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Sean
Firing on two.
Joined: April 22nd, 2009, 11:06 pm Posts: 3684 Location: Ecosse
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 Re: Putting parts in a dishwasher!
ive done pistons after they have been de coked - more just to flush off all the loose residue than to clean off the carbon
dishwasher detergents are pretty caustic and id not want any of it left in oil galleries or the like
it also makes a mess of the coffee maker so if id not trust it to do my fave coffe pot id not really use it for precious bits by far the best is to spray with brake cleaner and stick it in a lidded box or a big plastic bag and seal before the solvent has flashed off - let it soak for a bit then detergent and hose
and like Spanners if i get caught again its off to see if Mr Bobbits plastic surgeon will work his magick again
Sean
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September 23rd, 2011, 8:16 am |
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Simon Crook
Firing on two.
Joined: June 14th, 2009, 10:27 pm Posts: 752
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Spanners/Shaun why do you think I asked first  I will be going back to Vikings way later to day as I really would like to keep my own parts attached 
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September 23rd, 2011, 9:00 am |
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Sean
Firing on two.
Joined: April 22nd, 2009, 11:06 pm Posts: 3684 Location: Ecosse
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 Re: Putting parts in a dishwasher!
unleaded petrol is nasty cancerous stuff best avoided and expensive
parrafin is better for alloy, brake cleaner is brilliant takes all the oilyness out and just leaves baked on residues as dust or flaky varnish
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September 23rd, 2011, 9:15 am |
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J-dub
Aircooled Idiot
Joined: April 24th, 2010, 10:01 am Posts: 5733 Location: Location Location
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 Re: Putting parts in a dishwasher!
I would be crucified upside down if I tried this I assume you wouldn't use detergent? Don't some dish washers use salt also?
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September 23rd, 2011, 9:25 am |
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Sean
Firing on two.
Joined: April 22nd, 2009, 11:06 pm Posts: 3684 Location: Ecosse
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 Re: Putting parts in a dishwasher!
Jameswallace wrote: I assume you wouldn't use detergent? Don't some dish washers use salt also? then its not really going to do much yes if you live in an area with hard water that makes your tea go crunchy- us we have the purest tap water its bottled and sold to paranoid types who think that water out a plastic bottle is better. http://www.agbarr.co.uk/agbarr/newsite/ces_brands.nsf/brands/brands-findlays_water_cooler_service!opendocument
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September 23rd, 2011, 9:33 am |
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J-dub
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Joined: April 24th, 2010, 10:01 am Posts: 5733 Location: Location Location
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September 23rd, 2011, 9:42 am |
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twofifty AZU
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Joined: May 16th, 2010, 5:04 pm Posts: 835
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Engine reconditioners have big commercial versions. They normally don't charge much to give stuff a wash. Less than divorce lawyers in fact.
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September 23rd, 2011, 10:27 am |
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2CViking
viking bastard
Joined: April 18th, 2009, 11:43 am Posts: 2424 Location: Meneac, Bretagne France
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 Re: Putting parts in a dishwasher!
I am one of the paranoid you mention here. Water from the tap is not cleaned 100% due to the fact that 99% goes down the drain, only 1 % throught your body. Bottled water is by law a beverage and cleaned through a reverse osmosis system. Most particles, chemical and metals etc are removed. Sorry back to topic. Petrol is nasty to work with but nothing beats it when we talk efficiency in quality and time. I use a fan to blow the fumes away, when working. Also sometimes buy cleaned fuel from hardware store.
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September 23rd, 2011, 10:32 am |
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Sean
Firing on two.
Joined: April 22nd, 2009, 11:06 pm Posts: 3684 Location: Ecosse
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 Re: Putting parts in a dishwasher!
diffrent standards over here - Bottled spa water from France (not mentioning any brands) does not need to comply and often doesn't come up to the standards of tap water in this country.
the brands id highlighted above come from the same sources as the locals get - my last house had Findlays water on tap!
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September 23rd, 2011, 3:06 pm |
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emu_p
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Joined: August 8th, 2011, 5:43 pm Posts: 140 Location: Berkshire
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I know going off topic now but
How does French Bottled water get over the british "standards" when exporting then?
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