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Engine De-grease Problem

Discussion in 'VT - VX Holden Commodore (1997 - 2002)' started by Jesterarts, May 11, 2007.

  1. Jesterarts

    Jesterarts Your freedom ends where mine begins

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    So the other week my i got some heavy duty degreased, diluted it with water so it was one part degreaser, 2 part water n when crazy on the engine..
    Came up ok...

    So this week i decided to up the mixture...

    Ended up being one part water one part degreaser!

    OPPS!

    Sprayed it on the engine.. let it sit for a couple min and washed off.....

    INCREDIBLE!!!

    It was so shiny under there i needed sunnies...

    So i figured i would go wash the rest of the car since my engine was so shmick

    Got to the wash place, bumped it a mate, wanted to show my handy work and ARGH!!

    Everything was foggy white... Washed it off... n dried up thesame... white residue on all the metal surfaces!!

    So clearly when the bottle says 1:2 keep the mixute 1:2...

    ANYWAY!

    how the bollox do i get this crap off and back to shiny??
     
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    dufus Donating Member

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    Have u tried polishing a small area to see if that removes it?
     
  3. Jesterarts

    Jesterarts Your freedom ends where mine begins

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    nope... brb
     
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    Not_An_Abba_Fan Exhaust Guru

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    Go back to a 1 part degreaser, 4 part water mix and spray it on, scrub it with a dustpan brush or something similar, a stiff paint brush would work too and then wash it off.
     
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    Jesterarts Your freedom ends where mine begins

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    Yeah... its lookin like a tooth brush for some of the hard to reach places...damn

    Thanks guys...

    The polish brought the top of the pendulum back to life!

    Looks like some scrubbing for a long and boring day... sigh
     

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