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hi people iv just got my 750 lump out the frame and ready to clean it for a paint job,whats the best stuff to get the grease off?
can you rec a good make of engine paint.

thanks pete

I use good, old fashioned Gunk to clean engines once they are out of the frame. More modern eco-friendly stuff like Muc-Off or Fuchs-Off are good for tidying up afterwards.

Which 750?

I have found that the Halfords Aluminium Heat Resistant paint is an almost perfect match for the old SOHC engines.

Steve

SteveD CB500F wrote:I use good, old fashioned Gunk to clean engines once they are out of the frame. More modern eco-friendly stuff like Muc-Off or Fuchs-Off are good for tidying up afterwards.
Steve

I bought a new can of Gunk recently, and it's not quite the same as it was. It's thinner, but seems to do just as good a job as the old stuff, and seems to wash off easier too. It may be different now as it's probably got to be eco-friendly,(especially as we're cleaning no-ecofriendly oily muck off engines down the drain....where else does it go off the drive?) so I'll have to go and read the can properly now to see if it is!

I used to use a product called TT engine degreaser that was really good, but know I just by a 20 litre container of some random stuff from my local motor factor. It works well enough and is cheap which is good the way I get through it.

I used to use Peugeot silver metallic paint for cases but I have now switched to BMW Titanium Silver.

Regards

Chimpy

cant beat warm paraffin to degrease,

Fenwicks,I find is really good stuff.

Ryan

Well I use an spray can of degreaser bought from our local pound shop and it works a treat
However care should be taken with some degreasers as they sometimes dry leaving white deposites which then have to be polished off.
I usually wash my engines after degreasing using good old soapy water and rinsing them with a power washer...extreme care must be taken using a power waser !!!! and I only ever user it on "spray" and never on "jet". Keep well clear of electrical parts or anything on the engine that has rubber oil seals as a power washer can force water through these seals getting into the oil and posibly washing away bearing grease and such like.
If you are unsure ..... Leave it !!!!

Witch

Washing powder as used in washing machines does a good job.

Umm - doesn't that contain salt?

Alan

Only a problem if you dont rinse and most detergents do not have corrosive salts in.

I got some of this at Stafford last year and its great.. http://www.3inone.com/products/cleaner-degreaser/ i've used it on all sorts...

I use TFR (Traffic Film Remover) on mine. quite a versatile chemical. if you have a valeting place near you go and ask if you can buy some off them, shouldn't be too much and you can water it down if you get the neat stuff. it's quite potent in it's neat state i wouldn't reccomend using it neat on the bodywork..