Engine clean-up help

Im working on painting my engine while i have it out of the car.......im trying to get the oil off the side of the block so i can paint it....How do i do that?...........I tried parts washer solvent. and i found a can of engine degreaser.and tried it........and i know wiping the oil off dont work...........what is the best way to do that?
A small problem to make a thread about..i know....

soaked in degreaser then power washed with warm water i sabout the only way I know of.

But, you "found" a can of degreaser? The stuff breaks down, especially if it's been sitting in your garage in heat/cold.

my dad bought it last year when he was working on some guys harley...i'll try more degreaser.........spraying some on and letting it sit?

Btw im not a newbie no more........im a regular!

yeah, you have to let it soak for a few minutes. It actually works best after running the motor for few to heat the surface.

and, if you go through extreme temp varations over the year, yes, stuff goes bad quick. every spring I find myself restocking.

Engine is out? Good. Simple green and a paint brush to scrub it a bit, then hose it off.

brake cleaner works wonders on engine oil

Stiff brush always works.

thanks alot guys, i got it clean! I'm painting the oilpan,block,and heads Chevrolet orange. I have chrome looking valve covers..and im gonna leave the intake manifold black and the aircleaner assembly black....i'll post pics when its all painted

is the intake manifold iron or aluminum??? cuz if you are going true chevy style an iron intake should be painted orange with the rest of the engine, and if its aluminum, you shuld leave it nekked

aluminum

then leve it nekked my good man :)

lmao<<<< being a post whore :naughty:

lol, why would chevy use orange to paint their engines instead of red? lol, you said it your self 'chevy is red bowtie', so why not use red instead of orange?

i know its clean now but i was told by a mechanic the oven cleaner will clean the helll outta engine parts, but that was after i used 9 bottles of degreaser already.

What about Oven Cleaner? Or is that stuff bad for the engine?

the chevy racing red bowtie didnt arrive until later. im not sure why chevy chose orange for the engines, but all the engines back in the day were orange. you can actually buy the color. "chevy orange" in enamal paint. Im sure if the red racing bowtie was around, the racing engines at least would have been painted red.

True, I remember seeing Yenko engines painted orange.

200 proof rubbing alchol will clean the human soul! shoulda tryed that, just make sure you wash it down with water aftwords, so's not to have a bondfire for an engine compartment!

GUNK!!! unless youve tried that which it sounds like you have.

the chevy racing red bowtie didnt arrive until later. im not sure why chevy chose orange for the engines, but all the engines back in the day were orange. you can actually buy the color. "chevy orange" in enamal paint. Im sure if the red racing bowtie was around, the racing engines at least would have been painted red.

oh... well im gonna paint my engine black with some red... you cant really do designs on an engine... eventually it will get dirty and no one will see it any way but i think black and red will go with ym car theme nicely :)

lime green should be the standerd on engin colors! badass to see a block lime green!

you watched overhaulin last night didnt you?

hehe i wish! theres not much good tv over here in iraq, thats why i stick to the internet, keeps me close to the things i love

oh shit, i didnt know you were over there serving. im not very elequent, so

Thank you.


but that being said. last night on overhaulin, it actually made me kinda sad, they took what looked like a 1970 hemi charger, or challenger (im not really up to speed on mopar) it was beautiful, all originial, factory sassy grass green paint, black hood, black intereor. it was amazing. they stripped the paint, painted it two tone, black below the window sill and a custom lime green above (it was a really big deal to keep the green cuz the owner loved it) and threw 19 and 20in chrome rims on it. The end result was a hot car, i mean come on, chip foose did it. but to tear up a car that was in that great of condition and loose all that made it original to me was kinda sad.

89IROC- last night on overhaulin, it actually made me kinda sad, they took what looked like a 1970 hemi charger, or challenger (im not really up to speed on mopar) it was beautiful, all originial, factory sassy grass green paint, black hood, black intereor. it was amazing. they stripped the paint, painted it two tone, black below the window sill and a custom lime green above (it was a really big deal to keep the green cuz the owner loved it) and threw 19 and 20in chrome rims on it. The end result was a hot car, i mean come on, chip foose did it. but to tear up a car that was in that great of condition and loose all that made it original to me was kinda sad.

yes indeed {tear} :( , but on the bright side at leaste it was stil green!

lol, i suppose so, man when the told him it was stolen and chopped, you felt bad for the guy, he was bawling.

lol, i suppose so, man when the told him it was stolen and chopped, you felt bad for the guy, he was bawling.

i would have stabbed everyone in that room, that car sounds like it was in that kinda condition where when you get out you wipe the door handle free of finger prits... one of those cars that put a such a big smile on your face your about to swallow your ears kinda smile... one of them pride and joy kind of cars...

thats somthing that serously bothers me, someone snatching up my car, beating the hell outa it an taking the stero an what ever alse i have in there, its happened to both of my friends who had irocs!

yea but there shit didnt get over hauled... it just got jacked.

understandable that yes they werent over hauled but theres the blood sweat an tears you put into your car, for some a$$h0l3 to come destroy everything youve worked so hard to get

100% true... some cars on overhualing tho are trash... its kinda like pimp my ride... but every once and a while they get these museam qulity old school cars and they do shit like that to them and that just not cool...

agreed!, Damn stright, Right on!, (shuffiling in the background, as we start a riot over this BS!) killem all! :eek7:

lol, well dont get me wrong, it wasnt mint condition or even fully restored, it had a little bondo, and a little rust, but it was otherwise solid, it was probly an 80% car, maybe 90%

as for pimp my ride, i will say they do some pretty cool shit, or at the very least creative. but has anyone noticed, that pimp my ride does almost exclusivly girl cars???? i wonder if there is a behind the scenes method of payment for the work done.......

but anyway, as soon as these shows started i warned my family not to do it to me. ive got way too specific of plans for my car to let anyone screw it up.

lol, well dont get me wrong, it wasnt mint condition or even fully restored, it had a little bondo, and a little rust, but it was otherwise solid, it was probly an 80% car, maybe 90%

as for pimp my ride, i will say they do some pretty cool shit, or at the very least creative. but has anyone noticed, that pimp my ride does almost exclusivly girl cars???? i wonder if there is a behind the scenes method of payment for the work done.......

but anyway, as soon as these shows started i warned my family not to do it to me. ive got way too specific of plans for my car to let anyone screw it up.

lol

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ya know a thread has gone way off topic when someone posts to the original question and you have no idea what they are talking about lol

ya know a thread has gone way off topic when someone posts to the original question and you have no idea what they are talking about lol
lol

**Disclaimer!! waring threads may go off topic doto the fact that were human an dont think total linuar so deal with it! :)

ya know a thread has gone way off topic when someone posts to the original question and you have no idea what they are talking about lol

yea i noticed that... lol ,he posted that and i was like wtf does that have to do with anything i had to scroll back up to see the orginal question then i relized he was giving an answer for that...

oh shit, i didnt know you were over there serving. im not very elequent, so

Thank you.


but that being said. last night on overhaulin, it actually made me kinda sad, they took what looked like a 1970 hemi charger, or challenger (im not really up to speed on mopar) it was beautiful, all originial, factory sassy grass green paint, black hood, black intereor. it was amazing. they stripped the paint, painted it two tone, black below the window sill and a custom lime green above (it was a really big deal to keep the green cuz the owner loved it) and threw 19 and 20in chrome rims on it. The end result was a hot car, i mean come on, chip foose did it. but to tear up a car that was in that great of condition and loose all that made it original to me was kinda sad.
it was a challenger, and dam it was hot

pimp my ride never shows the engine.......what the hell do they do? pimp there body....he he he....

when youre pimping, its whats on the outside that counts. sometimes you realllllly dont want to know whats inside.................