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Re: Steering and Cleanup

To: "Bob Johnson" <robert.w.johnson@adelphia.net>, <RAHosmer@aol.com>,
Subject: Re: Steering and Cleanup
From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 06:55:32 -0700
Having had excellent results with their penetrating oil--Kroil/AeroKroil--I 
decided
to buy some of Kano Labs' degreaser product, Floway.

I've only tried it on some grease on landing gear, which is pretty tenacious 
stuff, and
it seemed to work well.  Kano seems to have good products overall (they had a 
special
on the product--a spray can and a gallon can for about $30--a while ago, don't 
know
if it's still in effect).

www.kanolabs.com


bs
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Bob Spidell         San Jose, CA        bspidell@pacbell.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000             '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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> I've had really good luck removing grease/dirt buildup with a product that 
> they have at Wal-Mart called Orange Blast. It is in a day-glo orange pkg. 
> Put it in a spray bottle, spray it on, let it work a while, spray it off. 
> I've removed so much grease and grime that was covering bare metal that now 
> I am beginning to see a rust problem. (Hmmm... I'm not sure that I made 
> progress here.) My old wiring harness was so dirty that I didn't know that 
> there was color in the braid. After using this stuff it looked like new.
> 
> Bob Johnson
> BJ8
> 
>>
>> Second question:
>>
>> The engine compartment and underside have MANY MANY years of grease and 
>> dirt.
> .... What is considered state of the art
>> for cleanup, that will NOT be destructive to the old wiring, heater 
>> trunking,
>> etc. I'm thinking more of the sovent/brush/rag approach, rather than steam
>> cleaning, for example. The car is VERY original, and I want to keep it 
>> that way.
>> For example, my ORIGINAL fuel pump works just fine (or did until I wrote 
>> this -
>> better go check).
>>
>> Thanks in advance!!
>>
>> Dick Hosmer

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