jim205GTI 3 Posted December 31, 2005 I found out that the mr muscle oven cleaner ( the stuff you leave on for like 30mins to 2 hours) is amazing for getting rid of the stubborn crap on the car ie brake dust ............... going to see how well it cleans up the gearbox and engine i got lying around Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrSeuss 0 Posted December 31, 2005 isn't it just really really strong acid? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pugnut 9 1 Cars Posted December 31, 2005 it doesnt work so well on greasy surfaces , but on burnt carbon deposits like valves, cylinder head internals etc it works great , just dont leave it on too long as it starts discolouring/eating alloy . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jim205GTI 3 Posted December 31, 2005 i just did it for a minimal amount of time then washed it off straight away Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablister 31 Posted January 1, 2006 does stuff like that not have alot of salt in it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foltan 0 Posted January 2, 2006 How did it go with cleaning the gearbox? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jim21070 2 Posted January 8, 2006 Another good cleaner is the foaming cleaner the PC fraternity use to tart up computers and monitors. Some are not so good but an excellent one is Electrolube CTC or "Carterclene". This one is the bees knees for cleaning alloy whells of brake dust and generally degreasing. I once used it to clean a very manky cooker hood and it came up like new and we all know how hard it is to shift old chip fat. The active ingreditent, i believe, is ammonia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j_turnell 137 3 Cars Posted January 8, 2006 Oven cleaner is good on chrome inserts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jim205GTI 3 Posted January 8, 2006 How did it go with cleaning the gearbox? errr it hasn't been feeling too lazy to try way too cold in our garage to sit there and do it ........ will post up before and after pics ..... should imagine will do it tomorrow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hman205 1 Posted January 8, 2006 that cillit bang stuff is also pretty good for cleaning alloys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ahl 4 Posted January 10, 2006 Its also acid though, need to be careful with that stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notamondayfan 44 Posted January 10, 2006 parafin and an old brush is good 4 degreasing stuff, like gear boxes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashley peddle 3 Posted January 10, 2006 dont use a pressure wacher to degrease things... tried that near my mums new extension and it got the drive clean but the windows were covered in bits of oil / grease / tarmacc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jim205GTI 3 Posted January 10, 2006 dont use a pressure wacher to degrease things... tried that near my mums new extension and it got the drive clean but the windows were covered in bits of oil / grease / tarmacc haha SNAP i did that aswell ................got myself covered in crap Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
