[Vwdiesel] Parts Cleaning

[H.Hagar]

again.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: H.Hagar 
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com 
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 3:27 PM
Subject: Parts Cleaning 


Val Christian and ALL :    If there was a Gold medal Olympics for
parts cleaning ---I would be a contender.

OK OK just like a lot of you I went through the phases  -----the steel brush ,the scrapers
the solvents ---ah what the hell you guys know what I mean.

All was second or third best.   BUT if you are down on your luck and stuck in an
apartment ---that is it.

Here is the most effective and cost effective ways. IMHO.

# 1. The boilout tank  ---strong caustic and boiling hot.   Simple and cheap.

# 2.  Blasting  has many variants. --if asked I shall explain.

# 3 .   Tumbling with grit.  this one is super for small parts.

# 4 .    Steam or pressure washer  ---good for many dirty engine blocks in place.

# 5 .   Solvent soak tank  ---absolutely essential. ( and cheap ).

# 6 .  Old self cleaning oven  --absolutely super for removing carbon from valves and things.

# 7 .   Electric toothbrush and Waterpick (tongue in cheek)  reference to Gavrik Peterson.

Difficult to argue with performance --so what does it for you ?  use it.    And if I have never tried
it or heard about it ? Please let me know.   ---No do not mention Sonics.

Let us ALL know if you have a unique way of cleaning dirty diesel stuff. Especially
white T-Shirts. LOL   I love that one ---no way or crossways are you going to get those
black spots of that T-Shirt. ---read my lips.  It is like color fast dye.

I like to rub that one in the face of the TIDE people.

Hagar.