soak it in a bucket filled with warm dawn dish soap and squeeze it, do not twist it just squeeze it, let it air dry and then soak it with filter oil and press out excess oil
I use TWINAIR's filter and oil, here's how I clean mine.
Clean the filter in your choice of solvent to remove the old oil and dirt it trapped. I use gasoline. I prefer using a small bucket with enough solvent to submerge the filter. Knead the filter a few times, sqeeze out the excess, dump the dirty stuff. (it's great for killing weeds growing in the driveway cracks) Repeat 3-4 times or until the solvent remains clear, and you can't feel any dirt in the bottom of the bucket.
Wash the filter in warm soapy water. I use dishwashing liquid. (dawn, joy ect...) Use the same bucket and method as with the solvent, just use warm soapy water. Repeat 3-4 times, sqeezing the filter and dumping the dirty water each time.
Rinse in warm water. Same method. Dump the dirty water each time. Repeat until the soap bubbles are gone. Their shouldn't be any dirt particles in the bottom of the bucket.
If the dirt is really imbedded in the filter I use the garden hose or the kitchen sink sprayer to remove it. Spraying from the inside of the filter, the water pressure pushes the dirt out the way it came in. I hold the nossle right up against the filter. Gentle pinching and kneading will get it all out.
Once the filter is clean, I spin dry (no water) it in the washing machine. Set the filter so the centrifigle force pulls from the inside out. (have the side that faces your carb, face the center of the washing machine) If the filter won't sit still, I prop it with a clean shop towel. It should be dry in a few hours after that.
Before oiling, I turn the filter inside out to see if I missed any dirt. "Plucking it" with your finger almost always removes it.
Don some latex gloves (found at home depot in the paint section). Place the filter in a clean bucket, pour the filter oil all over it. I use an 8X8 inch plastic bucket with a lid. Saturate it with your favorite oil, sqeeze out the excess and install. I don't grease the rim. You will have alot of oil left in the bucket. It's clean, so pour it back into the filter oil can to use next time. I use Twin Air filter oil.
This method only takes about 15 minutes, minus drying time of course. I clean my filter about once a week. I've used this method for a year and a half with no adverse effects to the Twin Air filter.
excel88,
Clean the filter in your choice of solvent to remove the old oil and dirt it trapped. I use gasoline. I prefer using a small bucket with enough solvent to submerge the filter. Knead the filter a few times, sqeeze out the excess, dump the dirty stuff. (it's great for killing weeds growing in the driveway cracks) Repeat 3-4 times or until the solvent remains clear, and you can't feel any dirt in the bottom of the bucket.
I think you have a decent regimen of filter maintenance, however, I would never recommend that some submerge their hands in gasoline - even with standard latex gloves. Your filter may outlive you! Also, if you or anyone nearby is on well water, it's not a good idea to pour gas around the yard. I'm not an environmental nazi, but I'm on well myself and I watched my dad wash his hands in gas for years and he died of cancer. Why take a chance?
I think you have a decent regimen of filter maintenance, however, I would never recommend that some submerge their hands in gasoline - even with standard latex gloves. Your filter may outlive you! Also, if you or anyone nearby is on well water, it's not a good idea to pour gas around the yard. I'm not an environmental nazi, but I'm on well myself and I watched my dad wash his hands in gas for years and he died of cancer. Why take a chance?
I think you have a decent regimen of filter maintenance, however, I would never recommend that some submerge their hands in gasoline - even with standard latex gloves. Your filter may outlive you! Also, if you or anyone nearby is on well water, it's not a good idea to pour gas around the yard. I'm not an environmental nazi, but I'm on well myself and I watched my dad wash his hands in gas for years and he died of cancer. Why take a chance?
I was a painter apprentice at 16. I have had my hands in solvents since then on a regular basis. (over 41 years now)
I have blown out many brake drums/backing plates (before the asbestos alerts), and spray painted without a respirator many times.
I've eaten many balogna sandwiches (w/mayo) that sat in a southern california bungalow until lunch time at room temp, (80+ degrees) and I'm still here!
I'm not saying that you should not take precautions to preserve yourself, but there is a line and when you cross it you become paranoid.
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