Surface cleaner

[Bill in Buena Park]

I picked up one of the $99 Sunhill SM-150B 6in benchtop jointers (a review of which I'll post in the very near future) - and would like a recommendation on a cleaner to remove the surface protectant from the bed/tables. Instructions say kerosene, but I don't have any handy. Other iron-friendly suggestions would be appreciated.

[bthere]

Lots of stuff will do it. Depending on the goo they use, you can start by wiping off as much as possible with dry paper towels. Mineral spirits does a pretty good job of cleaning and doesn't stink up the area too much if you use the "odorless" type. Of course you need to take all the normal precautions with mineral spirits. Some regular household cleaners do a pretty fair job with a little bit more work. I've had success on some protectants with Simple Green cleaner.

[LCHIEN]

try mineral spirits, that should work, maybe even WD-40 will get it off.

[poolhound]

I agree with mineral spirits. I got a new jointer about 2 months ago and used it to clear of the protective grease. Once its all gone done forget to treat the surfaces with paste wax or something similar.

[Whaler]

I have used WD-40 on several tools and it works well.

[Tom Hintz]

If it is the greasy stuff, I wipe it down with plain paper towels and then use Simple Green to clean up the residue. If it is the waxy stuff, kind of hard and brown usually, I use Naptha. It works well and comes in a quart can. then I go over it with the Simple green before letting it dry and hitting all of the cast iron with Boeshield T-9

[docrowan]

Bill,

Did you ever get a chance to try out that Sunhill Jointer? I've been eyeballing it myself and was curious about your experience.

Thanks

[Bill in Buena Park]

Chris,
I was finally able to find some time to run some test pieces over the little Sunhill jointer. I'll post a review on the review forum.