Engine Degreaser.. the good stuff?

[AndrewBird]

Mineral spirits works very well. It's what I use in the solvent tank and will eat through any kind of oil-based gunk. Won't hurt your hands either as it is essentially just oil.

[Skunkworks]

Try easy off oven cleaner works great on gunk ...

Bad on Paint,Plastic,metal,Dialectric grease.

[E30Jigzaw]

Try easy off oven cleaner works great on gunk ...

[Skunkworks]

Zep purple and a cheap round toilet brush. are what i use.

Get a brush with less than a 1/2" SHAFT. cut the handle off and put the brush in a 1/2" cordless drill.

Wax the fenders and leave it on.

Spray ZEP full strength, and start brushing away on everything in sight.

hose off and repeat untill clean.

This brush works flawlessly for bottlecaps.

[TobyB]

ZEP is good stuff.

I like Oil Eater from Schucks (now OReally?s). Not as aggressive,
but you have lungs left after using it. And it makes aluminum
look really good.

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[strang3majik]

Super Clean/ Purple Power is biodegradable, so...

them bastards. Its been awhile since I bought it. :/


But yes, the stuff that makes your concrete driveway melt. :)

[nando]

I like CRC brake clean. engine degreaser is always disappointing.

I've got an oil pan I need cleaned, it's so nasty that neither simple green, purple power, nor brake cleaner would even break the surface. it's from Germany. So much for the Germans taking better care of their cars.. hah!

[essi1553]

I've always used Gunk brand engine degreaser. Comes in a spray can with an orange cap. Works good. I suggest using a putty knife to scrape off what you can first though.

THe engine gunk brand I find is only good for light discoloration and minor (or quickly cleaned up oil messes). I've never had luck with that stuff on anything more than just a dusty dirty engine.

Super clean in the purple bottle does the trick.

Sounds similar to the ZEP stuff. It makes you feel like your dying if you breathe it in, but it works very very well.

But my rule of thumb, if it says its good for the environment, it isn't going to work worth a crap.

Yea Strang3, thats my philosophy too, I prefer the stuff that causes my grass to spontaneously combust.

[dnguyen1963]

Wd-40

[jan318]

Diesel fuel

[pandaboo911]

Purple power isn't good for aluminum if you want it shiny.

I use a mix of 50% simple green max (concentrated type) and 50% Oil Eater

[AndrewBird]

But my rule of thumb, if it says its good for the environment, it isn't going to work worth a crap.

Super Clean/ Purple Power is biodegradable, so...

[strang3majik]

Super clean in the purple bottle does the trick.

Sounds similar to the ZEP stuff. It makes you feel like your dying if you breathe it in, but it works very very well.

But my rule of thumb, if it says its good for the environment, it isn't going to work worth a crap.

[e34john]

Super clean degreaser or purple power should do it.

[AndrewBird]

I've always used Gunk brand engine degreaser. Comes in a spray can with an orange cap. Works good. I suggest using a putty knife to scrape off what you can first though.