Best cleaning agent for diesel/oil soot?
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Best cleaning agent for diesel/oil soot?
Can anyone recommend a good detergent or other cleaning agent to remove the deposits that accumulate around the boot and filler cap area?
Neat washing up liquid doesn't work, nor does halfords car shampoo - even Gunk doesn't lift it off the bodywork.
Neat washing up liquid doesn't work, nor does halfords car shampoo - even Gunk doesn't lift it off the bodywork.
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Petrol?
I remember being told that if you want to clean petrol deposits use diesel and if you want to clean diesel deposits of something use petrol. Never tried to use petrol myself as my jest wash gets its all off.
Also try wd40 its good for getting things clean. Give its a soak in the stuff and then try wiping off.
I remember being told that if you want to clean petrol deposits use diesel and if you want to clean diesel deposits of something use petrol. Never tried to use petrol myself as my jest wash gets its all off.
Also try wd40 its good for getting things clean. Give its a soak in the stuff and then try wiping off.
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Mike,
Try white spirit or an electronic cleaning solvent. I use Electolube ULS and that is great for cleaning up Diesel.
Some foaming cleaners used in the IT industry are also fantastic greasebusters. Once I used it to clean up a really crusty cooker hood
Try white spirit or an electronic cleaning solvent. I use Electolube ULS and that is great for cleaning up Diesel.
Some foaming cleaners used in the IT industry are also fantastic greasebusters. Once I used it to clean up a really crusty cooker hood
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If petrol works, I presume it too will leave it's own residue - what's best for removing that after? WD40 didn't work for me. I don't have any of the other products suggested but I've got a splash of carb and brake cleaner in tins.
Jim, do you know what the active chemical is in Electolube? I can ask the chemist as it would be cheaper no doubt.
I've just come home to find cooking oil is pretty good at dissolving tarmac driveways
Jim, do you know what the active chemical is in Electolube? I can ask the chemist as it would be cheaper no doubt.
I've just come home to find cooking oil is pretty good at dissolving tarmac driveways
Traffic film remover. My 'petrol' cap area is mint
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Same stuff as bleach basically, you can get a similar effect using a cheap kitchen cleaner (Asda do one with added bleach for about 70p)MikeT wrote:Aha! Sounds good to me. Again, any idea what the active ingredient is?
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Has anyone tried Magic Erasor http://www.jmldirect.com/Magic-Eraser-PM4712/ for car cleaning?
My poor white Xantia gets very dirty and one evening I had the bright idea of cleaning it. I clean my car every 6 months or so - whether it needs it or not! I was scrubbing and screeching the sponge and the muck still wouldn't budge. The other half said "Try this with just water" and handed me a piece of Magic Erasor. I used it with the hose to give a constant supply of clean water, and WOW! what a result. Women can be useful...
Simply rub the car all over and all the muck comes off - so simple. No scrubbing and scraping at tree and fly deposits. No using petrol to remove the tar (and veg oil) deposits. It really is magic! So much so it encouraged me to put a little wax on as well!!!
My poor white Xantia gets very dirty and one evening I had the bright idea of cleaning it. I clean my car every 6 months or so - whether it needs it or not! I was scrubbing and screeching the sponge and the muck still wouldn't budge. The other half said "Try this with just water" and handed me a piece of Magic Erasor. I used it with the hose to give a constant supply of clean water, and WOW! what a result. Women can be useful...
Simply rub the car all over and all the muck comes off - so simple. No scrubbing and scraping at tree and fly deposits. No using petrol to remove the tar (and veg oil) deposits. It really is magic! So much so it encouraged me to put a little wax on as well!!!
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Funny how these kitchen products don't do their intended job (at least not for me) yet will clean deposits it's not designed for. Cillit Bang works fantastically on getting the oil sooty deposits and other dirt off my car. It's great on the glass too - can see clearly at night now. Seems the log book is right - mine is white underneath!