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fdbdw · 08-08-2009, 06:19 PM

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

epashhans · 08-08-2009, 06:33 PM

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!

**clay68c10** · 08-08-2009, 06:38 PM

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.

Tx Firefighter · 08-08-2009, 07:54 PM

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.

BCOWANWHEELS · 08-08-2009, 10:03 PM

Cheap oven cleaner does real good

Tx Firefighter · 08-08-2009, 10:26 PM

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.

**El Jay** · 08-08-2009, 10:35 PM

Yeah.
Aluminum is not anything at all like CI!

Mudder · 08-09-2009, 04:15 AM

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.

fdbdw · 08-09-2009, 09:36 AM

never thought of getting it coated, great thanks

chevysittinsidewayz · 08-09-2009, 10:38 AM

Oil Eater from Schucks. $4 for and it cleans diesel intakes even. if theres a better cleaner, god kept it to himself.

turp mcspray · 08-09-2009, 02:28 PM

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.

08-08-2009, 06:19 PM	#1
fdbdw Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: colorado springs Posts: 479	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

08-08-2009, 06:33 PM	#2
epashhans Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: MT Posts: 319	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! __________________ '67 C-10 Shorty - 454, 5spd, and speed holes!

08-08-2009, 06:38 PM	#3
clay68c10 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Centennial, CO Posts: 2,979	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. __________________ ClusterTruck: 68 C10 Bought in 89, wrecked in 03. Slow low $ rebuild started '17. 6.0 & TKO http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=788602 93 K1500 Short Step, 350, NV4500, EBL flash ECU. Vortec heads & roller cam someday... 05 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. 3” lift & 6-speed 02 E320 the insurance total “free car” 13 Tahoe LTZ

08-08-2009, 07:54 PM	#4
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	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. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

08-08-2009, 10:03 PM	#5
BCOWANWHEELS Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: KINGSPORT,TN. Posts: 3,035	Re: cleaning intake Cheap oven cleaner does real good __________________ I BELIEVE IN JOHN 3:16 Last edited by BCOWANWHEELS; 08-08-2009 at 10:03 PM.

08-08-2009, 10:26 PM	#6
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	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. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

08-08-2009, 10:35 PM	#7
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: cleaning intake Yeah. Aluminum is not anything at all like CI! __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck

08-09-2009, 04:15 AM	#8
Mudder Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central, MO Posts: 11,336	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. Attached Images

08-09-2009, 09:36 AM	#9
fdbdw Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: colorado springs Posts: 479	Re: cleaning intake never thought of getting it coated, great thanks

08-09-2009, 10:38 AM	#10
chevysittinsidewayz Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: boise idaho Posts: 20	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. __________________ whoever thought of "i live my life a quater mile at a time"-vin diesel needs to be ***** slapped. i would have a pretty short life

08-09-2009, 02:28 PM	#11
turp mcspray Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Rapid City South Dakota Posts: 2,359	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. __________________ Turp Mcspray New life for an old 2wd, farm blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=505987 My Blazer build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342299



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