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Offline pablo78cb550

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Re: What Do YOU Use To Clean Up YOUR Bike's Engine And Why?
« Reply #25 on: August 27, 2009, 05:46:10 PM »
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Re: What Do YOU Use To Clean Up YOUR Bike's Engine And Why?
« Reply #26 on: August 27, 2009, 06:25:02 PM »
i've used scrubbing bubbles and a bottle brush let it sit for a few then rinse. seems to go a little further than foamy engine brite.

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Re: What Do YOU Use To Clean Up YOUR Bike's Engine And Why?
« Reply #27 on: August 28, 2009, 09:55:54 AM »
For the greasy messes I use purple power degreaser...they sell it at most automotive stores in spray bottles or gallon jugs.

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Re: What Do YOU Use To Clean Up YOUR Bike's Engine And Why?
« Reply #28 on: August 28, 2009, 11:40:06 AM »
As a side note....


I save all my old paint brushes.......washed with MEK then dried.

We're talking house painting brushes.....1" - 3" widths.....

They work great to clean between engine fins etc,

When they get greasy and tore up I throw them away.
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Re: What Do YOU Use To Clean Up YOUR Bike's Engine And Why?
« Reply #29 on: August 28, 2009, 07:49:19 PM »
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Fantastik all purpose heavy duty cleaner its a household cleaner works really good.
carb cleaner for the really realy dirty and gunky areas like on the bottom of the engine and  front sprocket area
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