What to use to remove old reel Grease

  • fishthumper
    Sartell, MN.
    Posts: 11929
    January 7, 2014 at 8:45 am #1356571

    After several post on here about removing original grease and replacing it with better ( hot sauce ) I remembered my trouble doing this last spring. What product do you all use to remove the old grease? I think I tried either brake cleaner or carb cleaner and it discolored all the plastic parts it contacted. I ended up just removing as much of the old grease as I could with just a rag. I have read that sometime 2 different grease’s do not mix well. I want to find a way to get as much of the old grease out as possible before adding the new grease.

    tucrs
    NW Metro
    Posts: 999
    January 7, 2014 at 8:53 am #1377775

    A great method that is very easy to do is Dawn dish soap the small parts.
    Dawn will cut the grease very quickly. It is very mild and works on all parts.
    Carb cleaner may eat some plastics.

    tucrs
    NW Metro
    Posts: 999
    January 7, 2014 at 8:59 am #1377778

    We take apart the reels and pull all the plastic out of them. We then sonic clean them in a heated sonic cleaner. It is the best cleaning method I have every seen. Parts come out clean and with a quick rinse are ready to put back together.

    Old grease will cause headaches later on.

    Tom P.
    Whitehall Wi.
    Posts: 3526
    January 7, 2014 at 9:39 am #1377794

    Denatured Alcohol works very good many guys that clean reels for a living use it.

    icenutz
    Aniwa, WI
    Posts: 2540
    January 7, 2014 at 9:43 am #1377796

    How about wd40?

    chrossa
    Arcadia, WI
    Posts: 111
    January 7, 2014 at 11:28 am #1377819

    Quote:

    How about wd40?

    WD will leave a residue. Alcohol is your best beat. Cuts the grease and doesn’t leave a residue and drys fast.

    Mudshark
    LaCrosse WI
    Posts: 2973
    January 7, 2014 at 1:00 pm #1377843

    Quote:

    A great method that is very easy to do is Dawn dish soap the small parts.
    Dawn will cut the grease very quickly. It is very mild and works on all parts.
    Carb cleaner may eat some plastics.

    X2

    briansmude
    Posts: 184
    January 7, 2014 at 2:02 pm #1377864

    I’ve been using gun scrubber, works awsome doesn’t leave any residue and as far as I know it won’t harm any plastic or any finishes.

    bassn7
    Bruce,WI
    Posts: 776
    January 7, 2014 at 4:31 pm #1377914

    Last spring I bought a Ardent reel cleaner kit and I thought it worked real good, cleaned the parts real good and rinsed residue free.
    Stan

    milemark_714
    Posts: 1287
    January 7, 2014 at 5:09 pm #1377924

    Hot water and Jungle Jake/Simple green.Got rid of old crusty grease in some vintage Mitchell reels.

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