Thread: Cleaning aluminum intake

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I think this question has been asked before, heck I might have asked it! Did a search and could not find it.

Looking for ideas on cleaning an aluminum intake manifold while it is on the car. I know some of you clever detailers out there have some secrets, let's hear them please

thanks

Pat

Lots A Elbow Grease And Mothers Or Never dull and donze pills after wards Is What I Use But If There A Easier Way I Want To Know Too

step 1 , take intake off the car
step 2 , prime intake
step 3 , sand intake with 320
step 4 , paint intake same color as car
step 5 , re install intake
step 6 , next time go to carwash and use hose to clean intake and live happier than befrore step 1
hope this helps

Originally posted by kennyd
step 1 , take intake off the car
step 2 , prime intake
step 3 , sand intake with 320
step 4 , paint intake same color as car
step 5 , re install intake
step 6 , next time go to carwash and use hose to clean intake and live happier than befrore step 1
hope this helps

Oh man you mean I sanded all them hrs and then polished it fer nuttin

Originally posted by john gemmer
Oh man you mean I sanded all them hrs and then polished it fer nuttin

thats what you get paid the big bucks for.

Originally posted by csf03716
duct tape off as much area as possible, start and heat up engine, apply oven cleaner,spray & brush, rinse off follow up with lacquer thinners on a rag, but ideally as you know the ultimate would be off the block.......

yep I've tried that but oven cleaner will burn and pit the aluminum I did that once ended up painting it So yeah you might as well just take it off and do it

Originally posted by lt1s10
thats what you get paid the big bucks for.

it not that much money when ya got's ta pick your arm up from draging on the floor

Originally posted by john gemmer
yep I've tried that but oven cleaner will burn and pit the aluminum I did that once ended up painting it So yeah you might as well just take it off and do it

if it ant chrome i don't wont it. i spent about 400.00 and 50 hrs work polishing my lt1 motor and heads and now it looks like crap if that motor ever come back out of that truck it will have paint on most of it before it goes back in. anybody that believed you can have a polished alum motor for a daily driver has to be crazy as hell and i hate to admit it but i did. john made me do it.

Originally posted by lt1s10
if it ant chrome i don't wont it. i spent about 400.00 and 50 hrs work polishing my lt1 motor and heads and now it looks like crap if that motor ever come back out of that truck it will have paint on most of it before it goes back in. anybody that believed you can have a polished alum motor for a daily driver has to be crazy as hell and i hate to admit it but i did. john made me do it.

WHAT ! what did I do I didn't do nuttin

Originally posted by john gemmer
WHAT ! what did I do I didn't do nuttin

i think you should redo it for me sense you told me to do it the first time. when do you wont to start?

Originally posted by lt1s10
i think you should redo it for me sense you told me to do it the first time. when do you wont to start?

I'll put ya on my list

Originally posted by john gemmer
I'll put ya on my list

ill be waiting.

Originally posted by lt1s10
ill be waiting.

well heres to you john.

Originally posted by lt1s10
well heres to you john.

now!now ! be nice