Cleaning up the aluminum parts question.
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man, be careful with muratic acid-i had a short block that had some surface rust on the outside of the block-i broke out the acid, put some on a rag and cleaned the block-next day the cyls., cam, rods, just about everything had rust, plus stuff a few feet away-i guess just the fumes carry and make stuff rust up
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i've always been told not to use simple green cause it's corrosive, even though i've yet to see anything bad come from using it. autozone has some stuff called "aircraft remover" that works EXCELLENT for cleaning aluminum and steel, but it will take paint of with ease.
if it were me, i'd probably spend a saturday and pull it apart and use aircraft remover on the brackets and stuff, then use Gunk Engine Brite on anything you can't get outta the car...
if it were me, i'd probably spend a saturday and pull it apart and use aircraft remover on the brackets and stuff, then use Gunk Engine Brite on anything you can't get outta the car...
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The best i have found is to use etching aluminum wheel cleaner and scrub while it is on. Hose it off and then blow it clean with a air compressor and it will turn the aluminum almost white. Used on my little brothers off roading toyota with mud and grease caked to the motor and it worked better than anything i have tried but you have to blow the water off with air to get the super clean look.
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Be careful what you use because you can stain the aluminum. Get a Mothers Power Ball and use some paint scratch remover or low grit rubbing compund. Also, you can use a window cleaner without amonia.
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The etching wheel cleaner will make it look the best it just depends on how much effort you want to spend to make it look good. Simple Green takes grease off easy but the wheel cleaner digs in to give it a real clean look.
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I dunno if you are suppose to or not but if I am tearing an engine apart I usually clean everything with brake cleaner off of the block so I do not have to worry about getting it somewhere it shouldnt be. It works great, but definately do not get it on paint etc..
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http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/p...d=speedblaster
I used a speed blaster and glass beads on mine. Works good on many things.
I used a speed blaster and glass beads on mine. Works good on many things.