engine stains
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From: cuba Mo
engine stains
I have terrible gas & oil stains on my 89 fxr engine ( silver )
I have tried gum out & engine degreaser but they don't even touch the stains
I would like to paint the engine & trans black but need to clean it first so the paint will stick
anyone know what I can put on it that well take all the nasty off & well it mess up my chrome ???
thx noel
I have tried gum out & engine degreaser but they don't even touch the stains
I would like to paint the engine & trans black but need to clean it first so the paint will stick
anyone know what I can put on it that well take all the nasty off & well it mess up my chrome ???
thx noel
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Phosphoric acid, you can get it at a hardware store as ospho. or go to a auto supply store and look for mag wheel cleaner for un-cleared wheels.
It will have phosphoric acid as the main ingredient.
Spray it on let it sit and then spray it clean with water.
It is great for aluminum.
It will have phosphoric acid as the main ingredient.
Spray it on let it sit and then spray it clean with water.
It is great for aluminum.
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I got my motor all cleaned up & was going to spray it with brake cleaner then paint it black but when I got to the garage it & the bike were all wet from condensation so I let the bike dry off but when I looked at the motor it had little specs of white stuff all over the alum its kinda like powder
cant paint it like that so I have tried to spray it then blow it off but nothing seems to get rid of the stuff I have seen this before on alum anybody got any ideas how to get rid of it with something besides a brush ????????
thx noel
cant paint it like that so I have tried to spray it then blow it off but nothing seems to get rid of the stuff I have seen this before on alum anybody got any ideas how to get rid of it with something besides a brush ????????
thx noel
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I got my motor all cleaned up & was going to spray it with brake cleaner then paint it black but when I got to the garage it & the bike were all wet from condensation so I let the bike dry off but when I looked at the motor it had little specs of white stuff all over the alum its kinda like powder
cant paint it like that so I have tried to spray it then blow it off but nothing seems to get rid of the stuff I have seen this before on alum anybody got any ideas how to get rid of it with something besides a brush ????????
thx noel
cant paint it like that so I have tried to spray it then blow it off but nothing seems to get rid of the stuff I have seen this before on alum anybody got any ideas how to get rid of it with something besides a brush ????????
thx noel
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I use Oil Eater. Slightly caustic but cleans oil stains out of aluminum. I go through about 2 gallons a month in my shop.
http://www.oileater.com/CleanerDegreaser.html
http://www.oileater.com/CleanerDegreaser.html