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Old 20-01-2007, 04:00 PM
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as above,whats the quickest and easiest way of cleaing one up??
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I filled mine with bleach and left it in the sink for an hour
Old 20-01-2007, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by davemark
I filled mine with bleach and left it in the sink for an hour
would bicarbonate of soda do the trick cos i heard it would????
Old 20-01-2007, 04:30 PM
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Dish washer !!

Or if its an Ally one then Cillit Bang !!

Be prepared to give it a good buffin afterwards though to get the water marks off.
Old 20-01-2007, 04:31 PM
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its a standard ford one. we're tryin the bicarb at the mo then we'll try the bleach think.
Old 20-01-2007, 08:09 PM
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tbh aint got a clue................but thought i would bump ur post up in the mean time
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I did my old one in the Dishwasher! Came up like brand new
Old 20-01-2007, 08:37 PM
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Cant see how a dishwasher is going to clean the inside of it

Bleach probably works or try Pro Alloy for a new one
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Originally Posted by JonnyBravo
Cant see how a dishwasher is going to clean the inside of it

Bleach probably works or try Pro Alloy for a new one
Well it got mine clean and I placed it upside down on the top shelf and did it wonders!
Old 20-01-2007, 08:45 PM
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I tried it on a few really bad nova ones a few years ago and it didn;t even touch the inside.

Suppose it depends how big the cap is ?
Old 20-01-2007, 08:53 PM
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I've just bought an alloy one off of e-bay whats the best thing to clean the inside of it as its rusty dirty brown colour on the inside.

Cheers Simon.
Old 20-01-2007, 09:04 PM
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if its an escort rst one there new for around £16-20
Old 20-01-2007, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Hardeep_Singh
if its an escort rst one there new for around £16-20
its a focus one.
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