Easy Off Oven Cleaner Paint Removal Tractor

sunman

Posted 5/21/2012 12:36 (#2391615) Subject: Restoring tractor - grease removal tricks?

North Central Ohio

I'm fixing up an Oliver 70 that has quite a bit of old oil/grease/tar-like substance on it. Mainly on the lower engine, transmission, steering components. I have a good power washer, but it does not have steam. Does anyone have any tips on removing this? I was able to get it cleaned up a bit after some serious blasting with the power washer, but still have a ways to go. Much of that grease ended up on me :) Tom Graham

Posted 5/21/2012 12:41 (#2391621 - in reply to #2391615) Subject: RE: Restoring tractor - grease removal tricks?

Henderson, Minnesota

I have had reasonably good results by using the cheapest oven cleaner I can buy, dollar store stuff, and apply it before the pressure washing. Trent2520

Posted 5/21/2012 12:42 (#2391622 - in reply to #2391615) Subject: RE: Restoring tractor - grease removal tricks?

Statesville, NC

I've heard oven cleaner works, never tried it though. G man

Posted 5/21/2012 12:45 (#2391624 - in reply to #2391615) Subject: RE: Restoring tractor - grease removal tricks?

Southwestern IL St. Clair Co.

Oven cleaner will help. let it sit for a little bit. really tought spots you can lightly scrub with a wire brush after it's been on for awhile, it seems to help it penetrate. Alberta Pioneer

Posted 5/21/2012 12:49 (#2391629 - in reply to #2391615) Subject: Re: Restoring tractor - grease removal tricks?

Warburg, AB

I would almost wipe it down/spray with something like tranny oil or used engine oil, get it "soft" or "wet" - it will come off with heat and soap much easier than the thick dried -on stuff. Also, if you can, take it to the local car wash, they should have plenty of heat and soap there.

Bruce

ollieolliver

Posted 5/21/2012 13:01 (#2391645 - in reply to #2391615) Subject: RE: Restoring tractor - grease removal tricks?

Central Minnesota

Easy Off oven cleaner works really well. As others mentioned, let is sit for a bit, and blast it. It will discolor that paint, but, if restoring a tractor that will get repainted it doesn't matter anyway. Good Luck dgramenz

Posted 5/21/2012 13:49 (#2391721 - in reply to #2391615) Subject: RE: Restoring tractor - grease removal tricks?

SW Illinois

Go to NAPA or someplace like that and get heavy duty degreaser. If you get the really good stuff, you spray it on and a few minutes later the grease and even the paint will start running off. Then wash - steam in the best - and most of it will come right off. Ben D, N CA

Posted 5/21/2012 14:02 (#2391734 - in reply to #2391615) Subject: RE: Restoring tractor - grease removal tricks?

Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot

Simple Green actually works pretty good. But the degreaser stuff you run through your pressure washer from Northern or NAPA is better. Some of it is actually so aggressive (acidic) I don't think I want to use it on anything I wasn't tearing down and repainting. Maxzillian

Posted 5/21/2012 14:21 (#2391751 - in reply to #2391734) Subject: RE: Restoring tractor - grease removal tricks?

I've also found Purple Power works pretty well. I usually spray it on, let sit, once over with a plastic brush, rinse with cold water, then repeat. I'll often spend a good hour cleaning some car parts (a pressure washer would do wonders!), but I've found the stuff will even go as far as exposing bare aluminum. A recent project was a supercharger that I tore down. After letting the housing sit to dry off, I came back to find it had oxidized on the raw castings. detroitdiesel

Posted 5/21/2012 14:56 (#2391773 - in reply to #2391615) Subject: cleaning and de-greasing

Chillicothe, Missouri

I would Highly Recommend using a Hot pressure washer, with soap, ours the temp. of the water is set around 180 deg. Feringht (sp?). Wash some scrub some with a stiff brush, then wash some more. After it has been allowed to dry well, overnight. I would get lacquer thinner, and spray some on with a paint gun. Scrub some with a clean brush while wet. Then wash with the paint gun filled with lacquer again. Keep the area you are scrubbing wet with lacquer while cleaning it. Rinse the area with the lacquer when finished scrubbing. Allow to dry/evaporate for a while.

Lacquer will remove the oil and grease residue that will limit or prevent paint adhesion.

Edited by detroitdiesel 5/21/2012 14:57

tommyw-5088

Posted 5/21/2012 19:04 (#2391952 - in reply to #2391773) Subject: Re: Restoring tractor - grease removal tricks?

Central Texas , York Rife Freemason

The best stuff we ever used was some stuff called "rip through " ,from the hotsy power washer co .

Those circular powerwasher tips called turbo nozzles work good too .

The cheap way would be to keep it wet with diesel for a few days .

Purple power and the off brand purple cleaner work good too ,as does oven cleaner .

Be sure you wear goggles to keep the power washer from blowing stuff in your eyes .

Edited by tommyw-5088 5/21/2012 19:06

Delmarva Ag

Posted 5/21/2012 21:54 (#2392233 - in reply to #2391615) Subject: RE: Restoring tractor - grease removal tricks?

Seaford, Delaware

Citrol degreaser.

Alan

twraska

Posted 5/21/2012 23:08 (#2392429 - in reply to #2391615) Subject: RE: Restoring tractor - grease removal tricks?

Wallis, TX

Purple Power or even better, ZEP brand purple cleaner. Spray it on undiluted and let it sit a while. I get mine at Home Depot in 5 gal bucket.

Keep the Purple Power off any 'good' paint you don't intend to repaint, it may take it off or change the color of it.

Edited by twraska 5/21/2012 23:11

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