Author Topic: anyone know how to clean the waxoil off inside an engine bay?  (Read 3276 times)

Offline jiminbmth

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anyone know how to clean the waxoil off inside an engine bay?
was told that white spirit wil do,BUT IT DOESNT!!! :rolleyes:
TRYING TO CLEAN UP MY BAY BUT SICK OF THAT LOOK OF PROTECTION  :sick:
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Offline dragonfly

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Re: anyone know how to clean the waxoil off inside an engine bay?
« Reply #1 on: 30 December 2010, 09:17 »
Petrol?

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Re: anyone know how to clean the waxoil off inside an engine bay?
« Reply #2 on: 30 December 2010, 16:15 »
grinder  :laugh:

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Re: anyone know how to clean the waxoil off inside an engine bay?
« Reply #3 on: 30 December 2010, 16:57 »
Brake or carb cleaner usualy works.

Offline myvr6isarocket

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Re: anyone know how to clean the waxoil off inside an engine bay?
« Reply #4 on: 30 December 2010, 16:59 »
Ive been doing the mk2's bay, ive been using one of those halfrauds steam cleanes...
works a treat

Offline Dan J

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Re: anyone know how to clean the waxoil off inside an engine bay?
« Reply #5 on: 30 December 2010, 17:26 »
de-waxing solution and a steam cleaner, you need a high pressure steam cleaner, we used to de-wax toyota vans with our kew machine and run de-wax solution through it and it still took ages. if its just a few bits in your engine bay it wouldnt take long with what ive listed.
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Offline jiminbmth

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Re: anyone know how to clean the waxoil off inside an engine bay?
« Reply #6 on: 30 December 2010, 20:25 »
that would bring me to the next question,does anyone know where there is a steam cleaner close to me?cornwall?launceston? :wink:
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Re: anyone know how to clean the waxoil off inside an engine bay?
« Reply #7 on: 30 December 2010, 21:12 »
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Offline jiminbmth

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Re: anyone know how to clean the waxoil off inside an engine bay?
« Reply #8 on: 30 December 2010, 21:34 »
ile try that,cheers!!
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Re: anyone know how to clean the waxoil off inside an engine bay?
« Reply #9 on: 30 December 2010, 21:38 »
petroll ! if that doesnt work just throw a match at it
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