stingray_jim

Hi Guys. Just spent an hour + trying to de-gunk my bell housing (out of car and unattached). I used, Greased lighting some other degreaser and resorted to Kerosene. Scraped with a variety of still and stell bristled brushes. I still have good film of grease over the surface. Would steam cleaning get this? A power washer? Wire brush on the drill for the final surface clean?

Any tips are greatly appreciated.

Many thanks.

Jim

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WESCH

Hi

A steam cleaner ( very hot ) will do the job , probably much better than any diluter solution.

Günther

Jughead

Spay the degreaser on and walk away for about 20min. Come back with a stiff parts brush. Almost all should come off.

joe73vette

I use this stuff called Gunk SC super concentrate. You mix it with mineral spirits or kerosene, and it cuts thru the gunk and you hose it off. Joe

EDDIEJ82

Oven Cleaner works great on greasy parts. Just get the cheap dollar store kind, it works better.

blackbeauty74

I agree with the oven cleaner.

isosceles

Me too. I used Easy Off last time. Unbelievable compared to Gunk.

markdtn

Pressurewash it best you can and then Castrol Super Clean. I buy it by the gallon and use a hand pump sprayer to dispense it.

C3Curves

wow..good idea on oven cleaner. Saved me a lot of time..

stingray_jim

Off to the supermarket for some oven cleaner.

thanks

Jim

MILO

If it's not caked on grease, but only a film which could meesed up the paint job, I've always gave my parts a quick squirt down with brake cleaner. Start top to bottom. Hit it with a water hose and air dry. If you have a air compressor to blow it off all the better.

jimvette999

A machine shop will clean items like that for less than you'd think. Prob. about $10. If you count your time and materials it's worth it. I find that gasoline works well when I do clean stuff like that at home.
Jim

norvalwilhelm

How about going to the coin operated car washes and use their shoppy water and pressure to take the majority of the junk off ?
Also like someone already said take it to a machine shop and let them clean it. I don't know about hot tanking it because it is aluminum but some have gone to something like a dish washer. It does a great job.

70BBvert

I sent mine to one of the shops we work with & had them clean it. Came out pretty good, then I cleaned the rest with Marine clean from POR-15, wire brushes & scrapers. Then glass beaded & painted.

Jim

vettfixr

For really tough grime spray some degreaser and let it sit for a while. Rinse it off with hot water. Whatever remains can be cleaned by using cookies on a die grinder. I did my bellhousing like this and was almost tempted to buff and polish it when it was done. You can get the holder and cookies from an auto supply store. The cookies come in different coarsness grades too so you can use an agressive one to clean big chunks of baked on grease and finer grades to clean off the paint without removing metal.

jimvette999

Those 3M Roloc discs work great. Kind of expensive but well worth it.

Desertdawg

Your a braver man than me...

And yes I have used gas before, let me tell you, it will still flare up even after you think it's all dry...

joes79

Gas doesn't burn. It "EXPLODES"

DJ Dep

LOL...ditto for me and gas. It works quick and easy and cleans like crazy. Plus I like the smell

I like kerosene out of a compressor sprayer, but it does leave a light oil film.

Dep
P.s. Hey DD...I heard you looked like Michael Jackson with his hair on fire when it flared up!!!

Buzzardz_vette

How does it work on painted parts? Does it take of the old paint?