People generally take great care of the wheels and paint of their car but often neglect to notice what’s going on underneath the shiny exterior. While driving, it is a good idea to restore some of the quality cleanliness so that your car can give you the maximum functionality for the longest time. So before you indulge in professional wand wash Calgary you might want to follow and use the techniques given here to clean the parts by yourself at your own garage.
Hot water – Instead of cold water or water at room temperature, use the winning combination of hot water and soap which will help take the grime and grease off better. Check if you can use your household water heater and whether it is located near the garage. Take a hose and while washing turn on your heater to use it. Take good detergent or dish-washing liquid. You can also buy hose sprayer from hardware stores to suck cleanser into streams. Use some kind of scrub brush and your parts will be left cleaned.
Solvent-based solutions – There are times that baked-on grunge simply cannot be removed by water and soap and to tackle that solvent-based solutions are the key. Kerosene or gasoline and such other mineral spirits are best for that purpose. It is best to be very careful with it as they can soak in the skin and can dissolve non-metal parts really fast. Do use scrub brushes with nylon, steel and brass bristles as well as scotch-brite pads.
Brake Cleaner or Trichloroethylene – This works really well on most things but this should be used very rarely as it may cause liver damage if the fumes are inhaled or your skin soaks it. Some other options are also available which does not have the same ill-effects.
Media blasting – Media blasting cabinets are within the reach of everyone and there are a number of blasting media that can remove any article- whether sand or natural silica, glass beads, plastic beads, etc. This is perfect to remove those stubborn grease that stick to your car parts. However, low pressure must be used from the air compressor.
Caustic bath – Generally caustic baths lie in the domain of professional wand wash Calgary services but the materials can be easily bought and you can do it it by yourself. However, you must be very careful while handling it. Also remember that this cleaner dissolves aluminium so before putting anything into it you have to be very careful, especially keep carburettors apart as they consist of aluminium alloys. Nickel or cadmium plated things should also be kept aside.
Electrolytic rust removal – Electrolytic rust removal is yet another new technique used these days. Simply dissolve some baking soda in water, hang the part in that and run electricity through the water with the help of carbon electrode. The rust is dissolved due to the operation of reverse plating. Electrolysis kits are available easily from many restoration houses or your very own set-up can be made easily.
Professionals have some tools with them that make for very effective cleaning. The primary tool that aids them is their giant dishwasher which uses detergent and boiling hot water, easily washing any engine block. But with some household tools and materials you can also have perfectly clean car parts.
