Hot Rods Cleaning a alum powerglide

Trying to clean up this Chevy 1963 aluminum powerglide to read the numbers it's been sitting outside for years and it shows can't even find the numbers it's so bad. I usually use white wall cleaner to clean everything. What's a good cleaner to use?

 

paint remover

 

This will do it
http://www.huntersales.com/index.php?categoryID=109
Or some heavy duty oven cleaner

 

diesel fuel

 

Glass bead blaster...

 

Eagle One brand Mag Cleaner & Etch

 

I used oven cleaner on an aluminum intake manifold

 

Steel wool (00) is a quick way to remove the white scale oxidation that forms on aluminum.

 

What are your plans for it? If you are rebuilding it the numbers won't make any difference.

 

Dollar store has oven cleaner but better check if it's ok to use on aluminum.

 

Oil eater works great but lately I have been using the yellow cleaner from Dollar tree. for a lot of stuff.
If it is that bad, scrape the heavy stuff off with a putty knife before using anything to wash it.

A search found this. How to Identify a Powerglide Transmission (itstillruns.com)

 

A picture of what your issue is would help. Ie covered in oil and dirt, oxidized, etc.

 

It's the 63 Chevy super sport powerglide that the shifter bolts on the tail shaft. Nova, corvette, impala used them 2 different tailshafts 9&11 inch. I'm just trying to make sure I got the correct one before I pay to have it rebuilt.

 

It has all that white scales on it.

 

Fine wire wheel should clean that off to get to the info you need.

 

Hotsy pressure washers has a detergent for aluminum called "aluminum brightner" that works great! You can get it in 1 gallon and 5 gallon containers and is concentrated. It cleans grease & grime off aluminum and gives it a slight "etch" not to drastic though.

 

A/C coil cleaner , make sure to rinse well ! Same with muriatic acid , works great ,just rinse well .

 

Ifyou are going to have it rebuilt the shop should have a way to clean that up real nicely.

 

Thanks for everyones help. I used oven cleaner I had leftover from prior projects. Letting it sit overnight.