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cleaning intake
Anybody know of a good household item to clean an intake with, got the oill leaks and fuel leak taken care of but now my manifold looks like crap
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Re: cleaniing intake
I usually use carb/choke cleaner, then dawn dish soap and a hose. Then I bead blast it and paint it silver (as close to aluminum as possible) or color of the engine. I had a friend that high-temp clear coated his...it turned out really nice. I have never had luck with keeping manifolds looking real good left raw. Thats just me though!
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Re: cleaniing intake
2nd on the hi-temp clear after you get it clean. It may slightly yellow over time, but it will always look better than no finish.
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Re: cleaning intake
Use Purple Power type of degreaser to get er clean. Then find you a powdercoater and have him do it in blasted silver and clear powder. That seals the pores and will allow future leaks to be wiped cleanly off.
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Re: cleaning intake
Cheap oven cleaner does real good
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Re: cleaning intake
Be real careful with the oven cleaner if it's an aluminum intake. That stuff will pit it up if you let it dwell there long.
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Re: cleaning intake
Yeah.
Aluminum is not anything at all like CI!
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Re: cleaning intake
Tx firefighter knows what he is talking about. Get it clean and clear coat it. I found a wheel cleaner that did a really good job but it was acid based and you had to be really careful with it and not leave it on long. I think it was Eagle for magnesium type wheels.
I bought this one because I was tired of messing with cleaning them. It's great. Clean with window cleaner or any kind of polish. |
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Re: cleaning intake
never thought of getting it coated, great thanks
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Re: cleaning intake
Oil Eater from Schucks. $4 for and it cleans diesel intakes even. if theres a better cleaner, god kept it to himself.
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Re: cleaning intake
I've had intakes powder coated with what
I think they called "cast blast". It looked so close to the natural aluminum surface that you would have a hard time knowing it was coated. And it was dull instead of shiny, which looks kind of cheesy IMO.
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