CMT998.001.03 Formula 2050 Blade and Bit Cleaner, 1-Gallon Plastic Jug

This works so well on saw blades! On my Forrest blade I had dried dish detergent, and when that didn’t work very well, I tried oven cleaner, and sealed the blade in a plastic box and put it in the sun for a few hours. It still took a lot of scrubbing with a tooth brush to get the teeth clean.The blade in the photos came with my used saw, and was in serious need of a cleaning, but I was avoiding it. It would have taken forever to scrub each tooth on this blade the way I had on my general purpose blade. After leaving this high-tooth-count plywood blade in this cleaner for an hour, all the gunk rinsed right off with hose spray—no scrubbing required. .I got this blade cleaner after watching a YouTube on restoring rolls of drum-sander sandpaper that had burned in stripes on them by putting the roll in a mason jar and soaking it in blade cleaner overnight. That had mixed results. It worked well on some brands, but others, while clean, kinked and curled into a mess when drying. I had both ends of the sandpaper held down with pieces of railroad track that I use when I need to hold things down—so it wasn’t just that I let it dry without trying to keep it flat. The roll that didn’t curl up looks almost new, although I haven’t tried it yet. For the sandpaper, I’m not sure the trouble was worth it- but that’s not what is made for. For saw blades with burned-on gunk on the teeth, it’s a big thumbs-up.

I have used it on saw blades and it works. I give it 5 stars for a job that looked impossible. If you have a drum thickness sander and the sanding belt is heavily clogged up the rubber block you hold against the spinning head does nothing, fill up a large jar with CMT and drop the roll into the jar. After 24 hours stretch the paper out on the drive way and spray off with a hose. You will still have a few spots that a wire brush will remove easily. I did not invent this. Go to you tube, clean sanding belt, Dan Erliwine, Stewart McDonald.

Works really for cleaning the sap residue off the saw blades and router bits

Just purchased my third bottle of CMT cleaner. I soak my sawblades in it for a few hours, brush the pitch off the teeth, and wipe dry. I also do the same for all my cnc bits. It works great for my flycutter bit.

Was skeptical about what this product said it could do.Received the item, followed instructions. And I was happily surprised it did a great job of cleaning up my drum sander adhesive. Now I'll need to reuse the clean roll and see how it holds up back on the drum sander.

This product is capable of dissolving all of the gum and pitch that accumulates on your wood cutting tools. It does require a good soak and light brush to achieve complete dissolution of the gum/pitch but considering the alternative solvents, this one is by far the best I've used. I'd still recommend using gloves when working with this because if you happen to have any cuts or cracks on your hands, the citrus (likely, citric acid) in this cleaner will make them burn. It has a pleasant citrus smell as well and is easy to use. I purchased the gallon size for a couple of reasons. First, the savings (when comparing it to the 16oz. bottle) and second, you can reuse it if you filter it back into the original container. I used some paint strainers to filter the cleaner back into the original container.

I’m a commercial cabinetry and millwork shop. We clean blades sometime two to three times daily. The product we used to use has been discontinued so we tried this product. Not very impressed. Left residue on the blades even after applying the product twice.

I bought this to use in my saw blade cleaming kit and it does a fantastic job. Soak the blades for 10-15 seconds and the pitch buildup is gone, blade looks like new. I also like that it is non-toxic and bio-degradeable. It's not inexpensive, about the cost of a gallon of quality paint, but neither are my saw blades. If you need to clean saw blades or router bits, I recommend this product.