best way to degrease a greasey mill [Archive]

PBRmeASAP

11-19-2003, 10:26 PM

just wondering if there is a better way than a can of engine brite and my screw driver...o'yah it's sitting on a stand, so no worries about getting around in the motor bay. Only need to clean her off/regasket it and repaint it to it's pretty blue again

RileyRacing

11-19-2003, 10:29 PM

Laundry soap works good for cheap. But the last engine I cleaned, I got this KILLER stuff with a Ford p/n from a buddy, man that is the way to go! And I have heard of ez off working, but I think that stuff can screw things up you don't wanna, so I stay away.

Jay

Fat Hack

11-19-2003, 10:36 PM

A few cans of spray Brake Parts Cleaner and a pile of shop rags does the trick for me!

shoebox72

11-19-2003, 10:38 PM

OVEN CLEANER. The best degreaser.

Billy

BLAKE

11-19-2003, 10:51 PM

Lacquer thinner works for me.

Roothawg

11-19-2003, 10:54 PM

Dollar store oven cleaner...spray it on drive to the car wash then hose it off. Those tree huggers kinda frown on caustic soda down the drain..... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Petejoe

11-19-2003, 11:00 PM

I use oven cleaner but the best is one of those actual steam cleaners that use the wand.Not a power washer. You can eat off of it after that. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

flying clutchman

11-19-2003, 11:36 PM

couple cans of coca cola. stuff works bitchin

chuck fahr

11-20-2003, 12:21 AM

first rub it down with cat shit.Let it sit a week then wash it off with goat urin. LOL
Jeff, The pictures are comming.soon!!!

HAAS

11-20-2003, 12:31 AM

Oven Cleaner...

wideglide74

11-20-2003, 01:25 AM

I'm with everyone else "oven cleaner" but beware as it takes the paint off with the grease. Since you mentioned doing a rattle can rebuild, go for it.

Rix2Six

11-20-2003, 02:07 AM

I've had pretty good luck with simple green

Humboldt Cat

11-20-2003, 02:08 AM

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Those tree huggers kinda frown on caustic soda down the drain.....

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Tree huggers? We don't have any o' those up here... Hell, I think we export them...
Haven't tried oven cleaner yet, Engine Brite and power steamers always did it for me, though never cleaned an engine on a stand.

LUKESTER

11-20-2003, 11:13 AM

Throw it in the back of a pickup, buy a couple cans of engine brite, load your pocket with quarters, and go to the car wash, or go to MENARDS and buy a pressure washer. It works BIG..... LUKESTER

burger

11-20-2003, 11:27 AM

If you're too cheap for Engine-Brite, Wallmart sells a generic version for 74 cents a can.

Works for me...

Ed

PS- They also sell generic carb cleaner for 74 cents a can. I usually buy 20 cans at a time and use it for EVERYTHING.

Tackett

11-20-2003, 11:29 AM

I've had really good luck with a purple liquid that Castrol makes. Spray it on, hose it off. You can buy a quart in a bottle with a sprayer (already diluted) or a gallon of concentrate and mix your own.

I tried the generic AutoZone stuff that looks just like it. Not so good.

I use it to keep my Diesel clean - it washes Diesel-mud-grunge right off. Not an easy job.

Tackett

Paul

11-20-2003, 12:06 PM

start with a putty knife,

then go to a parts brush and gasoline

and finish with rags and laquer thinner.

throw some cardboard on the ground under it.

you can get big sheets from your local door store.

gokatgo

11-20-2003, 02:24 PM

Scrub it with kerosene and a parts brush. it will look like it just smears the grease around then wash the mess off with simple green or dish soap. It will work beter than you would expect and not to caustic either.

Johnny Ace

11-20-2003, 02:33 PM

Mineral spirits work well....as do all the aforementioned..for what it's worth, old toothrushes work well to get in those hard to reach nooks...carb cleaner and a toothbrush- good combo....fer sure putty knife first,even a scouring pad and chem gloves ,( not steel wool)....

tinyelvis

11-20-2003, 02:34 PM

POWER WASHER.. go rent one.. 2000 plus PSI and some degreaser shit like brake cleaner, castrol super-clean, engine-brite, etc.. the power washer will make it quick and EZ.

bluegrassboogie

11-20-2003, 03:12 PM

i use brake clean.........for everything.

Rocknrod

11-20-2003, 03:17 PM

Guys...

A little secret...

Take the power washer, drop a bucket of simple green on the ground an drop the soap hose in...

Turn it onto the high power setting and blast it down. Great for degreasing undersides of cars... really stiff stuff break out the purple power (spray it down an give it 5 minutes...)

If it all goes well it should take more time to set it up then to clean it! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Rocknrod

11-20-2003, 03:19 PM

Note to self... read all of the pages before responding...

wingnutz

11-20-2003, 04:30 PM

PBRmeASAP

That LT-1 you bought from me was cleaned on the trailer with three other motors at a "Blast a Magic" Car wash after spraying it down with engine degreaser! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Left that place in a hurry because of the "HUGE" mess I left behind...! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Mark

50mercfan

11-20-2003, 04:52 PM

wire wheel cleaner

PBRmeASAP

11-20-2003, 11:38 PM

ok, the oven cleaner got most of the bad stuff off, the rest will be brake cleaner/carb cleaner i'll assume. the oven cleaner also gave it the lemony smell i always wanted outta my mill. I'll have to give the other ideas a try when i get the stovebolt this weekend (thanks craig)
maybe i'll try the cat poo and goat piss next time...thanks chuck e cheesewad... were are dem dam pics ya butt head!