Half door restore - "Locking" mechanism.

[shrug7]

Restoring a set of half doors I found on MarketPlace - What's the best way to clean and re-lube these guys?

 

[barrys]

Cleaning might be best in an ultrasonic cleaner with a degreaser like Simple Green or Super Clean

 

[John N]

Cleaning might be best in an ultrasonic cleaner with a degreaser like Simple Green or Super Clean

Exactly what I was going to suggest…

 

[jc_chandler]

x3 on the ultrasonic cleaner. I bought the Vevor 15L one on Amazon a while back and it's been worth its weight in gold. I clean all manner of things in it, including buckets of crusty bolts and other parts for a motor rebuild I'm doing for another project.

 

[bigwalton]

I don't have one of those, so I just blast everything with brake cleaner over the trash can like a redneck. Makes the garage smell all pretty as a bonus. My wife LOVES it.

 

[spankrjs]

I don't have one of those, so I just blast everything with brake cleaner over the trash can like a redneck. Makes the garage smell all pretty as a bonus. My wife LOVES it.

Bonus tip: spray the brake parts cleaner into an oil drain pan so you can then dip.parts into the liquid/reuse it.

 

[bigwalton]

The true redneck speaks!

 

[Bad Karma]

Bonus tip: spray the brake parts cleaner into an oil drain pan so you can then dip.parts into the liquid/reuse it.

and use the REAL brake cleaner, not the new crap that is basically acetone...

But i'm x4 for ultrasonic. If you don't have one, get one, seriously. You can justify it to the wife because she will get you to clean all her jewelry!