Quote Originally Posted by JBoss View Post
Got any suggestions for cleaning nasty parts at home.

Parts like oil pans, valve covers, Brakets/braces,nuts bolts.

I hate the thought of having to take them somewhere and paying to have them cleaned if I can find a way to do them on my own.
The de-greasing option on the dial at the local car wash works pretty well. And you don't have to worry about fouling the ground around home. Take a change of clothes with you and haul the stuff down there in a beater pickup. Put bolts and nuts in a burlap bag and shove the wand into the bag.