super degreaser?
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Intermediate
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From: Zanesville Oh
super degreaser?
Dont suppose there is a super duper degreaser out there that easily takes off 33 years of grease? 
And is there any really good product for eating up rust? I have the por-15 coming, but want to get off as much as i can before putting it down.
And is there any really good product for eating up rust? I have the por-15 coming, but want to get off as much as i can before putting it down.
Instructor
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From: Hollywood MD
I USE OVEN CLEANER, SPRAY IT ON AND PRESSURE WASH IT OFF. REPEAT THE CYCLE A COUPLE TIMES. TO DERUST SMALL PARTS, I USE AN ELECTROLYSIS TANK. IT TAKES TIME BUT WORKS GREAT.
Melting Slicks
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From: Kingston Ontario
De-greaser - Spray Nine
Wet surface with water. Spray with Spray Nine. Let sit (do not let it dry on surface). Scrub heavily soiled areas. Rinse well. Repeat if necessary.
Works great!!
Wet surface with water. Spray with Spray Nine. Let sit (do not let it dry on surface). Scrub heavily soiled areas. Rinse well. Repeat if necessary.
Works great!!
Melting Slicks
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From: Long Island New York
Castrol Super Clean works really well. I buy it at Walmart for like $6.99 a gallon, soak everything down, let sit for 10 minutes or so and then blast it with my powerwasher. It works unbelievably well, just be sure to use it in a well ventilated area and stay upwind of it, to avoid breathing in the fumes.
Drifting
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From: East Waterboro Maine
When I did my engine block I had to use a putty knife to scrape off the heaviest goop, and then cleaned with some stuff from Wal-Mart called "greased lightning' which worked really well considering it's pretty cheap. Several applications and scrubbing with a stiff bristled brush worked pretty well.
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From: North Easton Mass
Simple Green is supposed to be environmentally friendly. I usually use a 50% blend and it works well. Media blasting is the best way to get rid of rust. Small parts can be soaked in vinegar for a few days to be cleaned up.
I haven't used POR-15, I went with RustBullet. Less prep required.
Rick B.
I haven't used POR-15, I went with RustBullet. Less prep required.
Rick B.
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From: FL
Castrol Super Clean works really well. I buy it at Walmart for like $6.99 a gallon, soak everything down, let sit for 10 minutes or so and then blast it with my powerwasher. It works unbelievably well, just be sure to use it in a well ventilated area and stay upwind of it, to avoid breathing in the fumes.
And don't let it get on aluminum or paint.
Le Mans Master
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From: Boca Raton Florida
Purple Power is pretty good stuff, STEAM works, Simple green is cheap, Spray 9 is good but pricy. Use either of them and a pressure washer. You will need more than one pass on it and maybe some wire brushing to get the real stubborn parts.
I made a short nozzle for my pressure washer and PP to get the whole bottom side spotless in about 30 minutes. I looked like Rastus, but the car was clean.
Phosphoric Etcher (home depot $13) is a pretty good rust cleaner for the frame, use it like the jug says and it will work well, then use the POR15
I made a short nozzle for my pressure washer and PP to get the whole bottom side spotless in about 30 minutes. I looked like Rastus, but the car was clean.
Phosphoric Etcher (home depot $13) is a pretty good rust cleaner for the frame, use it like the jug says and it will work well, then use the POR15
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Melting Slicks
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From: St. Louis Mo
I went to Auto Zone and bought a couple cans of their engine cleaner, then hosed off (not power wash) years of built up dirt. grease and oil. Worked grerat..............LT
Le Mans Master
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From: Glen Allen, VA
I've always used purple power and either a hose or power washer. Works great on all but the most built up gunk. If it's really bad, I don't think there's any way getting around having to scrape the crap off somehow.
Team Owner
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From: Redondo Beach, California
I had a thick build up of grease and sand all over the underside of the front of my 68 and also the frame rails were covered with the same gunk. First I used a putty knife for the really thick stuff. But, my main removal technique was to use a rotary wire brush mounted on a electric drill. For some small cracks I used a wire brush mounted on a dremel tool. Did a good job. Then I used lacquer thinner and rags to clean up residual grease. I followed up several times with lacquer thinner rubdowns. Did a good job, but tedious. One thing, even though the grease was disgusting, it did preserve the metal frame. After cleaning things up, the metal parts looked as good as the day they came from the factory.
I used Eastwood black chassis paint for the frame. I understand it will "stick" even if there's a small thin film of oil on the frame.
I used Eastwood black chassis paint for the frame. I understand it will "stick" even if there's a small thin film of oil on the frame.
Burning Brakes
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From: Greensburg Indiana
Dry Ice is the absolute best though. Spary itn on freeze off the grease
it falls off. It is used in many industrial applications. Very enviromentally friendly but expensive!
Team Owner
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From: Columbia Missouri
Ditto on the oven cleaner. Cheap to buy at places like the Dollar Tree, Dollar General. A buck a can goes a long way. It is not paint friendly though!
Dry Ice is the absolute best though. Spary itn on freeze off the grease
it falls off. It is used in many industrial applications. Very enviromentally friendly but expensive!
Dry Ice is the absolute best though. Spary itn on freeze off the grease
it falls off. It is used in many industrial applications. Very enviromentally friendly but expensive!
Dry Ice is a spray application product? Where can it be bought locally?
Burning Brakes
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From: flemington n.j.
POR 15 "Marine Clean" for cleaning oil and grease followed by POR 15 "Metal Ready" for dissolving rust and etching metal. If you are going to use POR 15 rust preventative these are the two products you should be using prior to POR 15.
