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Ajax · 16th August 2005, 04:08 PM

Can anyone recomend a suitable alloy cleaner for the outside of an ARC front mount? Its looking abit dull and dirty and i was thinking of giving it abit of a clean, anyone done this or am i being a tart

GTR-Zilla · 16th August 2005, 04:41 PM

use jizer to clean and de grease, can be used internally to, but make sure you flust it well.. most alloy intercoolers will have some oxidisation but can by polished off

Pikey · 16th August 2005, 04:57 PM

Use what??

Same method / stuff as a standard one? Now Ive taken the mesh away from the front bumper I quite fancy making my intercooler look spangly

tim b · 16th August 2005, 06:56 PM

Did he say to use jizz?

I've used Brasso before on the end tanks, but that's about it.

Might be worth a try though. Let me just find that pic of the Z-Tune, and give me five minutes or so.

ATrull · 16th August 2005, 08:20 PM

There's a really good method of cleaning the exteriors of intercoolers described on this page: http://www.are.com.au/feat/techtalk/tanks.htm - I'm imagining you've read it already

you'll want to spray off the cleaner/water mixture immediately after applying it.. and make sure none remains or it'll eat your aluminium as it evaporates and becomes a stronger mixture.

any alloy wheel cleaner which is aluminium-safe (haha) should be ok. Just make sure you spray it all off. Be sure to start with a very weak mixture (if it's concentrated .. 20water-1acidcleaner ?)

petrol is perfect for cleaning the insides of the cooler - be sure not to put it in your bbq and light it afterwards though.

R34Nismo · 16th August 2005, 08:23 PM

i thought this was a joke thread when i saw a user called "AJAX" asking what to use on the exterior of an intercooler to clean it

Ajax · 16th August 2005, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R34Nismo

i thought this was a joke thread when i saw a user called "AJAX" asking what to use on the exterior of an intercooler to clean it

I was kinda hoping that nobody would notice that

R34Nismo · 16th August 2005, 09:05 PM

made me laugh

Ajax · 17th August 2005, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATrull

There's a really good method of cleaning the exteriors of intercoolers described on this page: http://www.are.com.au/feat/techtalk/tanks.htm - I'm imagining you've read it already

you'll want to spray off the cleaner/water mixture immediately after applying it.. and make sure none remains or it'll eat your aluminium as it evaporates and becomes a stronger mixture.

any alloy wheel cleaner which is aluminium-safe (haha) should be ok. Just make sure you spray it all off. Be sure to start with a very weak mixture (if it's concentrated .. 20water-1acidcleaner ?)

petrol is perfect for cleaning the insides of the cooler - be sure not to put it in your bbq and light it afterwards though.

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Thanks for the link mate very handy

ATrull · 17th August 2005, 08:19 PM

pleasure ajax.. the weird sticky muck which slowly dribbled out of my intercooler a few hours after I'd cleaned the insides of it with petrol is still hiding inside my garden shed. I left it hanging by one of the mounting eyes and it gave birth to a few form of goo.

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ATrull GTR Register Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 11	There's a really good method of cleaning the exteriors of intercoolers described on this page: http://www.are.com.au/feat/techtalk/tanks.htm - I'm imagining you've read it already you'll want to spray off the cleaner/water mixture immediately after applying it.. and make sure none remains or it'll eat your aluminium as it evaporates and becomes a stronger mixture. any alloy wheel cleaner which is aluminium-safe (haha) should be ok. Just make sure you spray it all off. Be sure to start with a very weak mixture (if it's concentrated .. 20water-1acidcleaner ?) petrol is perfect for cleaning the insides of the cooler - be sure not to put it in your bbq and light it afterwards though. Last edited by ATrull; 16th August 2005 at 08:23 PM.

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16th August 2005, 04:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
GTR-Zilla Banned Join Date: May 2005 Location: London Posts: 2,099	use jizer to clean and de grease, can be used internally to, but make sure you flust it well.. most alloy intercoolers will have some oxidisation but can by polished off

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Pikey GTR Register Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cheltenham Posts: 4,151	Use what?? Same method / stuff as a standard one? Now Ive taken the mesh away from the front bumper I quite fancy making my intercooler look spangly

16th August 2005, 06:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
tim b GTR Register Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lymington Hampshire Posts: 1,179	Did he say to use jizz? I've used Brasso before on the end tanks, but that's about it. Might be worth a try though. Let me just find that pic of the Z-Tune, and give me five minutes or so.

17th August 2005, 08:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
ATrull GTR Register Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 11	pleasure ajax.. the weird sticky muck which slowly dribbled out of my intercooler a few hours after I'd cleaned the insides of it with petrol is still hiding inside my garden shed. I left it hanging by one of the mounting eyes and it gave birth to a few form of goo.