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04-26-2006, 01:05 PM
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What would be the best way...?
Hi everyone,
I have a used set of finned aluminum "POWER BY FORD" valve covers. They are very dirty. Very, very dirty and greasy. I would like to clean them up and make them shine like new. What would be the best way to do this? Thanks!
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04-26-2006, 01:14 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Stockton, CA
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Re: What would be the best way...?
Well...I've never had to do that before, but I'm guessing...soap and water? Maybe a nice sponge or rag or old t-shirt or something too.
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04-26-2006, 01:19 PM
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Re: What would be the best way...?
Clean with solvent then a good polishing with Mothers aluminumm polish.
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04-29-2006, 09:07 PM
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Re: What would be the best way...?
Mothers aluminum polish, OK... I'll look for it. Is there any way to seal aluminum so that it dosn't absorb grim?
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'79 5.0 Mustang LX Hatchback Garage Queen - work in progress. Bored .030. Roush 180 heads, milled .010, ported & polished. Manley RaceMaster Valves. Doug Herbert cam CF4N. Crane Roller rockers |
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04-30-2006, 12:33 AM
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Re: What would be the best way...?
Bead blast them bitches!
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04-30-2006, 01:17 PM
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Knuckle-Basher
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Stockton, CA
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Re: What would be the best way...?
Just use some of that fast orange hand cleaner stuff. You know, for very dirty, greasy, oily hands, and use it on your dirty, greasy, oily valve covers. I don't know if there's much you can do about them getting dirty again. Maybe the gaskets were bad or installed badly and were seeping oil. Just get everything in the engine compartment clean and tightened up if it's not already. If that doesn't work, stop driving the car, it'll stay clean for a long time that way.
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04-30-2006, 03:17 PM
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Join Date: Nov 1998
Location: Houston, Tx.
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Re: What would be the best way...?
I have just sprayed them with brake cleaner solvent and then used fine steel wool on them while I had them off. Lasts only awhile and then they're dirty again.
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