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Offline Supershooter

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Cleaning Tips or Tricks Please
« on: February 16, 2020, 05:31:00 PM »
I’m attempting to clean my brick for a new paint color. The years of road grime a leaks have taken their toll. I’m curious what you’ve had success with and won’t leave issues. Here’s what I’m dealing with. So far he used car soap, dish soap, sponges, and a nylon brush.
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Offline Martin

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Re: Cleaning Tips or Tricks Please
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2020, 05:49:51 PM »
Sunlight bar soap, water, stainless steel wire wool and elbow grease. A friend of mine's method.
Regards Martin.

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Offline Laitch

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Re: Cleaning Tips or Tricks Please
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2020, 08:21:05 PM »
Quote from: Martin on February 16, 2020, 05:49:51 PM
Sunlight bar soap, water, stainless steel wire wool and elbow grease.
That won't harm the baggage x-ray on the tail cowl?
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Offline Martin

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Re: Cleaning Tips or Tricks Please
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2020, 08:26:16 PM »
Laitch it's a rollover bar.
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Offline Laitch

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Re: Cleaning Tips or Tricks Please
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2020, 08:31:38 PM »
Quote from: Martin on February 16, 2020, 08:26:16 PM
Laitch it's a rollover bar.
To protect the Pomeranian during the carnival act?
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Offline Chaos

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Re: Cleaning Tips or Tricks Please
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2020, 10:25:17 PM »
WD 40 and scotchbtite
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Offline volador

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Re: Cleaning Tips or Tricks Please
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2020, 11:33:57 PM »


Straight undiluted cuts through the muck & grease quickest
Do not leave on aluminum for very long time it will discolor/etch the surface, scrub & rinse
Get it at Home Depot. The Lowes version, different brand name was not as concentrate/powerful, waste of $$.
YMMV
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Offline Skunky

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Re: Cleaning Tips or Tricks Please
« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2020, 05:24:30 AM »
Quote from: Laitch on February 16, 2020, 08:21:05 PM
That won't harm the baggage x-ray on the tail cowl?

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Offline billday

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Re: Cleaning Tips or Tricks Please
« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2020, 06:56:50 AM »
What Chaos said. 

They say that steel wool and aluminum are a bad match, the steel wool leaves behind tiny particles that oxidize.
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Offline K1300S

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Re: Cleaning Tips or Tricks Please
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2020, 07:12:30 AM »
Lol... Car wash.  Or dish soap!  Those ain't gonna do much.

Gotta use strong degreaser like purple power, variety of stiff nylon brushes, pressure washer and brake cleaner.

Wd40, while entirely useless as a lubricant, is actually a great cleaning solvent when used with those yellow rags from Costco.
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Offline mw074

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Re: Cleaning Tips or Tricks Please
« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2020, 03:29:38 PM »
Softscrub with grit, and a stiff brush.
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Offline Martin

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Re: Cleaning Tips or Tricks Please
« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2020, 04:20:19 PM »
Once you have got it clean use this it will make cleaning in the future easier. Armor All Wheel Protectant
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Offline tjg79

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Re: Cleaning Tips or Tricks Please
« Reply #12 on: February 23, 2020, 04:59:19 PM »
Has anyone ever tried vapor blasting to clean up these alloy parts? From the videos I've seen on YouTube, I think it looks promising to restore the original new look finish. 
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