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Any ideas please ?

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to get the crap off of these ?

thankyou ...
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remember it's only a bodge if it DOSN'T worK
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Dishwasher?

Make sure the Mrs is out!

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WD40, left overnight, a hard piece of plastic and a scotchbrite, brings them up like new :D
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Weight in the block / crank. Worth nowt.

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thankyou Guys , i bought some :
http://www.tableauproducts.com/categori ... Remover/15

i'll try the WD40 route first , if that dosn't do it , i'll try this stuff
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Fairy power spray to get the worst of the crud off then finnish them in the dishwasher.
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Was going to suggest oven cleaner gel, which is an ammonia-based glop that Robert dyas has & prob others. Removes carbon without damaging whats underneath. it's not the caustic type in aerosols. But that gel in the link seems very much like the same thing... Gloves & ventilation job, it's well fierce...!
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second the fairy power spray it works really well.
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bodger wrote:thankyou Guys , i bought some :
http://www.tableauproducts.com/categori ... Remover/15

i'll try the WD40 route first , if that doesn't do it , i'll try this stuff
I tried some of the Carbon Remover gel, but it did nothing.
Even tried leaving it over night.

in the end I used a green pan pad and gif and elbow grease.

The carbon on my must have been 0.2mm think though.
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ChrisJC wrote:Weight in the block / crank. Worth nowt.

Chris.

gone the council tip ...
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The bio oven gel stuff is very good, spray on, rinse off. Skin friendly also.
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I normally dump my old cruddy stuff in a tank of petrol for a few days. A quick scrub, then powerspray and the dishawasher.
Works ok for me...
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bodger wrote: to get the crap off of these ?
Nitromors paint stripper is excellent stuff for removing the black tarry stuff. Safer than caustic oven cleaner on aluminium too.

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Post by bodger »

thats better .....

BEFORE
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AFTER .. thankyou Mr sealy ( notice the tools in the background ) got the grot out of the ring groove's a real treat , well worth the tenner or so

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they are the same ones .. all ready to go in now
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