Gasket Removal

[aphid]

Hey,

Just wondering if anybody has any tips / tricks in cleaning the shit off that the head gasket leaves caked behind on the block/head.. don't really want to use anything too abrasive and scratch the surfaces, i was thinking more along the lines of decent solvents? any ideas?

cheers guys,

mark

[Craved]

i have a can of spray gasket stripper that i have used with a scotch brite pad, you can buy little cleaning pads for use with die grinders that have a scotch brite material on them as well

start off with a razor blade, then try the pads

[tridentt150v]

I use a piece of copper pipe bashed flat at one end and filed sharp. A strip of soft alloy will do the same. It's softer than the block metal and so doesn't scratch it. But gasket stripper, petrol or thinners are good for the close clean up, I always finish with a soft linish and thinners to get it uber clean.

[aphid]

thanks for the advice guys, i ended up using steel wool with the dust extractor going hard out, i'm going to finish it of with a bit of petrol to get the stubborn bits off