j_tso

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Out, damned spot! out, I say!
-Lady Macbeth

This is from an FC, but I figure since the first gen section is where people get 12As from shipwrecks running, it's better to post here.

Got this rear iron off eBay for cheap, looks good, except I can't get these oil stains off the face. It's been soaking face down (on rags and a sponge) in a bin of mineral spirits for a week and they won't budge with scotchbrite pad!

Would soaking it in Berryman carb cleaner do any good?

84stock

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Definitely need a strong carb cleaner.

Keeble

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why would it really matter? it inside the engine, and getting the stains out would be purely for asthetics i would think

j_tso

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I don't know, but I assume that wouldn't be a good surface for side seals to slip on, or for fresh oil to flow.

trochoid

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Those stains are common. Some are caused by running hot, others by rust. If the surface is smooth and non-porous, don't worry about it. The only way to remove them is is to have the irons lapped and re-nitritred. Definitely not worth the effort.

j_tso

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ok, cool.

It's just that on my other irons the rotor stain wiped off really easily.