i am currently rebuilding my motor and i want to clean it but household cleaners dont cut it...
wat should i use to get it nice and shiny???

 

If the block and the head go into the machine shop they can hot tank it or some have a solvent power washing machine thingy that will get it clean.

 

"Gunk" - Engine Brite 32oz can was like $1.49 at Pep Boys.
Cover dizzy with plastic bag. Spray on, wait 30 mins. Hose off. Voila.


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wat should i use to get it nice and shiny???</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

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Not bashing (cuz I just read it hear a couple days ago (had no idea myself)...

Hotanking apparently is bad for aluminum parts (like our heads and blocks)...

I say a combo of simple green (foaming cleaner is the best) and a wire brush ought to get it pretty spotless... then some aluminum polish and a dremel if you want to go NUTS...

Someone suggested never-dull and I've used some of their polish and it was pretty good...

that'll get it shiny shiny...

OHHHHH and then there's this stuff that you can put on top of it that clear coats it so the polish lasts MUCH longer... I don't know what it's called or if it's suitable for high temp use... but I saw it on "trucks" on tnn so if you go to their website I'm sure you could find it...

 

haha thanks.....i want to make it look rediculously clean....better than new

 

I couldn't find the product on that page... I sent them an email... I'll update when/if I get a reply.

 

the simple green that you use is the spray bottle?? like a windex bottle??
i have tryed it doesnt work very good.. too much work

 

then use gunk... it's MUCH stronger... just try to avoid anything plastic or electric... that stuff is harsh...

I use the Simple Green "foaming cleaner" It's good... just let it foam for a little bit then get in there with some brushes... get a brush kit at the local parts store...

But gunk will clean it MUCH faster and more thuroughly if it's NASTY dirty..

I had a 70 cutlass that had probobly been leaking oil since it was new.... and 3 cans of gunk later it looked BRAND NEW...

 

There are special hot tanks for aluminum. When I took automechanics in school we had both an aluminum only hot tank and one for everything else.

 

simple green and gunk do wonders!!!

 

yeah get the FOAMY engine brite, not the other stuff that just says gunk. Itll be foamy engine brite gunk or something like that

 

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Not bashing (cuz I just read it hear a couple days ago (had no idea myself)...

Hotanking apparently is bad for aluminum parts (like our heads and blocks)...</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Very true. A real "hot tank" will eat aluminum alive. Most machine shops will put an aluminum block in a "hydro-wash". It basically is a box with a spinning platform that you put the block on. It's then sprayed with boiling water and solvent and comes out looking better than brand new. It's usually around $40-$70.

The term "hot tank" is just a general descirption used for all types of metal cleaning.

 

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Very true. A real "hot tank" will eat aluminum alive. Most machine shops will put an aluminum block in a "hydro-wash". It basically is a box with a spinning platform that you put the block on. It's then sprayed with boiling water and solvent and comes out looking better than brand new. It's usually around $40-$70.

The term "hot tank" is just a general descirption used for all types of metal cleaning.</TD></TR></TABLE>

In my first post I was referering to a hydro-wash or hot tank. The hydro wash should work great, the last time I had my head resurfaced they used one and in about one minute my head looked brand new. However back to the hot tank for aluminum, the one we had at school was a real hot tank, the tank itself was identical to the normal hot tank right next to it but it supposivly had a diffenent solvent or sumthin in it. My Mazda aluminum head I was rebuilding at the time sat in it a few days so must have been okay I guess .

 

Yeah I feel ya....

I was gunna not post what I did seeing as how even if you requested any knowledgable shop to "hot tank" your aluminum parts they'd do the proper thing... getting the idea...

but I know-it-alled instead...