Cleaning and Detailing

I've used a degreaser that they sell at Harborfreight to good effect. It's cheap as dirt and quite effect.
It costs about $6.99 / gallon and you mix it 20 parts water to 1 part degreaser, spray it on and then hit it with a pressure washer.

Because of the hydraulic oil problem and the fan blowing oil all over the engine bay, I tried installing a hood pad and it would not hold for all the caked up grease on the underside of the hood (even after cleaner).


I used this solution in a garden spray and washed it down with my 6hp pressure washer. It worked well and completely removed all the grease from the hood.

It's pretty strong, to use it as a household cleaner, you need to mix it 150:1.


With best regards

Al
1970 Mercedes Benz 280SL California Coupe
1971 Mercedes Benz 250CE (RHD in the UK)
1971 Mercedes Benz 300SEL 6.3
1973 Mercedes Benz 280CE 4 speed
1973 Mercedes Benz 350SE 4 speed
1977 Mercedes Benz 350SLC
1979 Mercedes Benz 450SEL 6.9
1979 Mercedes Benz 450SLC 5.0
1981 Mercedes Benz 500SLC
1973 GMC LWB Pickup
2006 Adidas Samba

Steam, combined with soap degreasers and Ron's kerosene trick, are the best I found. I have used tons of spray can degrease products on parts cars with the engines and tranny in place. Overall, the job was a joke without steam. Steam was a real problem because our hoist was in our barn. That oil would make a huge mess on the floor so I tried the degrease-rs and eventually just quit.
Ideas welcome. Ron's kerosene was the best of all but I had to rub it off of tiny places that my hands would not fit in.