While the wife is away, part 2

[Gerard F.]

Since I'm batching it today, I thought iId do the dishes. Since I was also working on my 67 ignition shielding, I thought I'd throw them in also.

Actually, scrubbing them in a little Simple Green, and Stainless Steel Magic does a great job. This was just the final touch.

Funny thing, some of my original ignition shielding is stainless steel, and some of it is chrome on steel. I guess they weren't too consistent in 67.

Thank heavens my wife doesn't get on this forum.

Having lots of fun,

[Joe L.]

Re: While the wife is away, part 2

Since I'm batching it today, I thought iId do the dishes. Since I was also working on my 67 ignition shielding, I thought I'd throw them in also.

Actually, scrubbing them in a little Simple Green, and Stainless Steel Magic does a great job. This was just the final touch.

Funny thing, some of my original ignition shielding is stainless steel, and some of it is chrome on steel. I guess they weren't too consistent in 67.

Thank heavens my wife doesn't get on this forum.

Having lots of fun,

Jerry-----


GM specs provided that the outer spark RF shields for the RIGHT side of the engine could be manufactured either of stainless steel OR chrome-plated carbon steel. However, for the LEFT side of the engine, the shields could only be manufactured of stainless steel. This was true for all of the shields, front and rear, used over the 1963-67 period. Why the difference? I have no idea.

[Louis T.]

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Hey Gerard,

No water spots! I'm very impressed - what's your secret?

Louis

[Robert M.]

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Great idea!! I may need to do that with cylinder heads.

[Duke W.]

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Don't let her catch you using the oven to bake paint!

Since I don't have a wife I have occasion to use the kitchen as an auxilliary shop. A few years ago a friend was aghast when he saw the cylinder head from my Cosworth Vega on the kitchen counter where I was measuring valve guides.

Heck, the thing had just spent 12 hours in an ultrasonic tank and was probably cleaner that the stuff in most kitchens.

Duke

[John D.]

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Jerry, While your on the ignition project throw the distributor cap in the dishwasher too. I have washed a lot of ugly distributor caps in the old Maytag. They come out pretty.
Since I don't have a wife no mo (there is a God) I wash a lot of car parts in my dishwasher. But be careful though as that soap is some strong stuff. When I take apart a filthy FI unit I put most of my greasy tools in the dishwasher. Boy they come out nice.
Like Duke I also cook a lot of parts in my ultrasonic cleaner. You can't beat ultrasonics for cleaning parts. It has a heater and will clean most anything to perfection. But it is more fun to throw crap in the Maytag as in the olden days I woulda heard about it for sure. JD

[Stuart F.]

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I baked some enameled parts just yesterday with full knowledge of the wife. Her only concern was for her cookie sheet that I was using. I assured her it was all right because I was covering it with aluminum foil. After I was done, I didn't even wash the cookie sheet. Do you suppose the next batch of cookies will taste funny? NO.

Stu Fox

[Alan S.]

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John,
You said you put all kinds of parts in the DISHWASHER. Don't you mean you put them in the PARTSWASHER, that happens to be in the KITCHEN?
Regards,
Alan

[Chuck S.]

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Thank heavens my wife doesn't get on this forum.

Having lots of fun,

Better go over that dishwasher like a forensic scientist committing the perfect murder...the tiniest bit of remaining evidence can trip you up.

Once, I found a beer bottle cap under my sofa (not my brand). I turned on my "Parent Vision" to put two-and-two together. During interrogation, my teenage son gave it up that he had hosted a little get-together for his worthless pals while I was out of town on a business trip. If he threw any more parties, he cleaned up better after that.

[Chuck S.]

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I have found that the shower in the master bedroom is a great place to paint small parts. I hope that you find this tip helpful...........

[Stuart F.]

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Chuck;

Do you take a shower at the same time?? Wow! Doesn't that make the ambient a little too humid for painting?

Stu Fox

[Ridge K.]

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[Christopher R.]

But Seriously, Folks

What happens if you do bake parts in your kitchen oven?

I've got to bake some special paint on exhaust manifolds. 3 step process. So many minutes at so many degrees. Changing times and temperatures during the 3 steps. While it can be done on the car, it'd make my life so much easier if I could do it in the oven.

[John D.]

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John,
You said you put all kinds of parts in the DISHWASHER. Don't you mean you put them in the PARTSWASHER, that happens to be in the KITCHEN?
Regards,
Alan

Alan, Ain't no fun washing parts in the dishwasher as no one here to bitch about it. One time many years ago I put some greasy FI parts in my brothers dishwasher and then spent the rest of the day cleaning all the grease out of the thing. No I have a nice parts washer in the shop. I don't use anything that is flammable though. Just Zep cleaners available from Home Depot and a swamp supplier.

I just remembered a story. When I was in the restauant business I used to wash FI castings late at night in the commerical dishwasher. Did a very nice job back then. Course that was before the days of painted units from ebay. Those pretty pics you see are worth a thousand words as the oldadage goes. Well a 1000 words is not enough. John D.

[John D.]

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I baked some enameled parts just yesterday with full knowledge of the wife. Her only concern was for her cookie sheet that I was using. I assured her it was all right because I was covering it with aluminum foil. After I was done, I didn't even wash the cookie sheet. Do you suppose the next batch of cookies will taste funny? NO.

Stu Fox

Stu, Now if you would pay attention old friend you wouldn't have to bake those enamed parts in the cookie oven. Remember someone said they are supposed to be naked. Maybe blackened though.
I don't bake cookies myself. But yesterday I did bake a nice loaf of bread in my bread machine.

Go in the kitchen a get a box of baking soda. sprinkle it on a really greasy part and let it set for a while. Then rinse it off with hot water. Good first step. In the kitchen if your broiler pan is trashed. Sprinkle baking soda on it and let it set over night. Grease comes right off. I got a 100 of them. JD