Alloy cleaning

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Englishman

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Do not, under any circumstances,use washing up liquid on any part of a motor cycle (or car), it contains a high percentage of SALT! this is added to make the product appear more luxurious to the people that use washing up liquid.
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vibrac

vibrac

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Its all right for you shiney guys I am looking for that grey matt casting effect as per Grey Flash any suggestions
 
alscomet

alscomet

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Try Fairy Power spray over cleaner, it removes most tarnishing(is that a word) quickly and leaves a dull grey finish,you can also use it to clean an oven. Alan
 
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redbloke1956

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alscomet said:
Try Fairy Power spray over cleaner, it removes most tarnishing(is that a word) quickly and leaves a dull grey finish,you can also use it to clean an oven. Alan
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Thanks for the info Alan, I am a little worried that you know how to clean an oven though...............aha! you must be single :p
 
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johnmead

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redbloke1956 said:
Thanks Neil,
Now you tell me!!! I spent 22 years in the bloody RAAF and never "acquired" any, to be honest Neil I have never heard of it...is it a polish or a solvent? I am even tempted to try a mild acid of some sort, years ago a mate of mine was a pro car detailer and he said they used it to clean really bad alloy wheels?

Red
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I just cleaned a set of early B cases in a very large ultrasonic cleaner. Water temp was 180 and I left them in there for 20 minutes. The cleaning solution was what the manufacturer recommended for aluminum. It did a great job on getting rid of the dirt that was in the rough sandcast cases. I only had to use a 3M pad on a couple of spots that did not come clean.

John Mead
 
alscomet

alscomet

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Yet Clevtrev I am single ,500cc worth of it,When you have done a good job on the oven you can then go into the garage to play OR SO I AM BEING TOLD. someone mentioned muffs but thats a different meaning in blighty you need something smoother than a scotchbrite to keep it shiney.Alan
 
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