removing carbon

[Snake]

The pistons have a little carbon on them.What is a safe way to remove it,steel wool ?.

 

[71DartGuy]

Carb Cleaner and a nice clean rag? Worked on mine but it wasnt too bad to begin with.

 

[Snake]

cool thanks 71dartguy,I just found a can of carb cleaner in an old box.Worth a try.Anybody else got tips.

 

[Prine]

Pistons in the block? Or Pistons removed?

If removed, a drill and wire wheel works good. If in the block, and don't want to get carbon everywhere, carb cleaner or gasoline and a small wire brush. I wouldn't recommend steel wool cause little steel bits will tear off and get everywhere.

When reusing pistons for a build, I always used a worn out ring with one end Ground to a point to clean the ring lands....and pistons are pretty tough, small scratches won't hurt them.....Now that don't mean gouges on the skirt are okay, but small scratches on the dome, or ring lands won't hurt anything.

Hope that helps.

 

[340sFastback]

When I took the heads off mine I used Brake Parts Cleaner and paper towels and the carbon came right off.

 

[rumblefish360]

NIce, lookie nice and shiiiinnnny!

I'm currently dunking a set, (KB-107's) one piston at a time into a small can of carb cleaner. I have used the spray cans before with a wire brush.
One piston came out discolored (Bronzie/brass-ish) after a forgot about it for a week. But the carbon just wiped right off.

 

[needsaresto]

I like to use the 3M Roloc discs and my die grinder. Cleans em up beautiful!

 

[1qwikScamp]

im with prine i have always used carb cleaner or brake cleaner and a small wire brush if they are in the block works great