wheeler dealers G wagon episode, engine cleaner?

lostboy

anyone know whats the stuff edd cleaned all the grime off the speedo sensor with in this episode? looks like it might save me an awful amount of engine cleaning time in future

MetzgerMeister

lostboy wrote: »

anyone know whats the stuff edd cleaned all the grime off the speedo sensor with in this episode? looks like it might save me an awful amount of engine cleaning time in future

I think it was parafin. Wouldn't be suited to an engine bay as there's too much rubber and electronics in there. You're better off to get a good engine degreaser such as Meguiar's Engine Bay Cleaner.

Chriscl1

Don't know what ed used but I bought I find this good
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B006HFM8MA/ref=mp_s_a_3?qid=1335738320&sr=8-3

lostboy

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I think it was parafin. Wouldn't be suited to an engine bay as there's too much rubber and electronics in there. You're better off to get a good engine degreaser such as Meguiar's Engine Bay Cleaner.

wouldnt be a problem for me as the engine would be out and on the bench, being a scooter engine designed about 60 years ago theres very little in the way of rubber parts or wiring to damage.

when im building a motor i usually take the cases and such to a friend who valets cars and he gives them a good hot steam clean and they come up like new but for doing minor jobs i was amazed at him spraying it on and the dirt just dissappearing, thought it might of even been some crafty camera work (like a very well timed jump cut)

tried that gunk stuff from a rattlecan before and i found it a bit rubbish.

MetzgerMeister

You could always get your own steam cleaner. They can be bought for little money and are handy to have.

Mycroft H

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I think it was parafin. Wouldn't be suited to an engine bay as there's too much rubber and electronics in there. You're better off to get a good engine degreaser such as Meguiar's Engine Bay Cleaner.

I bought a bottle of that. Biggest waste of 20 euros I've ever spent. Fair enough it foams up but it does nothing better the the cheaper alternatives.

To be honest there is not much kerosene and a stiff brush and a steam clean can do. Flash APC (and its tesco/aldi/lidl equiv) for the areas that don't need such a strong degreaser.

lostboy

how little are we talking? i wouldnt know the first thing to look for, the mother has a small handheld one its the same as the halfords one only a different colour, its rubbish unless held upsidedown but then the water lasts about then seconds

stoneill

Gunk.

conzy

I find AutoGlym engine and machine cleaner very good.

bop1977

Was it just me or was the buyer a bit of a scammer, I mean he had a 2k cash deposit unseen and was in cypress? Surely a candidate for the all the scam thread?

Pottler

Said it before, I'll say it again:D Wurth "Industrie Clean" - comes in aerosols, get it in Wurth(theres one in Ballymount) - best cleaner of pretty much anything I've ever found. We carry it on the vans and lads are forever getting a can of it off us "to just clean this yoke, have it back to you in a tick" -I never get it back, but they do sidle up and ask "where'd ya get that stuff Pottler?? It's deadly."

paddysaab

bop1977 wrote: »

Was it just me or was the buyer a bit of a scammer, I mean he had a 2k cash deposit unseen and was in cypress? Surely a candidate for the all the scam thread?

And asks for all the bank details and sort codes. It read very like some of the mails in the scam thread here

sailordog13

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

You could always get your own steam cleaner. They can be bought for little money and are handy to have.

Do you mean industrial cleaners, or domestic tile and glass cleaners?
If industrial, I'd be grateful if you could point me in the general direction.

Thanks

MetzgerMeister

sailordog13 wrote: »

Do you mean industrial cleaners, or domestic tile and glass cleaners?
If industrial, I'd be grateful if you could point me in the general direction.

Thanks

No, I meant the domestic ones