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screen printing => Ink and Chemicals => Topic started by: Gilligan on January 29, 2012, 01:25:10 PM

Title: Got some industrial mystery degreaser
Post by: Gilligan on January 29, 2012, 01:25:10 PM
A buddy of mine's father owns a oilfield rental company and has large containers of degreaser concentrate so he gave me about two gallons of it.

So how do I figure out how to cut this?  Is there a danger of it being "too concentrated"?

I've got some old mesh and some brand new busted mesh I could test it on... what kind of test should I conduct?
Title: Re: Got some industrial mystery degreaser
Post by: Gilligan on January 29, 2012, 01:28:42 PM
Less mysterious now...

http://www.bluestarind.com/MX1_MSDS.htm (http://www.bluestarind.com/MX1_MSDS.htm)
Title: Re: Got some industrial mystery degreaser
Post by: ScreenFoo on January 29, 2012, 03:01:41 PM
Who's getting crude on your screens?   ;)

Isn't that stuff for "eating" petroleum products?
Title: Re: Got some industrial mystery degreaser
Post by: Gilligan on January 29, 2012, 06:09:39 PM
Wouldn't a degreaser that gets of crude be able to degrease our screens?

It's probably way more expensive, but when you don't have to pay for it. ;)
Title: Re: Got some industrial mystery degreaser
Post by: Evo on January 29, 2012, 07:18:16 PM
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M.X. #1 is a proprietary blend of bacteria, nutrients and washing agents

That stuff would be fabulous for cleaning crude oil off a rock or a bird, but probably not your screens.

Title: Re: Got some industrial mystery degreaser
Post by: mk162 on January 30, 2012, 08:22:11 AM
yeah, if you are worried about price, just use diluted dawn dishsoap....which also takes the crude off of birds.
Title: Re: Got some industrial mystery degreaser
Post by: RICK STEFANICK on January 31, 2012, 07:50:08 AM
i'm sure diluted down enough the product will work just fine. i use 701 as my ink degradent and dont degrease anymore. no problems yet.
Title: Re: Got some industrial mystery degreaser
Post by: Gilligan on January 31, 2012, 10:50:44 AM
Yeah, it has 7% sodium metasilicate and then the bio stuff... so it probably will work.

I dipped some mesh in it the other day to see how it holds up... I forgot about it... so it has time to dry on there for days now.  That will be a good test. ;)
Title: Re: Got some industrial mystery degreaser
Post by: mk162 on January 31, 2012, 10:54:46 AM
you will be fine until the bacteria eats your face.  ;D
Title: Re: Got some industrial mystery degreaser
Post by: Gilligan on January 31, 2012, 11:12:06 AM
You trying to say I have a greasy face? :p
Title: Re: Got some industrial mystery degreaser
Post by: mk162 on January 31, 2012, 11:38:09 AM
Nope, just hoping it's not flesh eating bacteria.