Shite cleaning advice required

[Autoplas]

Found a 2wd Cossie sump, engine mounts, manifold, Pistons and rods in my shed that were part of the spares package on a 3dr RS Cosworth I used to own

 

Obviously worth a few quid on ebay, the question I'm asking is whats best to use to give it all a clean up, particularly carbon deposit, before I bung it on the site.

 

Ithangyew in advance

[vulgalour]

Petrol and a toothbrush?  

[overrun]

Petrol and a toothbrush?  

 

Sounds a polite way of telling someone to burn their belongings and brush their teeth. #cannyharshthatlikemarra

 

I was going to say with a name like 'Autoplas' I expected so much more.

[Rusty_Rocket]

Dishwasher works well on things like this... obviously waiting until your wife/ gf/ partner goes out

[Cavcraft]

Decent quality choke and carb cleaner.

[Barry Cade]

Shite cleaning advice?

 

You can't polish a turd, son.

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

I've found that marinating stuff in kerosene/diesel for a while and then scrubbing the muck off with a toothbrush or nail brush works well. For more stubborn deposits, follow up with petrol or toluene (carb cleaner).

[barefoot]

Or soak in diet coke.

 

Obviously not ordinary coke because the sugar will make everything sticky.

[fordperv]

Why not leave them as is and offer them to sambaS at shiters discount

[outlaw118]

I've got some stuff in the garage, might work. I'll bring it with me tomorrow, or drop it round beforehand chuff.

[brickwall]

Some  stuff in a bottle under mums sink then cleaned with white spirit and left to air dry.

[Jim Bell]

Hi! I'm Barry Scott!

And I Bang Gone The Dirt Away With Fairy Power Spray!

 

Bang!

And the dirt mostly be gone away!!

[Barry Cade]

In all seriousness. Brass brush, such as the type used on blue suede shoes or barbeques. Works brilliantly on alu and alloy. Not a lot will take off carbon by fluid means- even 1000's of degrees of heat just makes it harder!

[overrun]

Shame it wasn't carbon-encrusted valves. A drill, a vice and an old hacksaw blade are your friends there.

 

ASDA for your engine cleaning toothbrushes. 10p a shot.

[explosive-cabbage]

Toothbrushes are 9p a shot at Morrisons and I use them for a week first.

As long as it is not alloy (which dissolves) I have access to a 'Decarboniser' at work - basically a chemical bath that marinates stuff at 90 degrees.

Also, a product called Sumo Grill D9 works wonders, its a kitchen cleaner. And will melt your hands -be careful.

[jonny69]

Good old Gunk works quite well. Stubborn carbon deposits on pistons are probably best left on there aren't they? Saves risking damage to the piston and it'll all be back on there within 5 minutes of use anyway.