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  1. 8th August 2010, 01:30 PM #1
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    Alloy cleaning have a look at my pics

    Doing a head replacement on Mums car( not Landy) but thought I'd share some pics of an easy clean.
    Sorry I didn't take the before pics of the oil stain gum on the inside, but if you have a look at the 1st of the pics there are a couple of black stains left.

    It took about an hour. I later did the valve springs, hydrauilc lifters. Everything was covered in brown gum
    the wonder drug was. 50% Chemtech 14 degreaser and 50 % Turps in a spray bottle. sprayed on let it sit for a couple of mins then used an old tooth brush and gave it a quick brushing, the stuff just started falling off, and not being corrosive like some degreasers it works a treat on alloy.
    I was pretty impressed so thought I'd show it here. when it was finished I then soaked it quickly in a 1 part to 100 parts water and hosed off.




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  2. 8th August 2010, 03:13 PM #2
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    thats a lot of effort for what can be acomplished in a dishwasher with just a few button presses....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blknight.aus View Post
    thats a lot of effort for what can be acomplished in a dishwasher with just a few button presses....
    Yep I'm with Blknight.....I've restored a few old motorbikes and the dishwasher will degrease steel and alloy bits a treat. The trick is to run a 'heavy' wash so the rinse cycle is longer than normal for the alloy bits.

    Once done, I run the dishwasher empty with 1 of the cleaning packs and it's right as rain - and just as clean with no smell or residual grunge!
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    I can just imagine what my dishwasher would say if I told her to degrease a cylinder head!
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    Quote Originally Posted by BigJon View Post
    I can just imagine what my dishwasher would say if I told her to degrease a cylinder head!
    Mine would de-sex me, dangerous things these dishwashers, Regards Frank.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BigJon View Post
    I can just imagine what my dishwasher would say if I told her to degrease a cylinder head!
    Probably the same as mine.. Its a lot of fun pushing the buttons tho.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blknight.aus View Post
    thats a lot of effort for what can be acomplished in a dishwasher with just a few button presses....
    But you have to have a bloody big dishwasher if you wanted to degrease an engine whilst it's insitu
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    Quote Originally Posted by It'sNotWorthComplaining! View Post
    But you have to have a bloody big dishwasher if you wanted to degrease an engine whilst it's insitu
    You callin my missus fat?
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    Dishwasher powder corrodes aluminium.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tank View Post
    Mine would de-sex me, dangerous things these dishwashers, Regards Frank.
    and she would probably use a rat tail file mate
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