I went fishing on the beach yesterday, I thought the tide was going out. I wast wrong. My shimano calcutta te 400 was completely submerged. I rinsed off as soon as I got home. I completely dissembled the reel today and there is very fine sand everywhere. Is there anything I can soak the reel parts in that will remove the sand. Thanks
Kerosene or alcohol should do the trick, I prefer kerosene.
After soaking and clear from sand, leave then to air dry for a day before re-greasing/oiling.
you may find white spirits better than kero
drink the al-k-hol
cheers
Use extreme caution with the septon grips and the line guide. Ive ruined 2 sets of grip paddles before I figured out they cant cope with most chemicals. Also the finish on the line eye guide discolors easily from exposure to many chemicals.
Quote from: Nuvole on May 22, 2012, 08:38:01 AM
Kerosene or alcohol should do the trick, I prefer kerosene.
After soaking and clear from sand, leave then to air dry for a day before re-greasing/oiling.
denatured or rubbing alcohol?
I soak the parts in WD40. All the sand will end up at the bottom of the pan.
For alcohol, I use 90% or more rubbing alcohol.
Bryan
I just tried denatured alcohol. It didn't do much. Most of the sand in the grease, I will try wd-40 hopefully it will eliminate the grease and take the sand with it. THanks
I find oil based solvent like kerosene and turpentine do dissolve grease better than alcohol, turpentine's smell pretty strong hence I always use kerosene. WD40 works the best, but its only sold in expensive spray can over my side of the pond.
BTW, try your best not to spin those bearings before you get rid of those nasty sand.
don't turn the handle, either. you will damage the gears.
I have the reel parts soaking in wd-40, should I use carb cleaner to remove the wd-40 before I reassemble it?
Thanks John
The calcutta have a bit of paint works & plastic, I start off using the weakest solvent before moving stronger ones.
Take the reel tatally apart, clean and scrub every piece with water and detergent. Then grease it and put it back together. I had a similar experience with my Penn 20 GTO when sand was blown into it. The sand problem wasn't so bad so I had to clean only the afected parts.
Quote from: SNOOK on May 22, 2012, 05:09:31 PM
I have the reel parts soaking in wd-40, should I use carb cleaner to remove the wd-40 before I reassemble it?
Thanks John
Not necessary. Just wipe it down and let sit for a day or two for the WD40 to evaporate off. Should be fine for the rebuild.
Best solution is to keep that reel off the beach ;D...or get yourself one of these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUOumShc-hI
Quote from: wallacewt on May 22, 2012, 09:12:15 AM
you may find white spirits better than kero
drink the al-k-hol
cheers
I agree, I use spirits too, and been known to have a few spirits in my toddy aswell!
Sine it is a aluminum frame, blownitbout with carb cleaner. Make sure it does not touch any plastic because it could melt