Re: Cleaning Engines
Clark, What is 409 ? Peter. -- From: Clark Lord [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Cleaning Engines Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 2:13 AM I shudder to think some folks are cleaning engines with brake cleaner. Brake cleaner is super for degreasing parts before soldering, assembly and such. But not for a completed engine. To clean a engine use 409 right out of the bottle. Spray it on over everything. Use a tooth brush to get into the small spaces and a old two inch bristle brush on the rest of the superstructure. Rinse with your kitchen sprayer using warm water. Repeat with another shot of 409, scrub and rinse. Let the engine air dry and then oil the moving parts.
Re: Cleaning Engines
It is a household cleaner in a spray bottle. The proper name is Formula 409 all purpose cleaner and is made by the Clorox company. You find it in the grocery store next to products like Comet, Brillo Pads, Draino and other household cleaners. The label says it removes grease and kills bacteria. I don't know about the bacteria but it does cut grease and oil and leaves the metal squeaky clean. Clark Peter Trounce wrote: Clark, What is 409 ? Peter.
Re: Cleaning Engines
Thanks, Clark, Peter. -- From: Clark Lord [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Cleaning Engines Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 3:52 PM It is a household cleaner in a spray bottle. The proper name is Formula 409 all purpose cleaner and is made by the Clorox company. You find it in the grocery store next to products like Comet, Brillo Pads, Draino and other household cleaners.
Re: Cleaning Engines
Clark and everyone, Just to set the record straight, I wasn't implying to use the brake cleaner and/or carburetor cleaner on a painted surface, only to remove Dykem or it's variants from machined parts. I sure hope nobody took my comments as anything but that. I think two different message threads (cleaning Dykem from parts and cleaning engines) got intertwined somewhere. Probably in my head. Hate to hear about your new found paint removal process Trot. I know someone else that grabbed the wrong can (sleepy and alcohol related, the drinking kind of course) and screwed up a fresh "Russia Iron" paint job on a boiler. No, it wasn't me. Later, Trent Clark Lord wrote: I shudder to think some folks are cleaning engines with brake cleaner.
Forced repaint (was Re: Cleaning Engines)
No biggie, i have recently decided that when my Ruby finishes it's
conversion to a Columbia type it will have the name Suzy and be dark Nave
blue. Perhaps with Forest green trim as a concession to it's
namesake. {:)
One question though... What is so special about a 'Russian Iron' paint
job? Is it just another color/texture variation or is there something
special involved with it's production? I've seen other references to it
but until recently I didn't even know it was a paint finish.
Trot, the ever-curious, fox...
On Thu, 22 Feb 2001, Trent Dowler wrote:
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Hate to hear about your new found paint removal process Trot. I know
someone else that grabbed the wrong can (sleepy and alcohol related, the
drinking kind of course) and screwed up a fresh "Russia Iron" paint job on a
boiler. No, it wasn't me.
Later,
Trent
/\_/\TrotFox\ Always remember,
( o o ) AKA Landon Solomon \ "There is a
\./ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ third alternative."
RE: Cleaning Engines
Folks, I have tried many things to clean oil covered locos and the best I have found is Tilex soap scum remover. Most supermarkets and hardware stores stock it. We also use it at work to get sensitive circuit boards spotlessly clean. (Flux removal). It is the best degreaser I have found without going to nasty solvents. 20 years ago we actually used freon for a flux remover! I would use gloves as Tilex will also degrease your hands. GaryB
