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CLEANING ALUMINIUM MOTORCYCLE PARTS

COULD SOMEONE PLEASE ADVISE ON METHODS OF DEGREASING AND CLEANING ALUMINIUM MOTORCYCLE PARTS.

PETER CADWELL
RESTORATION OF M/CYCLES NEW BUSINESS STARTING - LONDONDERRY, N IRELAND
2003

Dear Peter, quite simply, immerse the parts in a kerosene bath overnight. Next day, scrub all over with an old plastic pot washer then pressure hose off.

Mark Hunter
brightwork - N.S.W., Australia
2003

Not exactly a friendly chemical, but methyl ethyl ketone ⇦ on eBay or Amazon [affil link] is the quickest cutting and fastest drying that I have ever used for this purpose. Many OEM manifolds and valve covers have seen this pretreat technique.

Andy Peal
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
2003

.... this may be a little off the wall, but try boiling the parts in a saucepan with some rhubarb, brings 'em up a treat... something to do with the natural acids?

Pete Randall
- Gloucester, UK
2004

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