bigbravedave
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| posted on 21/2/18 at 11:31 PM |
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Which degreaser for cleaning a whole car!
I have just bought an old seven for restoring back to its former glory. I'm pleasantly surprised at just how well 30 years of oil leaks and crud
have preserved what lies beneath as she's solid in places I was expecting to be rotten.
Before getting stuck in, im tempted to put the car on axle stands over a DPC sheet and set to it with something to remove all the oily crud, It really
is that filthy!
What do folk recommend for degreasing engine, axles, gearbox, and the rest of a car, something that's alloy friendly and won't stink the
street out preferably
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 22/2/18 at 12:31 AM |
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petrol or good old paraffin would be a good start...
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 22/2/18 at 07:33 AM |
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I use diesel for the Landy spayed on with an electric paint gun, then jet wash
Petrol (very volatile) or paraffin (very expensive) tend to soften paint and damage underseal apart from the obvious fire hazard and fumes that give
me a headache
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avagolen
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| posted on 22/2/18 at 07:10 PM |
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WD40. You can buy it in 5 litre cans with a spray bottle in Wicks.
Works a treat.
The Answer for everything, but never the last word....
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CosKev3
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| posted on 22/2/18 at 10:21 PM |
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Bilt Hamber Surfex HD is a water based degrease, you dilute it to your desired strength.
Really good stuff that you don't need to worry about going down the drain!
Also worth a look at there other products,the wheel cleaner is acid free and water based too,changes colour as it breaks down brake dust and has won
some big awards!
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bigbravedave
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| posted on 22/2/18 at 11:47 PM |
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Thanks folks, theres some good ideas there, I think im going to start off with some sort of solvent and alot of rags, followed by something water
based and the jet wash. I will have s look atthe bilt hamber stuff as ive found there other products spot on.
Thanks
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ReMan
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| posted on 23/2/18 at 12:34 AM |
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Gunk?
Washes off in water too
www.plusnine.co.uk
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bonzoronnie
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| posted on 23/2/18 at 08:14 AM |
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I am surprised that no one has suggested Jizer or bilge cleaner ( Bilgex ).
They are my go to products for grease & grime removal, both are water soluble and in the case of bilge cleaner, quite environmentally friendly.
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 23/2/18 at 08:31 AM |
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I have always used a jet wash with just water to move crud. Makes a heck of a mess and wear protection over your entire body, but fast and effective.
Plus doesn't damage stuff assuming nothing too fragile.
Once all that is off, life is much easier
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 23/2/18 at 11:29 AM |
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It's a dirty job and likely to cost a fair bit degreasers etc, might be worth paying to get it steam cleaned . Even steam cleaning will miss
certain areas
for which brake cleaner in a decent spray bottle would be on my list .
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 23/2/18 at 12:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
It's a dirty job and likely to cost a fair bit degreasers etc, might be worth paying to get it steam cleaned . Even steam cleaning will miss
certain areas
for which brake cleaner in a decent spray bottle would be on my list .
I noticed a lot of big car breakers (the kind that take parts off for you) tend to have extremely good power washers they may wash yours for a small
fee. I bought a gearbox once from just such a breaker and the blasted it factory clean in seconds after I moaned about how dirty it was.
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