Engine Cleaner Dawn Soap?
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Engine Cleaner Dawn Soap?
Has anyone tried diluting Dawn dish soap with water in a spray bottle and using that as an engine cleaner? Just curious what everyone uses. I know most of us use the HD engine brightener or the S100 to brighten up the black paint. But what do yall use to actually clean the engine?
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I had some work done at a dealer that I couldn't do myself and while it was there decided since I liked the tech I'd throw some more work at it. I had him pull the heads and clean up the cylinders and install new rings. Meanwhile I took the heads home, stripped the paint and re sprayed the black wrinkle finish, and heat cured them. Gave them back and when it was time to pick tge bike up it had been "detailed" by some grunt kid with Simple Green. My newly painted heads had white streaks all over them. The entire bike did actually. I will never use Simple Green.
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I had some work done at a dealer that I couldn't do myself and while it was there decided since I liked the tech I'd throw some more work at it. I had him pull the heads and clean up the cylinders and install new rings. Meanwhile I took the heads home, stripped the paint and re sprayed the black wrinkle finish, and heat cured them. Gave them back and when it was time to pick tge bike up it had been "detailed" by some grunt kid with Simple Green. My newly painted heads had white streaks all over them. The entire bike did actually. I will never use Simple Green.
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Probably. Whatever it was I pitched enough of a fit they took it back and detailed it again. I got it back looking new again with an apology.