TE/TC Cleaning air filters

I use purple degreaser and pinesol for a while now, both work great. Anyone use landry detergent? Just hit me as an idea in basement today.

Good old kero to clean the the dirt and old filter oil in one bucket then in another bucket of warm soapy water with a bit of laundry powder to rinse, dry and then apply filter oil.

the misses will be way torqued off if you wash air filters in the washer just sayin i use gasoline for the first pass then fake dawn dish soap and hot water SWEEZE [NO TWISTING] as dry as possible then hang it up somewhere and air dry

gasoline outside for the win! let dry and reoil...done deal and doesnt hurt the filter at all. gets the filter clean fast! never tried it but i bet kero works too..
i have a bucket i use with a cookie rack at the bottom to let the dirt collect below it..

If you use belray it takes a blow torch to get that stuff off..... so I use gas

+1 for gas

I just use simple green and hot water. Pour it down the sink when done. Let the filter air dry and re-oil.

i was a soap n water guy [for safety] thought i was gettin it done them one time i found myself outa soap so i used gas DAMN was i wrong good filter oil is tuff stuff i always two step it now BTW if you need your filter dry quick and dont have an air compressor after you squeeze out all you can wet it down with alcohol work it in good so it mixes with the water give it a squeeze the alcohol evaporates real quick and takes the water with it

Bel-ray tip: cut it with white gas (naphtha, coleman fuel, lighter fluid: samey-same in the US) about 4:1 before applying it to the filter, and the filter oil will now spread super easy and fast. Evaporates in about 5mins.

I imagine gasoline would work too- it's just not as volatile. ...and would drive the saftey nazis even crazier.

sidebar: my dad, who had the most laissez-faire attitude about gasoline of anyone I know, spent a year in the hospital during the Korean War after suffering major burns from a gasoline fire while in the Navy, in Manila bay. That shit scares me though- and naphtha is worse ('cept maybe not so toxic). be careful

yup, i always use bel ray. it stays put! no drying out if the bike sits a bit

Which do you prefer: Dip the filter in a tub of oil and squeeze out the excess, or the spray on aerosol type from a can?

I have done both, and tend to prefer the spray on type.

When I dipped the filter in oil and squeezed out the excess, the filter always seemed to have too much oil in it. (read: dripped from the air box for a day or two)

I never go excessive on oil (saturate by dunking) because i clean every race or ride. I put quarter size amount on nitrile glove and only kneed outside of filter (3times) and if it has a sticky draw between 2 fingers in several spots on outside of filter? Im done. Clean with pinesol of degreaser. Moving to dawn dish next

But i ride dirt and mud not sand

No Toil all the way for me these days, except I use Oxyclean and hot water. No gas or other toxic chemicals needed or put down the drain! Much cheaper overall too.
Twin Air filters with No Toil work great, no sign of dirt beyond the filter. Cleans up easy and a spoonful or so oil spreads easy, hang the filter overnight, squeeze again with paper towels and ready to go. I've got 6 filters now and PC filter skins too, so always a clean 1 waiting.

Yes i agree need more than one filter AND BIKE haha

I put my filter in a plastic shopping bag. Then I pour some filter oil into the bag and work it into the filter. Then I wrap the filter in a paper towel and squeeze out as much of the oil as possible.

dont dunk it in oil that is waaaay to much.... drizzle or put some in the palm of your hand and knead it in..... I do 3-4 at a time and store in seperate zip lock bags....

No Toil is NO WHERE near as good as Belray..... PERIOD When it comes to letting crap into a $1000 engine I will take safe over sorry every time....

Same with spray on.... its ok but thats about it.... I want sticky crap that dirt cant find its way thru.....

I use No Toil filter oil, and Twin Air filters, i wait until all the filters are dirty then throw them in the washing machine, plenty of washing powder and they come out looking like new!