Car Parts In Dishwasher

[turbo ute79]

I thought some people might find this funny. my brother who has an lc torana washed his intake manifold in the dishwasher. it had been bead blasted I think and he thought it would be the best way to make sure all the beads were removed. apparently he now has to put 2 cycles through it with double the amount of soap. my fiance commented that it is quite obvious that he is a single bloke and that their is no way I would ever get away with washing car parts in the dishwasher. (although I did rebuild a dirtbike engine or 2 in the lounge before she came along ha ha) does anyone else have similar experiences with using household items to work on cars/motorbikes

[FastR1Red]

YUp, I clean my two stroke bike bits in a pot on the stove.

Put the bits in the pot, cover them with water, add 2 or 3 teaspoons of dishwashing powder, it MUST be powder, and bring to the boil. Let boil for about 10-15 minutes then take em out and rinse in hot water.

Mate, your bits come out shiny and all brand new.

Note, I do this regularly but only when the wife is not home!

[turbo ute79]

that's gold mate. I also use my our good forks for changing mountain bike tires as sometimes when they are new they are had to get onto the rim

[Panda Eyes]

I used the hooded bbq to heat my headlights so I could open them....

[ZAP]

used the dishwasher for cleaning all sorts of stuff including my tools after a very dirty job on an old car.

Also use the washer to wash the rags, as I get many uses out of them. This is very handy for polishing rags.

[RegSpec]

Ive got a photo around somewhere of one of my mates (who currently runs a V8 supercar).....

back in his production car days.......washing down an engine block in his bathtub

When I first met him back in about 92'....he was renting an old house over in Auburn, wall to wall car parts and he'd converted the dining room into a workshop.....

[Dagabond]

  On 31/05/2010 at 12:52 PM, ZAP said:

Also use the washer to wash the rags, as I get many uses out of them. This is very handy for polishing rags.

Just dont use it for your Chamois... ....unless you need a 2" x 2" chamois for all those tight spots...

[turbotrana]

I use the kitchen oven to bake ceramic coated turbines and manifolds that fit. I just dont do it when anyone is home so no one knows.

I store all my sealants in the fridge also and use the stove to check thermostats.

The best thing to clean parts is just a cheap $150 electric high pressure sprayer and some degreaser. But a dishwasher would be good for small parts.

I've stolen all the kitchen laddles as these are good for getting a little paint out of full paint tins without spilling paint everywhere.

[BFBlake]

I left my KTM carby parts in amonst the dishes for my mum to scrub once.... Yer im a bad son

[bjc]

Not car parts but I once used the convection microwave oven to heat up PVC piping so I could flare the ends over a VB tally bottle for ports on my subwoofer box!

Also forgot to add we bake our RC engines in the oven to remove the bearings and drop in new ones that have been in the freezer...

Edited 02/06/10 01:32 PM by bjc