Im working on a '77 MG Midget. Thank god i have access to all i need at work. Parts washer, bead blaster, bigger oven to PC parts than i have at home and a full machine/fab shop at my disposal. Parts washer are nice to knock most of the heavy loose grim off before blasting but i dont think i would want to deal with one at home. At home i just shoot brake cleaner on the part over a bucket and scrub a little with a brush. I have a hard enough time getting rid of used motor oil in a timely fashion and thats just running it up to the parts store. My father in law had one he was going to give me. It was old as hell and if i remember right you could hook it up to an air line and the basket inside would move up and down to kinda wash the parts for you. I do remember it weighted a fuck ton and i didnt want to move it.