cleaning "sooty" engine room
- Thread starter bcarli
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Comodave
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I have had good success with Extreme Simple Green. I dilute it 1:1 and it takes grease off very well. I got it from Home Depot online. It isn’t the easiest thing to find. Used in the airplane world to clean aircraft.
Going thru same issue on boat I recently purchased.
two years ago PO had it happen, saw the old bills he paid (or the insurance) $650.
They did a half ass job, so I keep getting dirty hands, I used Mr. Clean so far doing the best, but it don't wash off, spray on surface or rag wipe on/off.
Dawn and simple green not as good
Any other suggestions welcome
two years ago PO had it happen, saw the old bills he paid (or the insurance) $650.
They did a half ass job, so I keep getting dirty hands, I used Mr. Clean so far doing the best, but it don't wash off, spray on surface or rag wipe on/off.
Dawn and simple green not as good
Any other suggestions welcome
rslifkin
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I'll second the Simple Green Extreme / Aircraft cleaner. It'll strip wax off any surface it touches, but it does a spectacular job of loosening up dirt to where 90% of it just rinses off.
It can be ordered from Amazon if you can't get it locally.
Comodave
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I use a garden sprayer to spray it on, scrub with a brush and rinse with clean water. Repeat if necessary.
Sailor of Fortune
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Thats one of the nastiest jobs in boat ownership...right behind marine head "incidents".
