SCIROCCO: Cleaning the engine bay?

[Marc Getty <marc@getty.net>]

I have had the pleasure of working with a product simply called "cleaner -
degreaser" made by Montgomery-Kone for use by it's employees. It is not sold
retail, or wholesale as far as I can tell, and there is no list of ingredients
anywhere on the container. It is a soap that is not an irritant, and it eats
through anything oil based at an incredibly ridiculous rate. It's so strong that
you can not use it on blacktop surfaces because it will eat right through the
blacktop in a few minutes.

Anyone out there know any more information about this stuff? It's a water based
clear soap and it's a product available only to the employees of Montgomery-Kone
as far as I know. There has to be a generally available wholesale or retail
version of this super soap.

-Marc

'74 Volkswagen Thing - http://getty.net/thing/ - http://vwthing.org
'84 Volkswagen Jetta GLi SLC - for sale, $800 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
'87 Volkswagen Scirocco - just got it on Friday July 2, 1999!

> I have been using a product called "Gunk Heavy Duty Engine Degreaser" for
> years with excellent results.  Get two cans if your engine is really dirty.
> Just hose the Gunk on liberally and rinse off with a pressure washer after
> 15 minutes. I just did this yesterday and didn't cover anything.  The car
> started right up after.
> Just make sure not to get the foaming stuff, it sucks.

> > > all this talk about cleaning the engine bay (and looking at mine - not
> > > too bad, but it is a bit dirty from the engine bay work and the resulting
> > > coolant, oil, grease, etc...) has got me wondering... what's the best way
> > > to clean it? i live close to one of those outdoor quarter-operated car
> > > washed with the power jet wash (water, soapy water, foam, etc..)
> > > if i cover up the distr, alt. can i go wild and spray some engine
> > > degreaser and go crazy?

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