cometics question
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.
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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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.
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Originally Posted by ROCNDAV
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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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
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?
Originally Posted by Viper
Are you saying the original heads were not cleaned thouroughly before the cometics were put on??
Originally Posted by Phil'sC5vette
Ive been hearing more and more about guys having problem with those gaskets
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 
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Originally Posted by Viper
Are you saying the original heads were not cleaned thouroughly before the cometics were put on??
