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Old 24-11-05, 07:48 AM   #1
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Morning all....

Quick question about the state of the engine casing....

It gets proper manky dont it? as of yet i have not found a decent cleaner to remove the baked on ****e......

So does Tar remover work??

If so which one?

if not.. what does remove the crap.. or do i have to remove the engine and have it repainted

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Old 24-11-05, 08:48 AM   #2
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Old 24-11-05, 09:37 AM   #3
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does that rewally work on the engine?
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Old 24-11-05, 09:46 AM   #4
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I swear by GP Product's Chain Lube Remover. It's not cheap, butyou don't need much, and it's very effective.
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I swear by GP Product's Chain Lube Remover. It's not cheap, butyou don't need much, and it's very effective.
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Old 24-11-05, 09:52 AM   #6
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Gunk, slap on in large doses and either scrub off or pressure wash off
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Old 24-11-05, 10:32 AM   #8
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I concur. But it has to be applied very generously when dealing with really
sticky stuff like road tar.
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Old 24-11-05, 11:28 AM   #9
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Autoglym tar remover is the dogs danglies too.
£5, not that expensive.
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I use Parafin to remove the Reindeer poo of the sled!!
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