cleaning pistons
28-03-2006 | 05:04 PM
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cleaning pistons
I am having my pistons coated, they need to be spotless before coating, whats the best way of cleaning them??
28-03-2006 | 05:05 PM
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From: Redditch, Worcestershire
buy some gunk,pour it into a bowl and leave them crown down soaking for an hour,then wipe clean with a coarse rag
28-03-2006 | 05:30 PM
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From: cumbria
wd40 mate, cleans great
andy
28-03-2006 | 06:35 PM
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From: Rotherham.... Drives: Volvo V70R
Ive got a a spare sump full of paint thinners which I use for cleaning engine parts, I dont fancy using it on the pistons though, The fumes give me a proper headache
28-03-2006 | 06:43 PM
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28-03-2006 | 06:47 PM
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From: barry-south wales
what type of coating are you having on them?
depending on the type, they'll want them super clean,, really needs to go through a propper cleaning line with ultrasonic cleaners
28-03-2006 | 06:47 PM
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From: Kent
automotive paint thinners
Petrol/gunk/wd40 etc.. will leave a film on them
28-03-2006 | 06:54 PM
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Dishwasher
28-03-2006 | 09:24 PM
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Im having them coated with CBC2/DFL TLTD
28-03-2006 | 09:26 PM
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Im having them coated with CBC2/DFL TLTD
I was being serious mate
29-03-2006 | 02:10 AM
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Dishwasher
agree on that, clean most up with petrol and brush first, then through the dishwasher
29-03-2006 | 05:53 AM
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From: South Shields
i'd imagine the coating place would do the cleaning/prep work for you
29-03-2006 | 07:29 AM
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From: Nr Ipswich
Just mask up the rest of the piston an get the crowns vapour blasted.
31-03-2006 | 10:15 PM
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Dishwasher
agree on that, clean most up with petrol and brush first, then through the dishwasher
Well, Ive cleaned them up a bit and they are now in my mothers dishwasher. Im picking them up tomorrow to see how they have cleaned.
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