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beemsquar:
Hi all,

I was wondering what people are using to clean and degrease their engines and other metal parts with?
I have seen a product called simple green, but it's too expensive and hard to get hold of.

I want to clean all the engine parts once disassembled ready for painting and any other metal parts ready for painting/polishing and so on. Ideally without using a parts washer or spending a fortune.

I was looking at the gunk range, but not sure if they leave any residues on the metal?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006ZZ4AHS?redirect=true&ref_=s9_im_co_g263_i2

Any simple  suggestions?

Cheers


Andy

Johnwebley:
I use Gunk to clean and de-grease,but only on assembled state,


 to remove excess chain lube ,and road dirt etc,

 if your cleaning internals,after a strip down,I would NOT reccomend it

beemsquar:
Thats what I thought, I need something that won't melt rubber and is Ok to use on engine internals when I do the strip down.

There seems to be plenty of cleaners degreasers out there, it's just knowing what is safe and trusted.

Cheers for your reply.

Andy

Green1:
I always use brake & clutch cleaner as it degreases everything and doesn't harm rubber.

Mick

beemsquar:
Mick,
Do you just soak/ brush all your parts in brake and clutch cleaner when doing a rebuild then and is this strong enough to get it ready to paint?

I've found someone who can supply crystal simple green 10l for £66.75 delivered, this stuff is water based, environmentally friendly, strong enough to strip an engine, but kind enough to use in your kitchen.

Still seems a little pricey compared with 10l of brake and clutch cleaner at £20 odd.

Does anyone else have any suggestions for parts prepping?

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