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Does anyone have a recipe or idea how to remove burnt on oil residue ?
I am waiting for some Norton parts so put the Sunbeam up on the table.
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The bike has what is called patina but on closer inspection a lot of it is oil because the engine vents through the front of the rocker cover,that mist then blows back and bakes onto the engine.
I have come to the conclusion based on the progress so far that kerosene and a brush is going to take forever,maybe even longer.
There must be something that dissolves oil crud without harming the alloy,I want to avoid the water blaster even with the detergent attachment but it might be the only way.
The 850 Norton head was fairly easy,it had the same sort of baked on build up in between the front fins but being bare was able to soak it in wax and grease remover in a 20 litre plastic container for a week with great results.
I am waiting for some Norton parts so put the Sunbeam up on the table.
latest-ebay-purchase-t19181.html
The bike has what is called patina but on closer inspection a lot of it is oil because the engine vents through the front of the rocker cover,that mist then blows back and bakes onto the engine.
I have come to the conclusion based on the progress so far that kerosene and a brush is going to take forever,maybe even longer.
There must be something that dissolves oil crud without harming the alloy,I want to avoid the water blaster even with the detergent attachment but it might be the only way.
The 850 Norton head was fairly easy,it had the same sort of baked on build up in between the front fins but being bare was able to soak it in wax and grease remover in a 20 litre plastic container for a week with great results.