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Old 04-28-2011, 11:36 PM
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I have a car show in 2 days and i'm trying to clean the engine up and the silver cover is oil staind.Anyone know of a way to clean this???
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Old 04-28-2011, 11:43 PM
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heres a pic of it.see the section around the oil cap
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Old 04-29-2011, 03:32 PM
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Fairy liquid, detergent, whatever you use to wash the dishes.

Will break down the oil deposits on there.
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ok i'll try it
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Scrubbing bubbles also work super well on oil stained aluminum.

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