline off the machinery?

If you have your own container, you can buy Kerosene by the gallon; pump your own. Here in central Washington the cost is $3.50 per gallon. Check your local listings for dealers; generally farm co-op or feed stores. Expect to pay double from the borgs.

[Cliff Rohrabacher]

Kero is nothing but Desil fuel that is a little bit more clean.

Desil fuel is the same thing as heating fuel just with a tad less wax in it.

Kero is exactly what jet fuel is . Maybe jet fuel is a tad cleaner but I doubt it.

So if you can access any form of fuel oil whether it is desil, Fuel oil, or Kero you will have exactly the right product for the purpose intended.

Really the only difference are wax compounds.

[Ed Kowaski]

WD-40, I always have some and it works great for this.

[Jeff Smi]

I just bought a gallon of it at lowes, It is with the paint thiner. I can't remember the price, but was reasonable.

[Mike Heidrick]

Would coleman white gas work? Pretty accessable at walmart.

[John Shuk]

WD-40 works just as well. I usually use Power-lube by CRC. It works fine.

[Paul Libby]

Would coleman white gas work? Pretty accessable at walmart.

White gas is very dangerous for this purpose due to it's low flash point. It will work, but you are taking a risk that is not inherent with kero, diesel, or heating oil.

[Mike Heidrick]

White gas is very dangerous for this purpose due to it's low flash point. It will work, but you are taking a risk that is not inherent with kero, diesel, or heating oil.

How about compared to WD-40?

[Alex Berkovsky]

Our local BORG had only the "imitation" kerosene for heaters. Found a gas station about 5 miles from my house that sells kerosene and bought 1/2 gallon. On the way home, I saw a gas station much closer to my house which also sells kero... when you don't need something, you never notice it.

BTW, I didn't hace an approved container, so I carried it home in an empty (rinsed out) plastic Clorox container - is it safe to store it in a plastic bottle or shouls I immediately buy an approved container?

[Bernhard Lampert]

On my last 'new machine cleanup', I used 50:50 kerosene-naphtha. Kerosene alone didn't do the trick. The mix disolves the cosmoline much easier and quicker. After initial cleanup , I used pure naphtha for a final wiping. Naphtha will remove all traces of kerosene, any excess will evaporate. Just make sure you have good ventilation.

Bernhard

[Jim Becker]

Bernhard, by "Naptha" I assume you mean painter's Naptha (from the paint racks) rather than the other stuff that goes by that same name in some circles..."Gasoline"... The latter would not be a good idea!