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 1751 Posts Member #: 10190 Post Whore belgium |
24th Mar, 2015 at 07:15:27am
Hy.
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 696 Posts Member #: 10034 Post Whore Birmingham |
24th Mar, 2015 at 01:35:47pm
Be VERY cautious with wire brushes / wire wheels - some may be ok, some may cause damage. I have gotten away with it before, but wouldn't do it again.
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 4890 Posts Member #: 1775 Post Whore Chester |
24th Mar, 2015 at 02:38:36pm
I used a green scouring pad with some carb cleaner I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
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4890 Posts Member #: 1775 Post Whore Chester |
24th Mar, 2015 at 03:01:26pm
But then the Pistons are out of the engine so there was no chance of bits dropping down into the ringlands I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
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 3673 Posts Member #: 9300 Post Whore Quarry Bonk |
24th Mar, 2015 at 04:44:44pm
Oven cleaner supposedly works well but be careful with it On 26th Jan, 2012 Tom Fenton said:
ring problems are down to wear or abuse but although annoying it isn't a show stopper On 5th Aug, 2014 madmk1 said:
Shit the bed! I had snapped the end of my shaft off!! 17.213 @ 71mph, 64bhp n/a (Old Engine) |
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1751 Posts Member #: 10190 Post Whore belgium |
24th Mar, 2015 at 04:57:46pm
Pistons are out... ill stay away with the wire wheel then and try the kitchen spons. ( green scouring pad) why be carefull with ovencleaner? Would it damage the materials? you can do anything if you set your mind to it...
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4890 Posts Member #: 1775 Post Whore Chester |
24th Mar, 2015 at 05:11:27pm
Carb cleaner will do it I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
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3673 Posts Member #: 9300 Post Whore Quarry Bonk |
24th Mar, 2015 at 05:17:20pm
Depending upon the type used, it could dissolve aluminium On 26th Jan, 2012 Tom Fenton said:
ring problems are down to wear or abuse but although annoying it isn't a show stopper On 5th Aug, 2014 madmk1 said:
Shit the bed! I had snapped the end of my shaft off!! 17.213 @ 71mph, 64bhp n/a (Old Engine) |
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696 Posts Member #: 10034 Post Whore Birmingham |
24th Mar, 2015 at 05:32:30pm
Many oven cleaners are made from sodium hydroxide which will eat aluminium. I've used it on an aluminium casting, which it cleaned very quickly, but it started to affect the surface finish soon after. I've heard of people putting pistons and other aluminium car parts in the dishwasher, but that carries the same risks.
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Forum Mod 10980 Posts Member #: 17 ***16*** SouthPark, Colorado |
25th Mar, 2015 at 02:32:36am
I find brake cleaner is more aggressive than carb cleaner. Another option is a shallow tray filled with celly thinners. That seems to remove a lot of stuff. On 17th Nov, 2014 Tom Fenton said:
Sorry to say My Herpes are no better Ready to feel Ancient ??? This is 26 years old as of 2022 https://youtu.be/YQQokcoOzeY |
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 9502 Posts Member #: 1023 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
25th Mar, 2015 at 07:30:46am
Autosol
Edited by Brett on 25th Mar, 2015. Yes i moved to the darkside |
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 7765 Posts Member #: 74 I pick holes in everything.. Chief ancient post excavator |
25th Mar, 2015 at 11:39:03am
Have someone soda blast them. Then you'll have the ring lands clean and funky as well.
On 13th Jul, 2012 Ben H said:
Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem. |
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 690 Posts Member #: 1851 Post Whore Woolavington, Zummerzet |
25th Mar, 2015 at 05:00:19pm
Brake cleaner and a scotchpad. Metric is for people who can't do fractions. |
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 8297 Posts Member #: 408 Turbo Love Palace Fool Aylesbury |
25th Mar, 2015 at 06:33:00pm
Leave to soak in thinners, then if they are really bad use a razor blade/gasket scraper to scrape the bulk of it off, then brake cleaner and scotchbrite. You can use an old broken ring to clean the grooves out (obviously use the finished end of ring not broken jagged end) lol. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fusion-Fabri..._homepage_panel
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1751 Posts Member #: 10190 Post Whore belgium |
25th Mar, 2015 at 09:48:13pm
hm soda blasting sounds interesting might look if there is someone doing stuf like that over here. ill try the scotchbrite thing first.
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8297 Posts Member #: 408 Turbo Love Palace Fool Aylesbury |
26th Mar, 2015 at 10:13:56am
Just brake cleaner or thinners. Thinners brakes down the dry carbon but needs to soak really. Brake cleaner is good for the final clean. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fusion-Fabri..._homepage_panel
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 10022 Posts Member #: 1456 Mongo Barnsley, South Flatcapshire |
26th Mar, 2015 at 10:32:00am
Would ultrasonic cleaning be any good for pistons? If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of. |
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1751 Posts Member #: 10190 Post Whore belgium |
26th Mar, 2015 at 02:27:57pm
I have an old piston in with similar dirth for ultrasonic cleaning. Ill let you know if it worked. But do think it wil be elbow grease time... you can do anything if you set your mind to it...
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4890 Posts Member #: 1775 Post Whore Chester |
26th Mar, 2015 at 03:56:14pm
Thinners, a plastic jar connected to a hand sander suspended from the garage ceiling. Boom! I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
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1751 Posts Member #: 10190 Post Whore belgium |
28th Mar, 2015 at 07:02:07pm
Bin there don that... no good one
On 26th Mar, 2015 gr4h4m said:
Thinners, a plastic jar connected to a hand sander suspended from the garage ceiling. Boom! you can do anything if you set your mind to it...
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1751 Posts Member #: 10190 Post Whore belgium |
28th Mar, 2015 at 07:08:15pm
so as it was my birthday to day my wife said i could do anything i want today even with here.... so i tied here to the bed looked for my keys and ran over to the hardware-store to find this
you can do anything if you set your mind to it...
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1751 Posts Member #: 10190 Post Whore belgium |
28th Mar, 2015 at 07:09:44pm
to show how soft it is i was willing to stick my finger to it for a few seconds while it was spinning at about 4000 rpm
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1751 Posts Member #: 10190 Post Whore belgium |
28th Mar, 2015 at 07:13:39pm
and here are the results of the piston tops in about 10 minutes
Edited by Rammie2000 on 28th Mar, 2015. you can do anything if you set your mind to it...
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 976 Posts Member #: 3228 Post Whore North of the Netherlands |
29th Mar, 2015 at 08:10:47am
On 28th Mar, 2015 Rammie2000 said:
so as it was my birthday to day my wife said i could do anything i want today even with here.... so i tied here to the bed looked for my keys and ran over to the hardware-store to find this That made me laugh.... belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Pistons look clean to me.. 
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