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This orange pumice does a great job of removing all the grease off my hands when working on my car. So it got me thinking.... would it work to get the grease and oil off my aluminum intake manifold to make it look new again? It says its all natural and biodegradable which should be OK for the aluminum, right? Does anybody have any experience with this?
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This orange pumice does a great job of removing all the grease off my hands when working on my car. So it got me thinking.... would it work to get the grease and oil off my aluminum intake manifold to make it look new again? It says its all natural and biodegradable which should be OK for the aluminum, right? Does anybody have any experience with this? ![Thumbs Up](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
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and with the correct degreaser and a pressure washer, it will literally look new under the hood (and i mean the natural looking way before all the shine shit is ever put on, to make it that unnatural greasy shine to it)
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and with the correct degreaser and a pressure washer, it will literally look new under the hood (and i mean the natural looking way before all the shine shit is ever put on, to make it that unnatural greasy shine to it)
I just love posts that tell people what they are enquiring about is crap BUT don't bother to tell whats better.
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I am just trying to think outside the box to find something that will clean without having to spray my engine down with water or using hash chemicals that will eat away at rubber and plastic when it is rinsed off. I have read mixed reviews on Simple Green. I think spraying my engine bay down with a pressure washer would just add moisture where I don't want it and feed corrosion in there. I experimented with the fast orange in a small inconspicuous spot on the manifold and it worked great. The grease and oil came right off!
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And whats the correct degreaser? Would you recommend a 2500 PSI machine so you can get water into all the electrical places instead of chancing missing a few with an 1800 PSI one?
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I just love posts that tell people what they are enquiring about is crap BUT don't bother to tell whats better.
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as far as pressure washer, a higher pressure one such as a 2500 psi will allow you to have a wider fan/spray pattern to work faster, but is no way mandatory, even a 1500 psi should work (biggest thing is that it is a lot more then a garden hose puts out)
as far as getting water in the electrical connectors, they are sealed first of all against water intrusion (to a point), but that is also why you don't just SPRAY and stay on the connectors but keep on moving instead, and also using a fan pattern on the pressure washer, so that water is not fully directed at connectors (and also try not to spray at the ends of the connectors either, but the sides of them instead, where the seal is best (where the wires go into the connector is the weakest spot for water intrusion)
as far as what degreaser, no one is 100% correct, but there are more effective ones out there,
this is what i use to use, diluted a little though, works quite well:
http://www.superkleendirect.com/zepm...ercleaner.aspx
i have also used this stuff too, it works ok, not the best...
http://www.ecrater.com/p/6486312/gun...ite-heavy-duty
I am just trying to think outside the box to find something that will clean without having to spray my engine down with water or using hash chemicals that will eat away at rubber and plastic when it is rinsed off. I have read mixed reviews on Simple Green. I think spraying my engine bay down with a pressure washer would just add moisture where I don't want it and feed corrosion in there. I experimented with the fast orange in a small inconspicuous spot on the manifold and it worked great. The grease and oil came right off!
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Brake cleaner will get most anything off. Hot pressured water will too.
If you use water, then be sure to keep it out of the plug holes. You will get misfires like crazy if they get wet. Use some compressed air, or a blower, to dry the compartment off after you wash it.
If you use water, then be sure to keep it out of the plug holes. You will get misfires like crazy if they get wet. Use some compressed air, or a blower, to dry the compartment off after you wash it.
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as far as pressure washer, a higher pressure one such as a 2500 psi will allow you to have a wider fan/spray pattern to work faster, but is no way mandatory, even a 1500 psi should work (biggest thing is that it is a lot more then a garden hose puts out)
as far as getting water in the electrical connectors, they are sealed first of all against water intrusion (to a point), but that is also why you don't just SPRAY and stay on the connectors but keep on moving instead, and also using a fan pattern on the pressure washer, so that water is not fully directed at connectors (and also try not to spray at the ends of the connectors either, but the sides of them instead, where the seal is best (where the wires go into the connector is the weakest spot for water intrusion)
as far as what degreaser, no one is 100% correct, but there are more effective ones out there,
this is what i use to use, diluted a little though, works quite well:
http://www.superkleendirect.com/zepm...ercleaner.aspx
i have also used this stuff too, it works ok, not the best...
http://www.ecrater.com/p/6486312/gun...ite-heavy-duty
part of the reason for not using simple green either
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I use a citrus based degreaser, diluted, in a spray bottle. I spray that around and agitate as required with a brush and rinse off with a garden hose as quickly as possible.
For really greasy areas I may repeat these steps as required or use the cleaner full strength.
My main plan is to keep high pressure water out of the engine bay and minimize the use of chemicals as much as possible. Also, I work in sections so that the degreaser does not sit for very long.
Good luck.
For really greasy areas I may repeat these steps as required or use the cleaner full strength.
My main plan is to keep high pressure water out of the engine bay and minimize the use of chemicals as much as possible. Also, I work in sections so that the degreaser does not sit for very long.
Good luck.
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I use a citrus based degreaser, diluted, in a spray bottle. I spray that around and agitate as required with a brush and rinse off with a garden hose as quickly as possible.
For really greasy areas I may repeat these steps as required or use the cleaner full strength.
My main plan is to keep high pressure water out of the engine bay and minimize the use of chemicals as much as possible. Also, I work in sections so that the degreaser does not sit for very long.
Good luck.
For really greasy areas I may repeat these steps as required or use the cleaner full strength.
My main plan is to keep high pressure water out of the engine bay and minimize the use of chemicals as much as possible. Also, I work in sections so that the degreaser does not sit for very long.
Good luck.
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i used diluted simple green in the past, but ran out midway through a detail and got stuck... found some citrius degreaser in the kitchen... diluted it and it worked well so i kept with the degreaser, and it gave it a nice smell afterwards...
some of those OTC cleaners i used in the past would be so high in chemical content, it would make me feel lightheaded...
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