Grease and Grime?

[Gsd34me]

Whats the best way to clean the dirt and grime off of metal before going to paint?

[cat]

I use oileater-spray it on full strength, then wipe it off with a rag in a diluted solution. Costco sells oileater and I've gotten it at Checker auto. cat

[KBar]

Whats the best way to clean the dirt and grime off of metal before going to paint?

I try to get the worst of it with a wire brush, wipe it down with a clean rag, then go over it with a rag dampened with mineral spirits, making sure its wet enough you dont just smear the dirt around.

[tacmig]

Agree,

If you are dealing with a small amount of material, the above options are great. However, we generally clean 2 to 400 pounds of material at a time and use a pressure washer and and bio-degradable degreaser (orange peal oil) and then dry with a propane heat blower and of course towels.

Good luck,

TacMig

[srl_welder]

simple green, and water mixure in a weed sprayer then wipe down with sponge, then pressure wash

[Gsd34me]

Great replies! Thank you!