What do you use to get tha crud of my new powermatic tablesaw?

[Bill Wyko]

I was going to use wax & grease remover but someone said at one time not to. I use it on everything but if there's a reason not to then I need something else.

[Greg Peterson]

Sounds like a thinly veiled, stealth gloat.

I'd go to the nearest auto parts store and get a few cans of brake clean.

[Alex Berkovsky]

I used kerosene to remove cosmoline off my bandsaw and it worked great.

[Matt Day]

Paper towels? Lots of them. I bet you were told not to use a specific product so it didn't damage the paint.

[Jim Chilenski]

Bill,

Don't use brake fluid on any painted surfaces, it will dull and even remove the paint. If you have a hard time finding kerosene try buying a bottle of lamp oil. Lamp oil is just refined kerosene and seems to be easier to find in an urban environment.

Jim

[Rick Dohm]

I had good luck with denatured alcohol with lots of paper/shop towels. It's easy to find and pretty inexpensive.

[Bill Wyko]

Thanks guys. How about diesel fuel? (I have a cummins Ram)

[Greg Cole]

Mineral spirits, goof off (not good for paint though), denatured alcohol, diesel or kerosene.....
Most of us have one of the above in the shop confines if we look long enough...LOL
We don't see a new table saw.....?

Greg

[David Weaver]

Mineral spirits here, too. Worked well.

[Bill Wyko]

Here's a pic but it's not finished yet. They gave me the wrong table extension.

[Jim Becker]

Kereosene and a scraper for the thickest part of the gunk and then paper towels and kero for the rest. Finish off with WD-40 if you like or mineral spirits and then put on a couple coats of a good past wax, such as S C Johnson Wax.

[Bill Wyko]

Thanks Jim.

[Andrew Williams]

I use mineral spirits first, then naptha. the naptha removes any residual petroleum product. finally wax

[Lance Norris]

I'd go to the nearest auto parts store and get a few cans of brake clean.

Thats what I use and it works great.

[Cliff Rohrabacher]

Bill,

Don't use brake fluid on any painted surfaces, it will dull and even remove the paint. If you have a hard time finding kerosene try buying a bottle of lamp oil. Lamp oil is just refined kerosene and seems to be easier to find in an urban environment.

Jim

They were saying Brakeclean not brake fluid. Huge difference.

However Brake clean is what 111-triclorethane?? That damn stuff gave me cancer.

[glenn bradley]

I just used paper towels and a citrus based houshold cleaner . .. smells nice. Then a rag wet with mineral spirits before waxing.

[Greg Peterson]

Yeah, brake fluid is bad-nasty stuff. At least as a far as paint and ink are concerned.

There is non-chlorinated brake cleaner available, but I do not know if it does not have 111-triclorrethane in it.

[John Shuk]

WD40 or powerlube by CRC both work well and are very controllable.

[Jim Summers]

i used kerosene. Worked well.

HTH

[Eugene A. Manzo III]

Jim Becker Seems to always be 100% right on the money and his response is again the best I feel.

[jason lambert]

CMT router bit cleaner is the best for that compresssed wod and cleaning the blade but then again also the most expensive.

[Vic Damone]

3M General Purpose Adhesive Remover will not harm painted surfaces.

Vic

[Jay Keller]

you should use greasless lubricant on the saw. Grease and oil attracts the dust.

[Jim Becker]

you should use greasless lubricant on the saw. Grease and oil attracts the dust.

The question isn't about lubricating the saw...it's about removing the cosmoline that protects the tool surfaces in transit from the manufacturer.