110/112 Cleaning

Buckaholic · Feb 28, 2006

Just got a 110 that has seen a ton of use (read as "abuse").

It has a ton of crud inside. I do not have the tools (read that as "skill") to take one apart.

Who knows what bio-hazard crap is living in this puppy.

Any suggestions or "Hint's From Heloise" on how to get this clean down into it's guts?

Thanks for the gumball Mickey!
Goose.
BCCI 1190

ZZJake · Feb 28, 2006

Automotive carb cleaner spray Goose, simple to find, works like a champ.

Gypsy9590 · Feb 28, 2006

I have gotten into the habit of keping a handful of Q-tips in my cleaning kit. They are a tight fit, but can be worked into the frame to get the crud out...

Larry Oden · Feb 28, 2006

Pipecleaners work well also. You can double them over for more coverage down in the well.

Pack Rat · Feb 28, 2006

I have been knows to use something like go-jo hand cleaner and an old stiff paint brush or tooth brush.

I also use "copius quantities"

of wd40 along with a brush of some sort.

I just got one in like that also... Mine has all the bolsters screwed up with some names lightly etched on them. Grrrrrrrrrr

I am also thinking of taking some tru-oil to the wood scales after I get this one cleaned up. Haven't thought through that much tho...

Do some before and after pics Goose. I bet mine is dirter than yours.

T Schloz · Feb 28, 2006

Hot soapy water, pipe cleaners, and compressed air.

Tom

Pack Rat · Feb 28, 2006

Good Point Tom,

After I get the crud out of one, it goes through the hot water/soap/air routine also. I think my air compressor is the most used tool I have.

I let the final hot water rinse run as hot as I can get it. It will warm the metal and help dry it after you blow the water off of it.

Buckaholic · Feb 28, 2006

Thanks to all for your tips. I'm thinking this 110 I got will need a bit of every one of your suggestions.

So far as a pic, my camera doesn't have that resolution to express the detail.
Here, try this...go out to a sewer grate after a storm where the rain washes oil into the sewer...you know that black mucky stuff? Or squid ink with lint?
You can't even see the locing mech, spring, etc. Just a black solid line of crud.

chickentrax · Feb 28, 2006

Buckaholic said:
Here, try this...go out to a sewer grate after a storm where the rain washes oil into the sewer...you know that black mucky stuff? Or squid ink with lint?
You can't even see the locing mech, spring, etc. Just a black solid line of crud.

Someone here mentioned cutting tar paper with his 110...that's probably his knife...

Roofers also scribe a line on their shingles to break them apart...any pieces of roof shingle sand in there???

Buckaholic · Feb 28, 2006

Pack Rat said:
Do some before and after pics Goose. I bet mine is dirter than yours.

Here is the Wally World from John on top, the ab(used) 110FG<, and the 112FG<:

Here are the same three in diff order. The dirty 110FG<, WW 110, and 112FG<

Regret the glare in the bottom pic. Wanted some light so I put 'em on my desk to show the crud inside the 110FG.
The Wally 110 is simply gorgeous...amazing quality...matched well scales are grained nice and tight. Zero blade play/wiggle.
That 112 is growing on me. Been futzing with it all day long.

Goose.
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