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flybikeslee
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ive had a search around the net and it has mixed opinions, gt some pistons all coked up funnily enough, any one ever done it?
Ian
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Not sure if the residue will do you any favours and it won't be the cheapest way to do it.

I'm sure vinegar can be used as well.

I would be interested to find out what works best as I'm considering setting up a powdercoating facility at the workshop and I'll need prep bays.
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bicarbonate of soda
flybikeslee
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vinegar is good for rust ive heard not sure about carbon though... its asda coke so its cheap enough
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White vinegar works on an loads of stuff and is really cheap.

Have they not taken the stuff out of coke that used to eat away at everything?
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At least you won't be tempted to drink it if you buy Rola Cola.
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Brake cleaner and WD40 also get a multitude of stuff off.
flybikeslee
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ah well ive got them sat in a bucket of rola cola in my room, ill leave them over night and report back tomorrow
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cola is better than metal polish
John
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A bit late asking while they're already sat in cola
flybikeslee
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they where cheap, i was sure i read somewhere it was ok, but then i doubted and had to ask...
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Danny W used cheap cola to clean the bolts for his bbs wheels, came up realy well!!
Should work the same on engine parts i think?

[Edited on 18-02-2009 by M Sutton]
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this thread needs mad mike
Graham88
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Are you trying to suggest Mad Mike bodges things?
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mad mike can tell you which is best, coke or pepsi.
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It didn't work on Matt's penny last week
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haha I forgot about that !
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GUNK!!! FTW
flybikeslee
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike B
It didn't work on Matt's penny last week

that was pepsi and mixer,godddd
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i thought it was vinager that was good for cleaning stuff???
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Paraffin, petrol, or diesel are all very good degreasers. Paraffin the least smelly and cheapest!
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my mates used vinegar a few times

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flybikeslee
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cheers matt
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fk me is the credit crunch that bad degreaser costs about 2 pound a stiff hand brush works the bollocks fk coke n sarson super dupa vinagar thats just grandad story's man its 2009 ffs
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As above, vinegar is much better and cheaper in most cases

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