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Shane Ilich
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 Saturday, November 05, 2005 - 12:48 am, by:  Shane Ilich (Ferret) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
ok...i'm at the stage where i've degreased my engine block in prparation for painting it, but i've still got all the gasket crap left around the top of the bores on the face of the block. i've also got carbon rings on the top of the inside of most/all of my cylinders. i want to scrub both away, but my toilet brush & degreaser combo isnt tough enough to get rid of it.

how hard can i scrub the face of the block and the insides of the cyclinders? can i use steel wool, or a very light wet/dry sandpaper? i dont want to scratch the face or the bores, but i want them clean.

anyone got any tips/ideas?
Adam Foster
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SA
SC400 Limited GT

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 Saturday, November 05, 2005 - 09:00 am, by:  Adam Foster (Adam) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
have you tried using petrol to clean it up. degreaser works better when the item your trying to degrease is warm or hot and the letting the degreaser sit for 5-10 mins before removing the degreaser.
Ian Johnston
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South Australia
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 Saturday, November 05, 2005 - 09:59 am, by:  Ian Johnston (Ted) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Shane, use a blade or scraper to remove old head gasket material. Wet and dry after(fine grade) to finish it off.
Fine wet and dry to do the bores.
Cihan Aday
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 Saturday, November 05, 2005 - 11:05 am, by:  Cihan Aday (Cihan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Shane, grab some acetone in spray form. (Nulon TB cleaner)

It eats carbon in seconds.
Found at Repco etc.
Shane Ilich
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 Saturday, November 05, 2005 - 01:25 pm, by:  Shane Ilich (Ferret) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
cheers guys!

now i just gotta decide on what colour to spray the engine block....was thinking black, but thats a little boring....was possibly thinking like a gunmetal gray, with some gold kinda just flecked/speckled over the top (my soarer is gold)...just gonna do it with the high-temp spray paint you find at most automotive places (repco, etc)
Jeff Harper
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 Saturday, November 05, 2005 - 03:42 pm, by:  Jeff Harper (Jeffh) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Fire engine red, keep it subtle.
Mustafa Akgul
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 Saturday, November 05, 2005 - 06:41 pm, by:  Mustafa Akgul (Muzzy) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
just paint the block black you cant see the thing once its in the car anyway..:-)
Don Bagnall
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 Saturday, November 05, 2005 - 06:52 pm, by:  Don Bagnall (Baggs) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Good point Muzz
Shane Ilich
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 Saturday, November 05, 2005 - 08:03 pm, by:  Shane Ilich (Ferret) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
yeah, i realised that when i got to repco and thought about what i'd be painting and how much i'd need.

decided on just a grey for the block, rather than black, cos then if there are any oil leaks it'll be easier to trace them on grey than black.

rocker covers probly gonna go a silver with gold speckle, unless i see something else i really like.

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