I have had EXCELLENT luck cleaning engine compartments with motorcycle
cleaner called S100.  I have found it at Yamaha and Harley shops before.
Its a non aerosol spray bottle for those enviro types.  Gunk and a brush
first on the real grimey stuff, then the motorcycle cleaner to get the
hoses, wires, etc looking new again.

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Elliott [mailto:j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 11:12 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Shine aluminum!

Street water goes into the storm drains then heads right into river beds
or the ocean, carrying all kinds of nasty compounds. So it is
recommended that washing cars and car bits either be done at a
commercial car wash (where they are required by law to cleanse the
water),  or over a lawn, so it does not go down the storm drain.

--

Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
KG6RCR

On 8/2/2005 11:40 AM Rob Campbell wrote:

> The Griot's Garage engine cleaning kit, while not cheap, really does work
> miracles.  Its a citrus-based (I think...) cleaner, you spray it on,
> brush
> (included different brushes for different areas/materials) and rinse off.
> Really really fantastic stuff.
>
> griotsgarage.com
>
> On Tue, 2 Aug 2005, Zoltan wrote:
>
>> The block is ugly, the heads are ugly.  It was so nice when new.  How
>> could I make them shine like new again?  I don't want to use glass
>> bead blasting.  That is blowing glass all over and gets into
>> everything within a mile.
>> I am thinking of some chemical  that I can rinse off.
>> Is there one who knows?
>> Zoltan
>>
>>
>