Parts Cleaners - New to the concept, Very confusing - Tide Pods? Really? Options

[ctc911ctc]

All,

I started cleaning parts. In the old days: Coffee Can, gas or similar, let it sit, pour it out and done.

My sons bought me a ultrasonic heated parts cleaner - 1/2 gallon size.

It came with mysterious white powder, not sure it does anything,

I then watched a video on the best agent to put in your ultrasonic parts cleaner, price vs. effectiveness and the winner was Tide Pods!

For 914 re builders - what do you use to get the best parts results - grime and rust are our enemies.

What should I use for my 914 parts! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

[TheRuttmeister]

For grime:

'Purple Power' industrial degreaser (pro tip, also about the best thing ever for removing antiperspirant stains).
Plus hot water and elbow grease.
Maybe I'll one day get a big ultrasonic bath.

For rust:

Evapo-rust.

Its really as good as everyone says and no it's not an acid or similar in performance to any of the acids.
Probably works even better in a heated ultrasonic bath.

You can also make your own knock-off evapo-rust with chemicals from Amazon, if you need large amounts. There's a youtube out there explaining that.