Planer cleaning question

[Denise Ohio]

Okay, my tabletop Makita is a nice little planer, but I have to clean it frequently while planing some salvaged old-growth cedar T&G.

I usually wipe everything down, inside and out, then apply paste wax to the bed and buff it off. The material flies through, coming out pretty, until a few passes, where it all slows down again.

I think a combo of cedar resin and wax is making the bed (and maybe rollers?) sticky.

What's a good way to clean off all the crap? I thought about trying different chemicals (mineral spirits, WD-40, rubbing alcohol, vodka---nope, wait, that's for something else) but I've been having the sort of luck where if I tried some harmless liquid, my planer would burst into flames. What I would call interesting, adventure-filled luck.

So if you have a good trick that will make my planer cleaner and my life less filled with adventures, please tell me.

Thanks y'all.

[glenn bradley]

I use mineral spirits on the metal parts.

[Denise Ohio]

Thanks, Glenn. I'll give that a try.

If anything bursts into flames, I'll report back.

[Bart Leetch]

Naphtha for the rubber rollers.

[Cliff Rohrabacher]

I have read here that WD 40 can interfere with finishing on the notion that it contains silicone.

The MSDS sheet does not list silicone as an ingredient
http://www.wd40.com/Brands/pdfs/msds-wd40_aerosol.us.pdf
and the maker says there is no silicone but, they won't tell you what is in it exactly.
http://wd40.com/Brands/wd40_faqs.html

[Denise Ohio]

Okay, mineral spirits cut right through the crap on all the metal. I was careful to stay away from the rollers and anything else plastic.

I'll get some naptha for the rollers.

Thanks, you guys. It seems so easy, but I didn't want anything I cleaned with to end up on the material.