Thread: Deepdown engine exterior cleaning.

Hit up the Dollar Store and look for LAs Totally awsome cleaner, works pretty good let it soak then hit it with a brush..

I use that or formula 88, the main thing is to let it soak.

brake cleaner and simple green. A little scrubbing will be required. I cleaned the block and a ton of other parts this way before I put my motor back together.

I tried oven cleaner on my block where there was black carbon buildup from a leaking manifold gasket. Didn't work.

I wonder why more people don't use wheel cleaner? It has a compound of acids that are used for taking off brake dust.

thats basicly what that "Aluminum brightener" was that i used.. i worked at a detail shop so i had access to all sorts of stuff an when it came to removing gunk, grease, carbon or whatever nothin beat that shit

ok maybe its hard to tell in this pic, but i cleaned every bit of aluminum!



just gotta becareful to keep the stuf awaway from anything thats not aluminum.

What he said. I used that, and a (new) toilet brush. Let it soak for a minute then scrub really well, rinse, and repeat. I did this at a self serve car wash with a pressure wash. Looked like new afterwards.

Josh's block was the newest looking I've seen.

la awesome is the shit esp for oil caked heads

LA's awesome cleaner is wat i use and its only a dollar

Formula 88 x2 here Jay.

Atleast that's what I use on my motor and firewall for the most part.

i brought my motor to machine shop and they hot tanked it

came out brand spanking new for $50 and my arm didnt fall off from scrubbing all the crap