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Proud_Dad Seriously Crusin Dubber

151 posts · joined Jul 2005 ·

#509897
I'm pulling the engine apart at the moment and want to know what everyone else does to clean all there parts.
I'm currently using a can of degreaser and spray and wiping with limited success. Does anyone set up a bath or the like and what products do you use?

PurpleT3 Fahrvergnugen

880 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#509902
Heavy duty oven cleaner works a treat on all the steel parts. I also used odourless oven cleaner on the case. You have to be careful though becasue anything alkaline will attack aluminium alloy leaving it grey. Otherwise I would suggest buying a 4L bottle of solvent degreaser from your local hardward store and some small brushes. Then just soak and scrub, soak and scrub.

There was a recent post about wet bead blasting the case to get it looking like new.
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VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#509915
wipe all with newspaper to get rid of the gunky stuff. Then Kero and a brush
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Menangler Custom Title Time!

1,991 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#509939
Petrol and a stiff brush to remove the bad stuff, then the cheap $2 spray cans of degreaser, then wash off in water, with the hose or the pressure cleaner.
I usually then bead blast the tinware and repaint with black paint from a spray can.
Takes a full day at least to clean most engines for a rebuild. Its no fun either:o
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koolkarmakombi enkarmarising

2,078 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#509944
its been said before,


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