im cleaning 40 years of! of! of! well i dont know what it could be, off the trani while i have the engine out and need to go and get some more degreaser so i was wondering what people are using and the results you are getting. i have used the $2 cans with ok results but you really go thru the stuff.


thanks

Yeah the $2 degreaser works well, one thing I found good when cleaning mine was either kerosene sprayed on from a spray bottle then used a nylon scrubbing brush to remove the built up gunk. Took several applications but the engine and trans came up a treat. Other thing I used was truck wash, not diluted as much as recommended about a 50/50 mix I used this after the kerosene to give it a wash so to speak. Does take a few goes but well worth the effort.

car wash using the engine degrease. or buy the same stuff and use your own pressure washer.

Oh i found washing powder made into a paste works great left to soak for a while then just hoses off

can of degreaser :no

I find a lot of the degreasers take the shine off some metals - especially polished (or at least shiny) alloy. I use kero - often with a pressure gun on my compressor, but with a brush when I am working under the car etc.

The truck wash thing sounds like a good idea too.

Heavy built up grime needs to be removed with some hard, time consuming, elbo grease!! narrow scraper/wire brush and a good pair of goggles, when the hard yards are done, only then, should you use a can or two of degreaser, one last trick, clamp some garden hose to your hot water system pressure relief outlet pipe and get some one to flick the relief valve on whilst you have the garden hose trigger attachment pointed at that tranny or motor. Presto, one very clean drivetrain!! oh make sure no one needs to use the shower any time soon

Lee, you missed a spot

Lee, that wheel cleaner doesn't sound 'wheel' good. lol lol

I use one of those spray bottles with the long nozzle on my compressor, works well even using soapy water so I guess a high pressure gun would be good too

trucksteam. best shit out.

yeah the truck type degreasers work best coupled with a pressure washer.

Pink Handy Andy (though pine at a pinch) works well......

Try this its called Kenco Shift it followed by a good pressure wash.
Might need to scrape some of the hard stuff off with scraper or equivalent,but itl work

magic green s**t - ill try find the real name of it, needless to say its freaking awesome, just serviced my sisters car, it went from looking like the bonnet has never been opened to near showroom fresh engine bay, if only i took photos!

yeah that green stuff is good 20ltr at your local paint supplier eats the skin off your fingers so must be pretty good!

simple green

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Originally posted by vlad01 yeah the truck type degreasers work best coupled with a pressure washer.

CHASSIS SHOCK. get it from UFC Chemicals in wollongong. Best degreser ever. No scraping no high pressure water. hose on wait 5-10 min then hose off.