While working on my son's project Camaro I found a recommendation at EDELBROCK for an aluminum cleaner.
It is Called OXISOLV.
http://www.oxisolv.com/html/aluminum.html
Has anyone used it?
Other recommendations for spring cleaning of the engine?
Thanks
Brian
Brian, for cleaning the engine I use Simple Green from Walmart. It is a common household solvent which is water soluble. Use it on a cold engine and rinse with low pressure water. I have not had to mask off or use plastic to protect anything in the engine compartment. For polishing aluminum I use Nevrdull. This is available from Pepboys. Good luck, Bob Blackwell.
[quote name='bob blackwell' post='32142' date='Mar 9 2007, 06:04 AM']Brian, for cleaning the engine I use Simple Green from Walmart. It is a common household solvent which is water soluble. Use it on a cold engine and rinse with low pressure water. I have not had to mask off or use plastic to protect anything in the engine compartment. For polishing aluminum I use Nevrdull. This is available from Pepboys. Good luck, Bob Blackwell.[/quote]
Thanks. I'll give it a try.
For cleaning and polishing untreated aluminum, and most unpainted metals:
1. Simichrome ... from Germany; can be hard to find... BUT the very best.
2. Flitz ... Second best choice...
i have a love/hate thing with simichrome - great stuff - hard to work with - getting that black stuff during the process off is a drag, but that is exactly why it works so well - it really gets in there - i used to get it at the bicycle shop
Simichrome is also stocked at some motorcycle dealerships. Don't ask me why.
Tom