# Cleaning engine parts **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [December 22, 2009, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281 "2009-12-22T13:53:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281/21 "2009-12-22T17:14:52Z")
> [@New, but not really](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-but-not-really/27603/2): > > Genius, I’ll have to grab one of those. Do they last awhile? they do last a long time. Home depot even sells different brushes with different coarseness. The only limit I’ve found to the wire brushes was with my wheels and some parts with deeper rust pits. For those I toss them in the blasting cabinet I found for cheap. ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281/22 "2009-12-22T17:21:43Z")
I think I’m gonna pick a few of these sets up [http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=1341](http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=1341) Then just paint the block and heads. ---
**Author:** ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281/23 "2009-12-22T17:27:55Z")
careful with what paint you use. I’ve had awful results with the high heat engine/transmission paint. ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281/24 "2009-12-22T17:32:33Z")
[http://www.por15.com/ENGINE-PAINTING-KIT/productinfo/EPKA/](http://www.por15.com/ENGINE-PAINTING-KIT/productinfo/EPKA/) ---
**Author:** ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281/25 "2009-12-22T17:33:07Z")
> [@WTB: RAZR](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-razr/27355/13): > > [http://www.por15.com/ENGINE-PAINTING-KIT/productinfo/EPKA/](http://www.por15.com/ENGINE-PAINTING-KIT/productinfo/EPKA/) there ya go. :thumbup ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281/26 "2009-12-22T17:35:12Z")
Yeah I’ll paint everything else with the cheap (still $10/can) stuff but the tranny, block and heads will get the por15 treatment. ---
**Author:** ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281/27 "2009-12-22T17:37:55Z")
> [@FS: 16" camaro salad shooters with tires](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-16-camaro-salad-shooters-with-tires/26426/18): > > Yeah I’ll paint everything else with the cheap (still $10/can) stuff but the tranny, block and heads will get the por15 treatment. I highly suggest the duplicolor wheel paint for the smaller parts. It stands up to heat, coolant, and even scratches 100 times better than the engine/transmission paint. ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281/28 "2009-12-22T17:39:46Z")
That’s what I’m using. Gives a nice, dull aluminum finish ![http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af356/LKSi89/Integra/100_1862.jpg](http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af356/LKSi89/Integra/100_1862.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281/29 "2009-12-22T18:56:28Z")
Doesn’t por15 fuel fire which is why it’s not used on roll cages? Why use it on an engine? :lol Correct me if I’m wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281/30 "2009-12-22T19:00:49Z")
> [@compressor housing weldable?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compressor-housing-weldable/27540/10): > > Doesn’t por15 fuel fire which is why it’s not used on roll cages? Why use it on an engine? :lol > > Correct me if I’m wrong. Not just that but it also is very toxic when it burns ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281/31 "2009-12-22T19:03:11Z")
> [@What to affix badges with?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-affix-badges-with/27598/7): > > Not just that but it also is very toxic when it burns Ahh ok, I knew I heard somewhere that it was bad in one way or another. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281/32 "2009-12-22T19:17:08Z")
Purple power and h20 under pressure /thread ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281/33 "2009-12-22T19:27:50Z")
> [@Newman's 1986 BMW 326rb build thread.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/1014): > > Ahh ok, I knew I heard somewhere that it was bad in one way or another. IDK how flamable it is vs other enamels/paints but I read that when it burns the smoke is extrememly bad for you :lol ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281/34 "2009-12-22T19:31:00Z")
RETARDS Purple power (diluted) + steam + pressure washer. ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281/35 "2009-12-22T19:57:45Z")
no dilute purple power ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 4:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281/36 "2009-12-23T04:20:18Z")
full power purp or gtfo ---
**Author:** ![Hank1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hank1/32/6329_2.png) [@Hank1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hank1)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281/37 "2009-12-23T06:27:28Z")
use good quality oven cleaner and or I use this stuff called 4U. the Co. is out of Cali. it’s extremely concentrated . It’s pretty expensive around 30$ a gallon. I usually cut it 50/50 with simple green and run it thru the pressure washer !! Ask anyone who has seen under the hood of my truck and they can vouch for how well it works !! my truck is an 97 with 200K and under the hood looks like it rolled out the factory like a week ago!! ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281/38 "2009-12-23T06:49:51Z")
just don’t let travis drive and you’ll be fine with the POR15. ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281/39 "2009-12-23T08:36:54Z")
Yeah I’m not worried. It isn’t flammable once it’s cured. And Hank, I think I’ll try some of that 4U stuff out… thanks! ---
**Author:** ![psi2high](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psi2high/32/6320_2.png) [@psi2high](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psi2high)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281/40 "2009-12-23T08:39:22Z")
It is flammable once its cured. Its not suppose to be in direct sunlight either from what I hear. I would research it alot before you spray any engine components. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-engine-parts/249281.md?page=3)