turbofurball Posted May 2, 2021 Report Share Posted May 2, 2021 Is it ok to clean a foam air cleaner with parafin (kerosene)? Or will it melt the glue or the foam? The air filter in the Sherco is in good condition but has a lot of black greasy muck at one end. I don't have any dedicated degreaser for it, and I don't think washing up liquid is going to cut it (at least, not for the first pass). I've never before had an air filter that was this dirty that didn't need replacing anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djr Posted May 2, 2021 Report Share Posted May 2, 2021 Have you tried boiling water from a kettle ? { be careful } Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshock250 Posted May 2, 2021 Report Share Posted May 2, 2021 Yes paraffin is fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpauls Posted May 2, 2021 Report Share Posted May 2, 2021 Wait until your other half goes shopping then bung it in the washing machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cascao Posted May 2, 2021 Report Share Posted May 2, 2021 Kerosene is greath for filter cleaning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted May 3, 2021 Report Share Posted May 3, 2021 Not a stupid question. Mineral turpentine is what I use, followed by a warm solution of dish-washing liquid then cold water rinse then wrapped in absorbent fabric and squeezed then allowed to fully dry out by evaporation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbofurball Posted May 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2021 Cool, thanks for the advice guys - I'll try just using the kerosene since that's what I have laying around anyway 👍 (followed by washing up water, etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer58za Posted May 3, 2021 Report Share Posted May 3, 2021 4 hours ago, feetupfun said: Not a stupid question. Mineral turpentine is what I use, followed by a warm solution of dish-washing liquid then cold water rinse then wrapped in absorbent fabric and squeezed then allowed to fully dry out by evaporation I do as feetupfun said, using paraffin. After drying out, I still give the dry filter a good beating on my hand to dislodge any last bits of dust. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technowaldo Posted May 3, 2021 Report Share Posted May 3, 2021 Petrol as good as any leave it to dry for 10 mins and re oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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