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02-08-2010, 05:57 AM
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Re: Aluminum Cleaner
Jed, have you ever used coil cleaner? The kind of stuff you might use on an aluminum coil in an HVAC system? I always wanted to see if soemthing for that would work well on an intake. Just never had my hands on any. Figured you might.
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02-08-2010, 07:51 AM
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Re: Aluminum Cleaner
Thanks for the replies.
 I think I am going to get some Simple Green and Eagle 1 cleaner. The problem is that the last intake I got, someone painted!  
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02-08-2010, 09:44 AM
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Re: Aluminum Cleaner
Easy off oven cleaner but don't leave it on too long.
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02-09-2010, 08:24 AM
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Re: Aluminum Cleaner
Paul, that stuff is very caustic. It can be picked up at any local HVAC supply house. It does work very well. I have seen it take some nasty stuff off of coils already. Thanks for giving me the idea. I never even considered it.
My father used to work at a plant in Pottstown that used an industrial strength Citrus Orange cleaner. I used it on my Z intake and worked awsome. Soaked it, hosed it and it didn't even get the aluminum oxide on it.
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#6
02-09-2010, 04:58 PM
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Re: Aluminum Cleaner
That purple stuff full strengh degreaser works well, too. Just leave the intake in a big bucket of it and watch the progress over a day or so.
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#7
02-11-2010, 05:37 AM
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Re: Aluminum Cleaner
how about just bead blasting it? I bead blasted a day 2 intake and it came out looking like new!
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03-08-2010, 02:58 AM
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Re: Aluminum Cleaner
The best cleaner i found for Aluminum, Aluminum Naval Jelly, by Permatex. Liquid substance is put on with a brush, let sit for 5-10 minutes, hose off with hot water. I soak my parts first in real hot water, apply this cleaner, sit 5-10 minutes, hose off with hot water, just unreal it cleans.
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#10
03-08-2010, 03:33 AM
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Re: Aluminum Cleaner
I cleaned it quite a few times with Eagle 1 wheel cleaner. Not too bad for my first time...I'm happy. Perfect for that "Patina" look.
   
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1969 SS396 Post Sedan Delivered to Van-T Topeka KS MCACN Day2 Concourse Gold Award 1965 VW El Lobo Dune Buggy built in the mid 70’s for the Iowa Shriners 1968 Schwinn Orange Krate 1969 Schwinn Pea Picker 1968 Schwinn 5-Speed 1970 Schwinn 3-Speed Deluxe 1972 Schwinn 10-Speed Continental 1973 Schwinn 5-Speed Suburban All Original Paint Bikes
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