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DISCUSSION => Exterior => Topic started by: 318kid on January 07, 2007, 08:55:38 PM

Title: Cosmoline
Post by: 318kid on January 07, 2007, 08:55:38 PM

Does Anybody have a good product for removing cosmoline  :confused:   . I heard break cleaner but it didn't work. Any help would be great. Thanks

Title: Cosmoline
Post by: ak96ss on January 07, 2007, 10:31:04 PM

Marine Clean, sold by the makers of POR15, is awesome stuff for this.

Title: Cosmoline
Post by: jpod999 on January 07, 2007, 10:40:38 PM

I heard brake cleaner and a brass brush.  But to go easy on the paint.

Title: Cosmoline
Post by: kowalski on January 08, 2007, 04:03:39 AM

Quote from: ak96ss;17112

Marine Clean, sold by the makers of POR15, is awesome stuff for this.

If its half the product POR15 is, then its going to be the best thing there is. POR15 takes the gritt of sand paper when you try and sand it after its fully curred!!  expensive as hell tho.


back on topic: steam cleaners work great.

Title: Cosmoline
Post by: Tonyb on January 08, 2007, 09:10:22 AM

I used Tal-StripII aircraft coating remover. It took everything off right down to the original finish. I bought it at a local auto parts store for 24.00$ a gal.

Title: Question
Post by: D. Clay on January 08, 2007, 11:16:14 AM

Quote from: Tonyb;17137

I used Tal-StripII aircraft coating remover. It took everything off right down to the original finish. I bought it at a local auto parts store for 24.00$ a gal.

Did it remove the original paint? If not, what condidtion was it in afterwards?

Title: Cosmoline
Post by: kowalski on January 09, 2007, 04:30:43 AM

yeah that stuff eats anything... i hope your paints ok...

Title: Cosmoline
Post by: Tonyb on January 09, 2007, 11:32:45 PM

What kind of paint is on the motor?

Title: Cosmoline
Post by: jpod999 on January 09, 2007, 11:41:20 PM

Engine bay is what they are talking about I believe.

Title: Cosmoline
Post by: Tonyb on January 14, 2007, 12:32:50 AM

I only had cosmoline on my motor. I did'nt use it on the body

Title: Cosmoline
Post by: jpod999 on January 17, 2007, 10:03:46 PM

Well I bought some brake cleaner and some brass brushes and have started the decosmolining process.  I have come up with a good method.  Spray a small section of the motor, let the liquid dry(10-15 seconds on a cold motor).  Then spray a second layer and scrub with a lot of pressure.  Brings it right off...I'll post up pics of my progress tomorrow.

Title: Cosmoline
Post by: jpod999 on January 18, 2007, 04:52:30 PM

(http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5032/p1180124ae9.jpg)
(http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/8840/p1180126jb5.jpg)
(http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/8353/p1180127zw0.jpg)

That is the result i am getting with the two tools pictured.

Title: Cosmoline
Post by: Eurospec on January 18, 2007, 09:47:35 PM

That's alot of cosmoline compared to the amount I have.

Coming out very nicely btw.

Title: Cosmoline
Post by: maximus on January 22, 2007, 08:31:03 PM

lookin' good.  post a pic when you finish.  your arm must be getting tired by the looks of that brush.

Title: Cosmoline
Post by: ///Motorsport on February 01, 2007, 03:31:07 PM

WTF is the reason for cosmoline anyways?  My bro's m20 had dried drip marks all over his... nasty stuff.  Mine is just generally discolored.

Brakleen might work and its cheap, Im going for that por15 stuff, just to have around.