cometics question
11-20-2005, 02:13 PM
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cometics question i pulled my heads and cometics gaskets. the gaskets have a lot of the old gasket material on them. so i cleaned them the best i could but everytime i pick them up i see more crap on them. how clean do i need to get them? every time i pick them up i see more crap between the layers .seems the old gasket material is everywhere.
11-21-2005, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by SideStep
FYI, I have used copper-spray sealant on my last three Cometic installs and have had no issues from leaks....
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11-21-2005, 10:49 AM
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You don't need to dip it in brake cleaner. Just spray it off. I also use copper spray on mine before installation. It sounded like there was dirt or other stuff on the gaskets. It only takes one can of cleaner and 5 minutes of your time to clean and prep them. They can be reused a couple times from what cometic implies.
11-21-2005, 01:40 PM
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Who makes the spray and where can it be bought? Is it a permatex blue can? Is it available at Autozone?
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11-21-2005, 02:00 PM
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ok ill spray them with the brake cleaner then. theres no dirt on them just alot of the old gasket material from the original head gaskets. i got most of it off but i am always finding more here and there
11-21-2005, 03:57 PM
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I keep cleaning both my heads and deck but when I removed the heads after claying the piston, I noticed an oil residue on both sides of the cometics. I dont know where it is coming from. Does this affect the sealing properties and is aybody else seeing this?
11-21-2005, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Viper
Are you saying the original heads were not cleaned thouroughly before the cometics were put on??
11-21-2005, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Phil'sC5vette
Ive been hearing more and more about guys having problem with those gaskets
11-22-2005, 03:55 AM
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the hell with it- i bought a new set of cometics just to be sure i dont have any problems. i did reuse these old ones a couple times though with no problems what so ever 
11-22-2005, 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Viper
Are you saying the original heads were not cleaned thouroughly before the cometics were put on??