cleaning underhood aluminum
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cleaning underhood aluminum
how are all of you getting the grim and greasy oily build-up off of the textured aluminum pieces? i just bought some cast aluminum IC pipes and they are DIRTY. i first tried soapy water and a green scotch pad, doesn't really work it just spreads around the gunk. then tried a (concentrated, yet mild) all purpose degreaser... nada. i soaked it in the stuff for hours, tried a plastic bristle brush, cotton towels. nothing is working
so how can i degrease these parts w/o killing the aluminum.
so how can i degrease these parts w/o killing the aluminum.
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How about engine degreaser more or less kerosene in a spray can. It is also made for the job. Steam pressure cleaning would work, not sure I try with an FD though.
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thanks for the info. now to decide which to try first. completely unrelated but, i dropped a lock nut from one of my T clamps around the airpump area. so in my search i eventually took off the airbox shroud, airbox, then the undertray. after 1 1/2 hrs of looking i give up DAMN the fun never stops with this car i think this will be my first MIA object lost to the engine compartment. where can it be lol
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before:
i went with mother's mag and aluminum polish $4.99 at autobacs for a 5oz container. i read a discussion about green stuff causing aluminum to become brittle on autopia.org, dont know if its true, but i decided against using it. took me over 2 1/2 hours non-stop on the pipe pictured. and i only worked on side facing the camera. btw the polish is non-abrasive.. safe but slow.
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