cleaning realy nasty aluminum wheels? - Grassroots Motorsports
2011年3月21日 · The "purple" degreasers will not only eat the same stuff as oven cleaner, but they will permanently etch the aluminum as well (ask me how I know ). Good luck! On all the oven cleaners, it says do not use on aluminum or painted surface. Is this just cause it will eat thru any coating on the aluminum? Probably.
Cleaning Up Old Aluminum Wheels| Grassroots Motorsports forum
2021年9月5日 · Id start with some aluminum cleaner from napa. Is an acid, and may get you what you want with no additional effort. After that, 800,1000,1500,2000 and polished.
How Do You Safely Clean Aluminum Parts - Grassroots Motorsports
6/20/09 8:28 a.m. You can make some etching wheel cleaner with a solution of hydrochloric acid (muriatic acid) and water (I use a 1:3 ratio). It works great on removing aluminum corrosion. Followed quickly with some Eastwood Metal Wash and you can keep the corrosion at bay long enough to paint/powder coat the part.
Stripping paint from aluminum wheels - Grassroots Motorsports
2015年6月9日 · Any chemical stripper will dull the aluminum to some degree, but if you assume you'll need to polish it, it's not bad. wheelsmithy GRM+ Member and HalfDork 6/9/15 5:52 p.m. Aircraft remover. Gel. In a jug like paint thinner comes in. Far superior to the aerosol type.
Cleaning aluminum wheels| Off-Topic Discussion forum
2011年11月14日 · Cleaning aluminum wheels. 914Driver GRM+ Memberand SuperDork 11/14/11 8:28 a.m. I've got a 1976 BMW R-90 ...
Cleaning Cast Aluminum, Enlighten Me.
2011年1月5日 · I just picked up 50 lbs of glass beads at HF for less then $40. I use it on brass, copper, & aluminum and also on lightly rusted steel & iron parts.You can use it in any kind of blaster, pressure or suction. The product to use to clean aluminum is phosphoric acid. It or muratic acid are the common ingredents in concrete etchers and/or cleaners.
Cleaning up wheels after a fire? - Grassroots Motorsports
2023年1月30日 · Some of these treatments can be as low as 190C . I'd be less worried about the wheels that still have the plastic hub cover and rubber on them. The ones with burnt rubber should be recycled. ALCOA wheels has a blurb about overheating SEMI wheels from either flat tires, bearing, or brake issues.
Removing Stubborn Brake Dust - Grassroots Motorsports
7/25/12 9:36 p.m. In the trucking industry the wheel cleaner of choice to remove brake gunk from aluminum wheels is as follows: 1 can penetrating oil + enough diesel fuel to fill a 1 quart spray bottle. Shake well. Spray on and allow to sit for 10 minutes, then scrub with a …
Grassroots Cylinder Head Cleaning Experiment: Take 1 and 2
2011年5月10日 · So I'm building a cyl head for a guy we all know and love, and since the solution in my parts washer is super-nasty and badly needs to be changed, I decided to try some of the methods suggested here and see what happens. Method #1: Boil in water and degreaser mix. So I know I've heard different variations of this method, plain distilled water ...
What’s our favorite (easy) wheel cleaner? - Grassroots Motorsports
2021年9月2日 · I cleaned all 8 of my wheels swapping from my autocross set to my daily set last week, the swap + cleaning took an hour in total, that includes lifting each corner individually, zipping the wheels on/off with an impact, torquing on the ground, spraying the wheels, and agitating the brake dust loose with a brush.