Degreasers and oil dispersant cleaners remove oil, grease and other impurities from industrial products. You can clean such impurities by spraying the product with a degreaser or immersing the products in a mixture of water and a degreaser.

Some industries that use degreasers are aerospace, automotive and pharmaceutical. The degreasers help in preparing the component for metalworking operations which require a clean surface. Degreasers also help in bringing a shine to the component and protecting it against corrosion.

Some important parameters you must consider before purchasing oil cleaners are:

1. The type of impurity being removed
2. The quantity of oil dispersants needed
3. The type of oil dispersants

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Buy degreasers from a reliable manufacturer

Once you understand your requirements, you can go to a specific manufacturer to buy degreasers.

I recommend: At Aervoe Industries, Inc., you can buy light and heavy-duty oil degreasers. Another manufacturer of a variety of degreasers is Henkel. Telechem is also a reputable industrial degreasers manufacturer.

Buy degreasers from a retailer or distributor

You can buy a variety of degreasers for various applications from a degreaser retailer or distributor.

I recommend: American Industrial Supply is a good source from which to buy general purpose cleaning products, hand cleaners and wipes, and solvents and degreasers. Chappell Supply and Equipment Co. supplies a range of oil dispersant cleaners and degreasers. Another source that provides industrial degreasers, oil cleaners and general-purpose degreasers and cleaners is Cherryville Distributing Co. Interstate Products is another supplier of natural non-toxic, biodegradable and environmentally safe oil cleaners.

Buy degreasers and degreasing equipment from custom manufacturers

You may want to buy degreasers and degreasing equipments from custom manufacturers if standard degreasers and degreasing equipment do not meet your requirements.

I recommend: Branson is a reputable manufacturer of standard and custom degreasers. The company also provides a range of degreasing equipment and cleaning solutions such as aqueous, solvent or semi aqueous. Ransohoff is another manufacturer of industrial part washers, sprays, immersion and ultrasonic cleaning systems and specialty chemicals as per your requirements. You can buy PV Klean and AquaKlean EF7B degreasers for applications such as cleaning polymer, glass, printed circuit boards, electronic assemblies and medical devices from NuGeneration Technologies. They also manufacture Ramco and Force-Flow branded degreasing equipments.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Take proper care to protect workers and equipment from strong caustic or alkaline cleaners, as they can be harmful to one's health.
• •  Solvent based oil cleaners have very low flash point and are highly flammable. Therefore, avoid exposure to sparks or open flame.
• •  Degreasers that contain CFC, toluene and xylene as are not environmentally friendly, so you may want to attempt to search for ones that are.