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Get this shizzy.
Be careful with it. It likes to eat Aluminum.
Cut it with water...
50% : 50% for the engine compartment
and on the motor itself, 25% Super Clean and 75% Water. Let it sit for 2 Min and scrub it down with a soft plastic brush. Hose it down and Bob's Your Aunt..
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Your going to thin im just crazy, but use coke... not the kind you sniff.. but the kind you drink. Coke has a nice slight acid that cleans very well. I use it all the time. just go get a bottle of coke and apply it to a old rag.. if your juast cleaning the engine.. then after u use the coke, then just use a tamp cloth to wipe it away so it dosent get sticky. trust me this seriously works for grease, dirt and grime. hope i was helpful. 
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Originally Posted by Sempher55
Your going to thin im just crazy, but use coke... not the kind you sniff.. but the kind you drink. Coke has a nice slight acid that cleans very well. I use it all the time. just go get a bottle of coke and apply it to a old rag.. if your juast cleaning the engine.. then after u use the coke, then just use a tamp cloth to wipe it away so it dosent get sticky. trust me this seriously works for grease, dirt and grime. hope i was helpful.
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Originally Posted by Sempher55
Your going to thin im just crazy, but use coke... not the kind you sniff.. but the kind you drink. Coke has a nice slight acid that cleans very well. I use it all the time. just go get a bottle of coke and apply it to a old rag.. if your juast cleaning the engine.. then after u use the coke, then just use a tamp cloth to wipe it away so it dosent get sticky. trust me this seriously works for grease, dirt and grime. hope i was helpful.
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Yet another mythbusters lie.... I've seen coke eat a glob of grease right off of my driveway.... it is an excellent degreaser.... try putting some in a styrofoam cup and leave it in the sink overnight.... will eat right through.
Now I wouldn't suggest it for cleaning engines (b/c of the sugar) but it will clean other things nicely.
Now I wouldn't suggest it for cleaning engines (b/c of the sugar) but it will clean other things nicely.
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Originally Posted by Brian MP5T
Get this shizzy.
Be careful with it. It likes to eat Aluminum.
Cut it with water...
50% : 50% for the engine compartment
and on the motor itself, 25% Super Clean and 75% Water. Let it sit for 2 Min and scrub it down with a soft plastic brush. Hose it down and Bob's Your Aunt..
I definitely wouldn't use any petroleum based products, like WD-40 or Brake Cleaner. It appears that they clean well, but what you don't realize is that, like every other petroleum based product, they leave residue behind. Somehow it just doesn't make sense to try and clean oil with petroleum, its like cleaning your paint with dirt
Originally Posted by wesmanw02
Thats what I was going to reccommend as well. Either Castrol Super Clean or Simple Green Automotive Degreaser. Both are excellent products, but as Brian said, you should probably dilute the Superclean with water if you use that - no dillution necessary with the Simple Green
I definitely wouldn't use any petroleum based products, like WD-40 or Brake Cleaner. It appears that they clean well, but what you don't realize is that, like every other petroleum based product, they leave residue behind. Somehow it just doesn't make sense to try and clean oil with petroleum, its like cleaning your paint with dirt
I definitely wouldn't use any petroleum based products, like WD-40 or Brake Cleaner. It appears that they clean well, but what you don't realize is that, like every other petroleum based product, they leave residue behind. Somehow it just doesn't make sense to try and clean oil with petroleum, its like cleaning your paint with dirt
i use about a gallon a day at work
it dissolves oil, is great for finding intakes leaks, works as starting fluid
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Originally Posted by JapEatr
brake cleaner owns alll
i use about a gallon a day at work
it dissolves oil, is great for finding intakes leaks, works as starting fluid
i use about a gallon a day at work
it dissolves oil, is great for finding intakes leaks, works as starting fluid
Try cleaning an object with brake cleaner, and then try to paint it. You'll see what I mean about residue.
Its good for things such as brakes (i.e., its intended purpose) but there are much better degreasers/cleaners available than Brake Cleaner. Good for cleaning brake calipers and rotors?? Sure. Good for cleaning engines, interiors, and platics?? Not quite...
