Anyone got any suggestions for what I can use to clean my plenum? I have a nice shiney one to go on but thats going to have to wait till next year now as I have way too many other things planned but I would like to clean up the old one for now in situ.

When you find something let me know will ya caus ive been phoning chemical companies for months i was gonna try nitromores paint rmover next, the stuff that blisters paint.So far i have tried that aluminium cleaner in a tube, wire brush, thinners(three types) silvoglit, gold jewellry cleaner (liquid) and silver (liquid) a proffesional steamer, 2 types of descaler one called kilrock.k, T-cut blu tac a pencil rubber the coarse kind i even tried coca cola but that was too messy and the only other 2 things i could think of that i was going to try was caustic soda and sulphuric acid

 

 

 

 

So if you find something that works FOR F*CKS SAKE let me know will ya !!!!!!!!

When you find something let me know will ya caus ive been phoning chemical companies for months i was gonna try nitromores paint rmover next, the stuff that blisters paint.So far i have tried that aluminium cleaner in a tube, wire brush, thinners(three types) silvoglit, gold jewellry cleaner (liquid) and silver (liquid) a proffesional steamer, 2 types of descaler one called kilrock.k, T-cut blu tac a pencil rubber the coarse kind i even tried coca cola but that was too messy and the only other 2 things i could think of that i was going to try was caustic soda and sulphuric acid

 

 

 

 

So if you find something that works FOR F*CKS SAKE let me know will ya !!!!!!!!

Bloody 'ell! in that time you could have taken it off and polished it!! :dance:

Tried all sorts on mine, from Spray-on engine decreaser to CIF. Using one of those Washing up sponges scourers, I maneged to get mine a lot cleaner than it was...but still its not like it would of been when new.

 

That probably looks a bit cleaner than it actually does in real life (becuase of the light from camera flash)

 

But as soon as you go and put some mileage on it, it quickly gets dull and dirty again and have to do it all over again :(

 

Reckon its time for a polished one.

Bloody 'ell! in that time you could have taken it off and polished it!! :dance:

 

 

 

Do you know what buddy i hadnt thought of that DUH i would but there is no way i hell i,m gonna take it off and baggins dont wanna give me a price on a swop over of one already polished caus me uncles a metal polisher thats why all my hardpipes have no weld joins i have polished them out also my balance bar and whenever i can be arsed i,ll probably do power steer pot and crap like that. I dont really want a polished plenum i just want it to look shiney like out the factory ya know but even if i had one shot peened i still have the problem of swap over so i will keep on trying chemicals me thinks!!

Brillo pads is the way to go, got this from a man that knows all about shiney metal, thanks Smithy. :bow: :bow:

does this old post help? - http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=17363&page=2&pp=15&highlight=jaz

Tried all sorts on mine, from Spray-on engine decreaser to CIF. Using one of those Washing up sponges scourers, I maneged to get mine a lot cleaner than it was...but still its not like it would of been when new.

 

That probably looks a bit cleaner than it actually does in real life (becuase of the light from camera flash)

 

But as soon as you go and put some mileage on it, it quickly gets dull and dirty again and have to do it all over again :(

 

Reckon its time for a polished one.

 

 

what you need is scotch brite for metalwork its looks like a scourer but is designed for removing surface grime grease ect.

you can get it from machine shop suppliers,

much better than the washing up type.

i use scotch brite green all the time to clean up dull stainless ect at work