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by **Vertigo** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:43 am

hello!

decided to start building up a 4AGE.. the block i aquired is good, but covered in grease. i figure, if im rebuilding it anyway (and i will be taking it apart a few times as i learn my way around), why not get it nicely clean?

so ive bought some degreaser and a brush, and its working (slowly), but i just want to hear from people that have done this before, what should i be doing to make the process faster?

by **RomanV** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:47 am

Ive got this sprayer for my air compressor, which is like a spray gun where you fill the bottle with kero, and it blasts it out.

I have NEVER seen something so clean so quickly before! I was scrubbing my cross member by hand for ages without much luck... And then I gave it a blast with the kero, and wow! It cleaned it really well, really quickly.

by **Silent Knight** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:58 am

RomanV wrote:Ive got this sprayer for my air compressor, which is like a spray gun where you fill the bottle with kero, and it blasts it out.

I want to borrow this!!

I need to clean my diff housing so I can properly spray it. And this sounds easier than a toothbrush and a wirebrush.

Santa's TardMe Listings · by **Santa'sBoostinSleigh** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:24 pm

RomanV wrote:Ive got this sprayer for my air compressor, which is like a spray gun where you fill the bottle with kero, and it blasts it out.

I have NEVER seen something so clean so quickly before! I was scrubbing my cross member by hand for ages without much luck... And then I gave it a blast with the kero, and wow! It cleaned it really well, really quickly.

ive got one of these but have never used it
well i filled it with water and was spraying that about once or twice

kero you rekon.. hmmmmm
warehouse trip for me at some stage...

by **2LTR Rona** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:28 pm

Santa'sBoostinSleigh wrote:ive got one of these but have never used it
well i filled it with water and was spraying that about once or twice
kero you rekon.. hmmmmm
warehouse trip for me at some stage...

Desile works quite well too :wink:

Santa's TardMe Listings · by **Santa'sBoostinSleigh** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:30 pm

2LTR Rona wrote:Desile works quite well too

learn to spell cabbage

by **2LTR Rona** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:02 pm

Santa'sBoostinSleigh wrote:
2LTR Rona wrote:Desile works quite well too
learn to spell cabbage

meh I have a chest infection

and cant be ar5ed speeling carectly

by **bad20v** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:14 pm

2LTR Rona wrote:
Santa'sBoostinSleigh wrote:
2LTR Rona wrote:Desile works quite well too
learn to spell cabbage

meh I have a yeast infection and cant be ar5ed speeling carectly

Whats that? You have a yeast infection?

Better get that one checked out asap!!

by **RomanV** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:51 pm

Santa'sBoostinSleigh wrote:ive got one of these but have never used it
well i filled it with water and was spraying that about once or twice
kero you rekon.. hmmmmm
warehouse trip for me at some stage...

Oh yes, TOTALLY reccomended...

I would have spent about 1/2 an hour scrubbing part of the cross member with a brush and kero, to clean a little tiny spot of it, not very well.

But then a blast with the kero, then a quick scrub, then another blast, and it looked brand new!

by **Jebus** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:57 pm

Ive got a degraesing bath, but im badass

As for actual advice, put some degreaser in a spray bottle, spray it on give it a quick scrub with a wire brush then hose off.

by **GTCRSHR** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:45 pm

RomanV wrote:Ive got this sprayer for my air compressor, which is like a spray gun where you fill the bottle with kero, and it blasts it out.

where do aquire one of these ? i wanna clean the under neath of my corolla

Santa's TardMe Listings · by **Santa'sBoostinSleigh** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:13 pm

GTCRSHR wrote:
RomanV wrote:Ive got this sprayer for my air compressor, which is like a spray gun where you fill the bottle with kero, and it blasts it out.

where do aquire one of these ? i wanna clean the under neath of my corolla

supacheap'nNasty

by **GTCRSHR** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:15 pm

cheers:D

what is it called just so i dont go in asking for a thingy that cleans my under body

Santa's TardMe Listings · by **Santa'sBoostinSleigh** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:24 pm

just look round all the air tools, it looks kinda like a spray gun, but not

by **2LTR Rona** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:07 pm

GTCRSHR wrote:cheers:D

what is it called just so i dont go in asking for a thingy that cleans my under body

Look for the item in the bottom right hand corner :wink:

**Image stolen from supercheaps web site, 5 Piece air set**

Santa's TardMe Listings · by **Santa'sBoostinSleigh** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:03 pm

thats the bugger ive got!

by **2LTR Rona** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:13 pm

Santa'sBoostinSleigh wrote:thats the bugger ive got!

Really Ted :roll:

Santa's TardMe Listings · by **Santa'sBoostinSleigh** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:33 pm

2LTR Rona wrote:
Santa'sBoostinSleigh wrote:thats the bugger ive got!

Really Ted

yes James

by **Vertigo** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:15 pm

how much is that from supercheap?

by **Ae92typeX** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:47 pm

above works well, but if you dont want to spend much cash:
often I use afew stiff scrubbing brushes (one pot n pan one and another general flat scrubbing brush). Run hot as water into a bucket and mix 2 scoops of laundry powder and about the same of sunlight (both stollen from inside the house). use a screwdriver to scrape off any thick layers of crap then scrubb away. On really bad blocks, I do it twice. End up with something you could eat off (if one desired) which is ready to paint once dry. Only takes an hour at best and costs very little.

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