How to clean parts on the cheap

..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

https://www.cookhaus.co.uk/vinegar/index.htm

I was quite surprised just how well those bits come up.

Could save forking out on a parts washer.

Coxyzxr · Brolly Dolly Joined: 22 May 2008 Karma :

Kim and Aggie always banging on about Vinegar. but good to really see it in action on something that matters.

Good linky!

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salty21 · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Karma :

Think im gonna give the front axle and fork poinch bolts a go first as the winter grit has took it's toll, but how would i go about protecting them afterwards?
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Howling TerrorOutOfOffice · Super Spammer Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Karma :

Lemon juice and baking soda together make a de-greaser if yer a weirdo or tight. Smile

(might be abit too abrasive)

The only thing that will protect your pinch bolts is a blob a grease or do like me and have a watering can..rinse..wipe..3in1spray..wipe...couple of mins. Thumbs Up

If the weather is mainly crap, then i wipe all of the metal bits with a rag soaked in wd40.

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i must try ACF stuff
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ms51ves3 · Super Spammer Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Karma :

That is excellent Karma

KevTM · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Karma :

I like it. Would never have thought it would be that good!.

I'm not sure I have anything rusty now to try it on Laughing

---- · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Sep 2006 Karma :

Yup

coke (coca~cola Wink

Just incase the bcf druggies got the wrong idea ) works aswell.
My dad used to use one or the other on his old coins he found with the metal detector.

Good stuff Karma

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Odie · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Karma :

Dont do as i did......................... use our new dish washer, wife found out as i didnt clean it properly (bits of gasket and oil stuck to the roof of the machine) and boy do my ears hurt, was even worse when she found out i had used the oven to heat a CX engine casing, she didnt find out till she took the roast beef out the oven and it smelt like old 20/50 oil!!!!
Oh how she laughed, i ran away very fast!
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Kal · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Karma :

This would be why I am not allowed to have Bike parts in the house...

I usually use old petrol as a degreaser as I generally have plenty of it swishing around in the garage...
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SoND · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 Jul 2005 Karma :

Hard to tell from pictures how much scrubbing it actually took.

It definately looks like it's worth a go.
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