Soft cleaning of corroded ally?

T i m · 2008-05-05T18:48:25+00:00

Hi All,I'm tidying up an old Honda CB 'Two Fifty' and whist at the Kit Carshow today i nearly bought some cleaning fluid for such things thatapparently was mostly phosphoric acid (if I remember correctly)? It'smainly for around the cylinder barrel fins, the outer casings / rockercover were lacquered (much is now missing) but I can take them off andclean them up on the bench ok.This chemical solution seemed quite expensive so I didn't bother andguessed there may be some other 'fluid' out there that may well bedesigned for a different role that could work equally well but withoutthe cost?Ideally it might also be a bit more gentle .. less likely to damagepaintwork etc (I'd rather it took longer or a few applications thandid damage elsewhere) and available cheaply and easily?Like using cola to remove oil from yer concrete drive sorta thing?All the best ..T i m

May 05, 2008 20 Replies

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Pete C 18 years ago

A pint or two of water, cold is OK if it's left overnight.

If any undissolved stuff is filtered out it could be used in a spray bottle.

cheers, Pete.

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