Engine Building - Lent free cloth/towel recommendations?

[CompSyn]

In trying to avoid as much"Foreign Matter(FM)" as possible, what do you all use for wiping down, cleaning bearing surfaces, crank journals and the like prior to engine assembly?

 

[493 Mike]

Soap and water, blow dry.
Mike

 

[Dibbons]

I purchase glass quart bottles of wax/grease remover, pour into a spray bottle, and use the auto body shop prep towels to final clean almost everything. The blue towels do not redeposit the oil, grease, wax, and grime. I believe these are different than the blue paper towel rolls you find at AutoZone, etc.

 

[Ironbuilt]

https://goodson.com/collections/cleaning-tools/products/assembly-wipes-white

 

[68 HEMI GTS]

White paper towels and lacquer thinner. Won’t harm the engine a bit. The lint from the paper towels just gets chewed up and dissolves with no ill effects. Cloth rags on the other hand will leave lint that will hang out and cycle through the oil system until it gets trapped in the filter.

 

[CompSyn]

Does Acetone make and acceptable cleaner?

 

[68 HEMI GTS]

Does Acetone make and acceptable cleaner?

I don’t see why it wouldn’t. I’ve just always used thinner. I put it in a old squeeze bottle so it’s easier to manage. Also helps to be super OCD with cleanliness

 

[69L48Z27]

Acetone just evaporates very quickly.

 

[Beekeeper]

kimwipes work great

https://www.cleanitsupply.com/p-277...pecialty-task-wipers-280-wipers-kcc34155.aspx

 

[wyrmrider]

I have a case of kimwipes
lenses, glasses, motors,most anything

 

[CompSyn]

I have a case of kimwipes
lenses, glasses, motors,most anything

Kimwipes/Kimtech is what I ended up going with. Didn't break the bank either. Bought a two pack from Amazon for $10/Shipped. Hopefully this will be enough to get the job done.

 

[Babyblue66]

Old t shirts work pretty well.