Cleaning radiators

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Edited Date/Time 11/17/2014 6:35pm
What's the best way to clean radiators I recently just bought a cr125 from Oklahoma and there staind with red dirt
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jhansen510 11/16/2014 7:59pm
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Soda blast or solvent tank/ultrasonic cleaner.
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reded 11/16/2014 8:36pm
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Aluma Kleen

Spray on, let sit a few minutes, hose off. Looks brand new.

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rmartin517 11/17/2014 6:52am
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NAPA sells a product called alluminum brightner. It's really good on alluminum. I would take the radiators off though and spray it on them off the bike. Really good stuff I use it on all my cr's.

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O___o 11/17/2014 7:45am
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rmartin517 wrote:
NAPA sells a product called alluminum brightner. It's really good on alluminum. I would take the radiators off though and spray it on them off the...
NAPA sells a product called alluminum brightner. It's really good on alluminum. I would take the radiators off though and spray it on them off the bike. Really good stuff I use it on all my cr's.
this.

remove radiator, submerge in a 50/50 solution of this and water. remove after 5 minutes. will look better than new.
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notme 11/17/2014 8:53am
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Have you guys tried either of those on hubs? As an alternative to soda blasting....
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reded 11/17/2014 9:52am
11/17/2014 9:52am Edited Date/Time 11/17/2014 9:54am
Works great on hubs, master cyls, pretty much anything that's bare aluminum. Take the wheels off and lay them down tho. If it hits the rims they'll look like shit....forever.
deltamotocross 11/17/2014 6:35pm
11/17/2014 6:35pm Edited Date/Time 11/17/2014 6:36pm
Oven cleaner.
Spray it on (after you take them off), let sit for 3-5 mins, and rinse completely and repeat if necesary.
Done it several times on my radiators and they look brand new agagain.. As stated earlier, alumabrite works great too.

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