So anything recommended? I was wondering if there was anything new out there.
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Excellent question especially for parts with inaccessible passages. We tried cleaning a good '32 oil fill tube with collected gunk in the inner baffles using rust remover and many solvents including gasoline, lacquer thinner, paint remover,PB blaster, etc.. Carb cleaner worked OK but evaporated quickly. The final choice was first carb cleaner, then paint remover, then the lacquer thinner soak for a couple of days, then high pressure water rinse followed by oil to prevent rust, etc.
Our galvanizing company in the area wanted a min. $150 to acid bath it, and one area - remaining plating company said the resulting contaminants would ruin there cleaning bath causing a complete change out at major expense. Go figure the latter. -
Well, I got this can of what was called Carb Cleaner from I believe Napa and it works wonders and is water soluable. I found one of the oil fill flex tube and sheesh, was it clogged up, and stiff with crud, so I dip the tip into the can as far as I can get it to flex/bend, wait a day, stuff more into the can until I had the whole thing flexed and stuffed into a 1 gallon can. A day later and it is loose and very flexable and as I wash out the gunk, it is pristine and shiny new. Now just needs a coat of paint and onto the car.
Unfortunately, the original can sprung a leak and I wound up getting a 1 gallon paint can and don't have the information on what it is and where it came from for reference. sorryYou wana look waaay far up da road and plan yer route because the brakes are far more of a suggestion than a command!Comment
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I cleaned out a torque tube once by sealing up one end, pouring it full of acetone and letting it soak overnight. Then with a toilet brush on a long handle, swabbed it down a few times. Came out clean as a whistle.
For general parts washer, I use Stoddards Solvent.Alaskan A's
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Most of the time I use gasoline or diesel. On my last Model A engine I used oven cleaner from Dollar Tree, and it really did a good job of removing, paint, rust, dirt and grease.Comment
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I've used gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene. I also took a metal horse trough and built fire under, put in water and several cans of lye for big stuff. I'm looking for something to use in the shop, high flash point, low odor to leave in the washer. hoping somebody had a recommendation on something. TiaComment
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In our shop automatic transmission washer we use safety kleen floor soap. The trans and parts goes on a turntable, which gets spun by the pressure jets and the water gets heated3~ Tudor's & 1~ Coupe
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"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
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Diesel should do the job, but you'll have to take the parts outside and spray wax and grease remover on them if you need them to be painted.Originally posted by Jim Mason View Post
About 15 years ago I bought low odor mineral spirits at Fleet Farm for only $1 a gallon, but a few months later it jumped to $3 a gallon.Comment
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Hi Jim,
Appears Mr. Purdy and I are probably the only two Model A Forum guys who for years knew and still know about and still recommend a re-usable water based cleanser that easily removes all sorts of petroleum based products such as old oil & grease buried deeply in the porous pores of metal; i.e., "POR Marine Clean."
It easily thoroughly cleans old Model A gasoline varnish buried deep in old carburetor pot metal; cleans black soft tar in Model A gas tanks & carburetors caused by vintage Permatex gas tank sealers dissolved with new ethanol gasoline, insides of oil return pipes, insides of radiators, insides of axle housings, thick carbon build up on spark plugs, carbon build up in heads and on tops of engine blocks, cleans old hard grease etc., etc.
It is non-flammable; hence can be mixed with hot tap water for better results; and after mixed with water, for future re-use, it can be re-heated in a pot on your stove.
Can be mixed with up to 10 parts water, and, if in doubt, after reading instructions, just call 1-800 POR trained technicians who can assist, and/or recommend different strengths of POR Marine Clean to be mixed with different parts of water.
Initially not cheap when bought in concentrated form; however, I have several gallons that I have been successfully re-using for the past 20 years.
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Water & Tide or Dishwasher Soap or T.S.P, in a METAL 5 gallon bucket, on a CHEEP Hot Plate, set on LOW, will STRIP even the CRUMMIEST of parts!
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I had surprisingly good results from Simple Green. I was online looking for a non flammable alternative to typical solvent. I mixed 1 part water to 3 parts Simple Green.Comment
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If I ever get back into small parts restoration business I will once again get a SafeKleen tank back in the shop. Water based and a rep stops by every few months to filter and fill. The parts washer is on a rental basis that includes service and disposal. Cleans the toughest of grease and varnish. When given some time to run and warm up it is great. Rod"Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good." Thomas SowellComment
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I ended up with 2 South Bend 10K lathes recently. I already have one, but these are longer and newer.. Well you know how that goes...
These were fairly grimey with a layer of hard dry oil. I mostly used some old safety clean to get the basic layer of junk off. No I am taking each section down for proper cleaning, paint and reassembly.
I picked up a gallon of Evapo-rust. I...02-03-2023, 11:38 AM -
I am forever promoting using this prep for freshly blasted metal or otherwise cleaned.
This is a hood from the M5 I am working on. Like all the other sheet metal, it was water blasted a year ago. The water blasters put in a special chemical to stop it from flash rusting, but that stuff only lasts a day or two.
Few people are prepared to prime their sheet metal immediately, esp since...02-19-2018, 10:56 PM -
Besides soaking in gas and trying to clean what you can from the inside of the tube, what are some ways to get those baffles clean that one can not get to with in the tube itself? Boiling it in a good soapy solution???
Thanks.
Pluck...05-07-2019, 07:35 AM -
In various threads folks have mentioned using an ultrasonic cleaner and evapo-rust has a demonstration on their site, so I just ordered a 3.0 liter volume unit with heater.
Evapo-rust or rust 911 for iron rusty bits seems clear.
What do you use for carburetor brass bits; soap with vinegar, or carb cleaner?
What do you use for greasy parts; dish soap, general...06-02-2022, 05:07 PM -
I bought a zenith 1 carb that I will rebuild, what is the best product to soak parts for cleaning before rebuilding?06-15-2017, 10:04 AM -
I need to clean the inside of a rear-end torque tube in the future. I did one some years ago and it was a long and painful experience - using a toilet brush with a kludged on long handle. It would be easier if I could just soak the tube in some liquid and save a lot of elbow grease. I have a PVC 6" pipe (with a cap on one end) that is slightly over half of the length of the torque tube....12-28-2019, 01:22 PM -
I have spent hours scraping my block off and I enjoyed every minute of it, which surprised me a bit. I have oven cleaner from the Dollar store and Simple green from another store. Tom Wesenberg, could you tell me the rest of the cleaning process or come down and show me how to do it ? P.S.- if you decide to come down, could you bring some plasti-gage and a variety of gauges, mics, shims, emery cloth,...06-12-2017, 02:04 AM -
I have a sub frame that has surface rust but I'm not sandblasting it at all. I want to brush paint this with Rustoleum. Should I spray it down with Ospho first before painting it or just go ahead and paint it?10-18-2019, 08:00 AM -
I am finally finished with stripping my A and all of its parts. I am getting ready to prime coat the A and all of its parts.
I found out today that the paint I am applying for the prime can be applied at 60 degrees F. The top coat can not be applied until the temperatures get above 75 degree F.
Question. If I get a couple of 60 deg days, I can prime. However, how long can the A...You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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Hi All,
After I get done with the valves I would like to soak the block and head with something to remove the rust powder so I can start with a clean block. Already cleaned the radiator out. I was thinking of blocking off the inlet and then pouring in some evaporust and letting it soak and then draining it. any other ideas?
Mike...03-18-2019, 09:47 PM
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