One tool that gets the oil out of Al is a dishwasher with hot water.
It may require special planning and timing to keep the Kitchen Manager
from going ballistic.
Bryan
Want1937hd@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 6/18/05 11:23:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> paul.blandavon@btinternet.com writes:
> List, has anybody got any good suggestions for cleaning alloy castings (bike
> crank cases) of old paint/oil etc... it's not something I want to farm out and
> was looking for something I could do myself in the work shop. I think there
> was a discussion on this some time ago, can anyone refresh my memory? Thanks.
> Paul, in the UK where the sun's out :-)
> I asked the same question on a car site a few weeks ago, and Simple Green was
> the recomended cleaner. Some cleaners will not draw oil out of the aluminum,
> a problem if you plan to paint it. Bob in connecticut
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