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I do some work for a charity (that helps the homeless) where we renovate and sell bikes that are donated to us. Often they are old and claggy and a decent degreaser in the parts washer is the only quick-ish way to get them clean.
I am looking for an eco-friendly alternative to the stuff we used to use. It needs not be non-inflammable (if it isn't we face issues over safe storage), good value and make up to 25 litres for the washer to work properly. I can find stuff on the web, but either the minimum order quantity is too large for us, or it is in small quantities and expensive.
Your recommendations appreciated.
Finally if you are in the Bristol area and have a bike you want to donate to a good cause take a look at http://www.emmausbristol.org.uk/. They collect.
Viro-sol - it's a commercial citrus based degreaser. It's fairly eco friendly, cheap and very effective.
I use it neat in a chain cleaner - as good as the good "bike brand" degreasers I've used. I'm sure it could dilute down some and still be good. 10 litres can be had for 20 quid: http://www.amazon.co.uk/degreaser-driveways-convertible-accessories-TheChemicalHut/dp/B004V3QIJY
Could you try contacting Green Oil to see if they could arrange something for you price/quantity wise? They seem like a decent bunch.
I found their degreaser to work in a no complaints kind of way...
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Viro-sol - it's a commercial citrus based degreaser. It's fairly eco friendly, cheap and very effective.
I always wondered about the eco-ness of citrus cleaners. According to the first site that came up on google (!) it take c14 gallons of water to grow a single orange.
Hmmm... didn't think about the eco-ness of production, just the biodegradableness once it's been used. As ever the big picture has scuppered my eco ethics 😉
Biodiesel works very well 🙂
I would massively recommend Rozone - we've just installed one in the workshop and it's brilliant. Running costs are OK and you can rent rather than buy which makes it a bit more palatable. Eco-credentials and safety both seem pretty good.
Full disclosure - if you do get one, please mention our recommendation as we then get a free top-up of juice!