bigalpha
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Anyone have any favorites or a good homebrew recipe?
the cheapest of the cheap Dollar Store oven cleaner-- no need for the good stuff, the "el cheapo" stuff will take care of anything you've got and generally
doesn't harm anything else as long as you don't let it dry on there.
... blinded me in my right eye.
Jim
still seeing spots from that??
great advice, though-- I've started buying a cheapo set of swimmers goggles at the same Dollar Store to keep my eyes free of drips and splatters.
Simple green, spray it on full strength. You should be able to get it by the gallon at Lowes/Home Depot.
Also the best thing to do is then hit it with *hot* water. There is a hose tap on your water heater you can use. When at Lowes/HD get a spray gun that has a plastic cover.
That will clean things up nicely without having to deal with chemicals.
It's not really cheap but this stuff works AMAZINGLY.
Everytime I do any work on an engine I spray it down with the engine running, hot and let it sit for a few minutes then hose it off.
I'm serious, this stuff is awesome!
http://www.hollandercorporation.com/index.php/product-lines-1/b52.html?mode=list
I buy it at O'Reilly's. You'll want to dilute the gallon stuff a little. If you breathe it in you won't be able to breathe correctly for a while.
This was right after I'd hosed down the ole' ladies engine with it.
Sorry, no before picture but it was nasty. No elbow work.
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When doing an initial degrease/cleaning I always use full strength to start.I use Simple Green. I've used it in engine bays, on antique tractors, etc, and it works great. Sometimes you need to wash twice or use it full strength instead of diluted with water, but its non-toxic and biodegradable.