Been using a kind of cheap harbor freight parts washer for the last couple of years and am kind of sick of it. It just does a terrible job with everything. Any recommendations on a good parts washer? Willing to spend some money on one with a good filter and is able to be used on an almost daily basis. The current one just gets all sludged up and is frustrating to use. Thanks!

Had this one with the filter and drum in our race shop for two decades plus and worked great. The filter is the key and of course pre cleaning some of the really dirty heavy grease items with a pressure washer whenever possible, I'm sure there are other comparable brands out there but the replaceable filter is key,

https://www.grainger.com/product/453D06?

Or this model: https://www.grainger.com/product/43NR93?

does this work better ?

https://www.grainger.com/product/453D06?

https://www.grainger.com/product/43NR93?

It seems that most commercial parts washers involve a screen table with a nozzle to dispense the solvent. I prefer a dip tank with a smaller solvent capacity and a large drain board with a nozzle as standby.

I wouldn't trade my simple/cheap setup for those high-dollar rigs.

Yes .... it’s BESTer mopX

B13 was gooder too !

But I’ll haveta agree with JK ....

A simple one works great .... it’s the SOLVENT you pick that makes or breaks it !

Thanks moparx, sorry I didn't check to see if the links I added actually worked .............and thanks doc too


The problem now is ALL of these cleaning tanks are under OSHA and EPA,,,,,and C,A,R,B, etc., rules and regulations for design safety so I would think if a side drying counter can't be fire safe then it may not happen on a commercial tank? You could probably add one yourself but then you face any issues........but no different than taking the parts out and laying them out on a bunch of solvent soaked shop rags like we all do anyway

Thanks Z11 .... ole mopX must be napping

I default this whole convo to the good ole Safety Clean !

That thing is not fancy at all but it wOrKs !

I shared a post a couple years ago on how to upgrade these tanks with a little giant pump and adding a filter. If you want to see it let me know. I saw a post on how to do it on Yellowbullet and saved it.

oleHam2 must have hit the LOTTO!

2300 beans for a parts washer !

I used a SC unit for years ..THE TRICK is to CLEAN UP real gunky parts FIRST .... with a putty knife or gas FIRST

The best one I ever used the parts washer tub was empty and drained into the drum below it which also pumped back thru the brush you use to scrub parts with. I've got the kind that you fill the tub with cleaning solvent but I've never used it yet. I only bought it because the price was right.

If you can find a fat handled brush you can adapt that combo to your own needs.

I got this old rig that looks like a flame thrower.

I hook my garden hose to it, it has a float in it and a big coil and it burns diesel fuel like a jet through these coils and blasts out enough hot steam and pressure to clean an fifthly engine block in about 10 minutes. I fear one day it will blow up.

Then my old old hot tank that has two hot water elements in it, 4x8, foam insulated and I still have two bagged pallets of this stuff that says "Caustic Soda" and it will eat bearing and AL parts out of anything in about 2 days.

Id say this is a killer setup for me, I hardly have a use for my lessor more common parts washer, I never liked those, the fluid would sting my hands.