Removing Diesel Soot From Loader Frame

[Industrial Toys]

Any experience on what cuts black Diesel soot on a Loader frame? I have tried industrial car wash solution but this isn't the answer. Something that won't hurt the paint and finish.

I have a steam genny and that might do it but would rather not mess with that thing. It's too dangerous!

My tractor is in the shop, the loader is sitting here, it's summer and I figure it would be a good time to address this.

Thanks

 

[jeff9366]

"Simple Green" works well for diesel soot removal.

 

[Fawken]

No idea. It is just going to get black again, so I wouldn't bother. Maybe gasoline would cut it. On mine it looks like the carbon is protecting the finish from exhaust heat. Kinda like those carbon tiles on the space shuttle. Well, that's the story I'll give to my date tonight when I drive the machine over to her double-wide.:laughing:

 

[davesl708]

Ditto on the Simple Green. Good car polish will help with cleanup as well.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Thanks. I looked up the product. Curious what it's based on being friendly and all. Possibly citrus.

 

[jeff9366]

Home Depot has Simple Green.

 

[Will_C]

I use Purple Power degreaser.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Sure, I could have tried different stuff. It's just so much easier when you get just the right stuff for cleaning a certain substance.

 

[Reg]

No idea. It is just going to get black again, so I wouldn't bother. Maybe gasoline would cut it. On mine it looks like the carbon is protecting the finish from exhaust heat. Kinda like those carbon tiles on the space shuttle. Well, that's the story I'll give to my date tonight when I drive the machine over to her double-wide.:laughing:

She parked down by the river, at the red neck yot club ?

 

[oosik]

The soot is the byproduct of burning a petroleum based fuel. Most any petroleum product - I use kerosene - will cut the soot.

 

[jeff9366]

I saw Simple Green at Walmart this morning.

 

[4570Man]

I haven't tried to remove it. It keeps the paint on the loader from fading, at least that is my story.

 

[ATP]

y'all are crazy..just take a cutting torch and cut out the part that's black and you don't have to wory about it no more.

 

[dusty3030]

y'all are crazy..just take a cutting torch and cut out the part that's black and you don't have to wory about it no more.

http://youtu.be/RFlCD5CYAcU

 

[ATP]

http://youtu.be/RFlCD5CYAcU

Lmao......!!!!:laughing:

 

[joeyd]

I got tired of cleaning the soot off so I modified the exhaust pipe to direct it down. Dust is much easier to clean off.

 

[ATP]

There's the right answer. ...nice

 

[Fawken]

I got tired of cleaning the soot off so I modified the exhaust pipe to direct it down. Dust is much easier to clean off.

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Good idea! But it won't be museum quality.:laughing: Actually I may do something like that myself when I get goof-proof on the TIG welding.

 

[Industrial Toys]

The loader is still parked inside and I have not gotten to the task of cleaning it. I just know from the past, that the soot is difficult to remove, even with my usual degreasers.

 

[varmint]

I have posted this before, but it's worth repeating: git yerself some Rejex, a cleaner polish made to remove jet exhaust stains from million dollar airplanes. My brother flew this for a while, and I learned about Rejex when I was visiting him and helped clean up the sides of his turbo-prop before a little trip to Key West. Not a tractor, but just kerosene soot, after all. It was stained before hand, but after cleaning / protecting, it stayed nice and white.