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MG Midget and Sprite General - Cleaning

What do you use to clean the suspension and underbody to remove all the dirt and grime from winter driving?

Les
Les Robinson

Les, I used to use a hot water pressure washer...
If you dont have one available, just plenty of water from a hose pipe.

Mark.
M T Boldry

Hi Mark

Its mainly the oily geasy stuff I want to get off, cleanig around the stub axles etc. Using white spirit at the mo, stinks abit though!
Tell you something, I am not going out on salted roads again- what a mess they make.

Les
Les Robinson

for greasy muck I'd use paraffin, same as I use for cleaning engines, gearboxes and everything else that's oily and dirty. Problem is that my local garage did away with their bulk tank last year, I bought 40 litres just before they ran out, but nobody else sells it from a pump any more. There's a bulk supplier in Slough but it's a 200l drum which my son says would be too much 'at my age'; I hare to think what he means! DIY places sell 5l at extortionate prices...
David Smith

Most available de-greasers are Biodegradable these days and Enviromentily 'friendly'... Jizer or Gunk were well known names which brush on and wash off with water (best under pressure).

Dirty work....

Mark.
M T Boldry

exactly Mark, ideal but the sort of operation that most home workshops simply don't have the space (or drainage) for. Paraffin and a brush, draining onto a couple of old mats or bits of carpet can be contained in a confined space, even done inside the garage. It takes a lot longer though.
David Smith

This thread was discussed on 13/03/2011

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