Anyone have a recommendation for cleaning motor fins? I used S100 cycle wash, which worked great on the rest of the bike, but the fins on my M900 are still kind of dingy.
I gave up on it. I spray some simple green on the and let it soak for a bit and hose 'em off. That gets the worst of the grime off but they're still dingy ~
JM
Quote from: the_Journeyman on May 13, 2008, 05:02:29 AM
I gave up on it. I spray some simple green on the and let it soak for a bit and hose 'em off. That gets the worst of the grime off but they're still dingy ~
JM
I use the same approach
Thanks, guys...anyone have any luck with Gunk Engine Brite?
spray in some degreaser ... let it sit ... then brush them with a stiff bristle brush (like you would clean car tires with).
thats the best method i ever used.
anyone ever take it a step further and wire brushed the engine?
I messed up the paint on my clutch housing (wet clucth) when I took of the Shell sticker and tried to buff it out ~ went overkill with a posilhing wheel and buffed right down to the bare metal. It looked all shinny and nice it that one little pea sized area, but I din't have the guts or the time to keep going so I just slapped a new sticker over it.
I think it could look very cool if the whole engine was brushed, polished, media blasted, etc. I assume it would probably need a high temp clear sealer on it then to keep from oxidising?
The paint on the heads of my S2R 800 discoloured like this GTB, I didn't try anything abrasive “attempting†to get them clean because their only painted, and I'm sure the paint has a difficult enough job already, getting so hot as it surly does, and without it needing to be scrubbed at too.
I did try domestic clothes washing solution though, I left it on a couple of hours and it worked really well, I think the chemicals in this stuff work on the baked in carbon that turns the paint brown, if it was left on days and agitated regularly and kept moist I think it could leach out even more of this brown colour, it just needs someone with patience and dedication to try it.
The coating on the fins was deemed to be defective. DNA replaced the cylinder head under warranty.
Does it look like this?
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm40/RobJohn3/IMG_0537.jpg)
Purple Power, and a scrub brush....on a cold engine has been working for me.
I'm told not to leave it on the rubber parts to long. I rinse it off with a hose after I finish with the PP just to be safe.
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb201/vampireduc/IMG_5785.jpg)
Degreaser and the ex-girlfriend's toothbrush before she moved out >:(
Quote from: vampireduc on May 13, 2008, 04:32:57 PM
Purple Power, and a scrub brush....on a cold engine has been working for me.
I'm told not to leave it on the rubber parts to long. I rinse it off with a hose after I finish with the PP just to be safe.
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb201/vampireduc/IMG_5785.jpg)
Hell, isn't it a lot of work to take your engine out to clean it? [laugh]
+1 for the creative use of old toothbrush.
doesn't make her shiny, but it does look better than just the S1000 and hose.
Degreaser it all, leave for 5 min and bucket/hose low pressure off. Then spray on detergent or 4x4-truckwash and rub in with an old long bristle paint brush. bucket/hosedown. Let it air dry, or best use low pressure compressor and blow dry. - Chris
Quote from: Augustus on May 13, 2008, 07:24:14 PM
Hell, isn't it a lot of work to take your engine out to clean it? [laugh]
I was thinking "Sure, it hardly ever gets dirty sitting on your workbench." [laugh]
I recommend Greased Lightning "Orange Blast" degreaser and a small brass-bristled brush.
(http://www.greased-lightning.com/i/266ea496d9a549799c1305f64bb84ae5.gif)
If it's really hard to get off, you can try stainless steel bristles, but be careful, it will remove the anti-oxidation coat if you get too heavy handed.
Engine degreaser plus toohtbrush,works for me. [thumbsup]
BTW... If you're using that SimplyGreen stuff. Be careful not to leave it on too long. I heard that it can leave a stain or mark on where it was concentrated.