Picked up some acetone nail polish remover today, didn't realize until I got home that it had denatonium benzoate in it. Will this affect the bearings at all? Should I just go to hardware store and buy regular acetone? Or should I just soak in simple green after acetone? Thanks.

Here lately I use brake cleaner because it has some pressure behind it. Plus it dries in a few seconds. You could just soak the bearings in hot water and simple green. That will be fine too.

I don't know if that specific chemical would affect bearings or not, but I would go to the hardware store and get regular acetone regardless.  Nail polish remover is only a percentage of acetone and who knows what else.

I'd guess you'll find it alright to use, however, don't suck your fingers after you've played with it.

 

 

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I don't recommend acetone on any bearings. A lot of them have plastic cages, acetone can turn them to goo inside your bearing.

I don't know if that specific chemical would affect bearings or not, but I would go to the hardware store and get regular acetone regardless. Nail polish remover is only a percentage of acetone and who knows what else.

Bottle says 100%.

Ingredients list only acetone and that other chemical. The other chemical is just to make it bitter. It's not scented or anything.

Bottle says 100%

Oh. The crap my wife uses is only like 30% or something like that.

If it's 100% acetone, how does it have any denatonium benzoate in it? Or is that a component of acetone?

Denatonium benzoate is added to the acetone to make sure no one drinks it ! The stuff is supposed to be the most bitter tasting chemical ever made. Is commonly added to antifreeze and other toxic fluids.

 

I use acetone to clean bearings in a US machine. Not had a bearing with a plastic cage, so not an issue for me. If there were any plastic placed in the acetone it would melt.

I don't recommend acetone on any bearings. A lot of them have plastic cages, acetone can turn them to goo inside your bearing.

This!

I use 50/50 water simple green the flush with water and dry..

The only bearings in reels you typically run into plastic cages are one way AR bearings. I'm a firm believer in degreasing rather than using solvent to remove grease. Perfect Solution is by far the best I've found at this. After rinsing, a soak in electronics alcohol or acetone is fine for stainless and ceramic hybrid bearings. A gentle rinse in warm water for the AR bearing is fine. No solvents for that.

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Perfect Solution is by far the best I've found at this. 

Any major difference in PS and Simple Green pure concentrate?  They're both biodegradable formulas. SG is $2-3 more around these parts but much more available than PS.

PS blows the doors off SG.

Boy, no such thing as a trade secret (or secret fishing hole for that matter) anymore. Kidding aside, I've never seen anything emulsify oil & grease the way this Perfect Solution stuff does. I'd buy big refill containers if I can find them. Thanks JF for sharing this find with us.

I held onto the secret as long as I could, lol.

I don't know what brand the stuff I use is, but it's a can of foaming engine degreaser. It cleans as well as anything I've ever used and was relatively cheap.