Cleaning!!!

Post by **ani** » Fri May 22, 2009 9:23 pm

Doing a spot of cleaning under the bonnet. Trouble is I can't shift the black gunge on the engine bay floor. Sticky, maybe oil, grease or underseal or a combination of all three. I've tried spraying lots and lots of degreaser and leaving but still no luck. The wire brush just keeps getting gunged up. Any ideas of a truly powerful cleaning agent. Thanks

Post by **ASL642** » Fri May 22, 2009 9:32 pm

I used Tesco oven degreaser on mine before repainting and it did the trick. If it is underseal a scrape with a paint scraper will work but it may remove the paint so be ready with a primer.

Post by **d_harris** » Fri May 22, 2009 9:33 pm

Mr Muscle Oven Cleaner....

Leave it on for a few hours....

Biological washing liquid can be pretty good too.....

Post by **ani** » Fri May 22, 2009 9:37 pm

Thanks for both those tips. I thought degreaser would be the thing to use but it seems a bit pathetic. I'll be off to get some oven cleaner and some bio washing liquid. Might do the oven and the washing as well

(then again I might not!)

Post by **ASL642** » Fri May 22, 2009 9:42 pm

Also try Cellit Bang! They do a degreaser one which seems to work too - although a bit more expensive than T's own brand one.

Post by **d_harris** » Fri May 22, 2009 10:05 pm

but it does dissolve pennies......

Post by **ASL642** » Fri May 22, 2009 10:23 pm

Well you don't leave it on for long... in the ad it simply cleans them...

Post by **ani** » Fri May 22, 2009 10:35 pm

I'll put a penny in there and let you know if it disolves

Post by **tortron** » Fri May 22, 2009 11:21 pm

be careful of which oven cleaner you get.
i have used with great success the original easy off oven cleaner - to strip paint.
The newer "no fume" version doesnt seem to strip anywhere near as well

Post by **RogerRust** » Sat May 23, 2009 6:29 am

I've done some serious engine bay cleaning. If you can get at it there is nothing better than a brush in a small angle grinder. 100 times better than one in a drill. If it nasty oily stuff just scrape the worst off with a paint scraper first.

Post by **ASL642** » Sat May 23, 2009 12:04 pm

It just depends on whether you're intending to strip off all the paint prior to re painting or just removing general "gunge" to clean it

Post by **aupickup** » Sat May 23, 2009 1:21 pm

if its really gunged on oil then a small scraper , but be careful and then white spirit, it is a bit messy but will take the oil and any ubderseal if any has been put on

it takes a while but will not affect paint work or rubbers etc