Gerard,
Steam in a can?! That can must be really hot to
handle! :o))
Dan
--- Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
wrote:
> Steve,
>
> I haven't tried that one but have found other citrus
> products leave an oily
> film behind. How about the one you tried?
>
> Gerard
>
> BTW, Kragen carries Steam in a large can 2-pack for
> about $3.25-$3.50. I
> don't know who else carries it.
>
>
>
> At 10:50 AM -0700 5/5/00, Swift Justice wrote:
> >I just discovered a cleaner that works
> surprisingly well, and is pretty
> >cheap It
> >is Zap Citrus cleaner, its orange and in a spray
> bottle. It's carried by
> >Home
> >Depot, I think its there house brand. Works great
> on the greasy stuff,
> >and smells
> >good to boot. Almost want to dilute the stuff and
> call it orange kool-aid...
> >
> >Steve
> >
> >Gerard Chateauvieux wrote:
> >
> >> Bryan,
> >>
> >> I recently started using a product called Steam
> Premium by Gumout/Penzoil.
> >> It has a bubbling action and doesn't have that
> nasty smell. It seems to
> >> wash off without leaving much residue also.It is
> best to allow it to sit
> >> for a while before washing off. I sometimes
> follow up with some Simple
> >> Green and rinse with hot water to get anything
> that may have been left
> >> behind. Compressed air and a towel to finsh the
> job.
> >>
> >> Gerard
> >>
> >> At 9:38 AM -0700 5/5/00, Bryan Vandiver wrote:
> >> >Does anyone know of a 'better' product to use??
> >> >I've used Gunk engine cleaner several times
> before on other cars, and
> >>besides
> >> >the fact it is pretty hard on painted surfaces,
> it smells pretty bady,
> >>and no
> >> >matter how much rinsing I do with water, the
> engine still stinks for weeks
> >> >afterwards, especially when it's warning up.
> >> >
> >> >IMHO - Bryan Vandiver (59-bugeye)
> >> >San Jose, CA
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>Subject: Re: Clean My Engine Bay!
> >> >>To: Ajhsys@aol.com, Tomsaudi@aol.com,
> mgs@autox.team.net,
> >> >spridgets@autox.team.net
> >> >>MIME-Version: 1.0
> >> >>
> >> >>> 1. Warm up the engine
> >> >>> 2. Spray with Gunk Engine Cleaner
> >> >>> 3. Hose off (I'm not mad at you. Hose off
> the
> >> >>> engine.)
> >> >>> 4. Dry with a Q-Tip (optional)
> >> >>
> >> >>Extremely important step missing here - cover
> all
> >> >>wires, cap, any electrical connections at all.
> Take
> >> >>the time to tape on plastic if you have to. In
> the
> >> >>extreme case, I had a neighbor with a MGB who
> kept
> >> >>Gunk-ing his engine "naked", ran the thing for
> 10
> >> >>minutes with the engine coughing and sputtering
> on a
> >> >>various cylinders, and he ended up with
> unburned fuel
> >> >>in a hot catalytic converter and torched his
> car.
> >> >>
> >> >>=====
> >> >>Ron Soave
> >> >>"By trying we can easily learn to endure
> adversity. Another man's, I
> >> >>mean." -
> >> >Mark Twain
> >> >>
> >> >>Find the REAL Larry at:
> >>
>
>>http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=64205&a=465433&p=17927032
> >> >>
> >>
> >> G G Gerard Chateauvieux
> >> E A
> >> R R pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com
> >> A A
> >> R G Pixelsmith on Duty
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> >
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> > Life is unpredictable. Eat dessert first.
>
>
>
>
> G G Gerard Chateauvieux
> E A
> R R pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com
> A A
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Dan Dwelley
77 Midget
Alexandria, Va.
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