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gasket surface cleaning with Scotch Brite pad

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I've been struggling with some stubborn gasket pieces stuck on some surfaces during my top end rebuild.

Today I used a Scotch Brite pad and some water and scrubbed pretty hard to get some of it off of the KIPS cover.

I'm wondering if this is a okay to do since I have some other surfaces that need work.

Can I do any damage to the mating surfaces with these pads?
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I've used them works real good. I would not think it would cause any damage.
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get a razor blade and use it as a scraper along the surface. Its not that difficult to remove the old gasket material, then clean up the last bit with brake cleaner. You can also clean up the gasket surfaces with a soap stone (normally for sharpening knives on), just go slow with it. There are also gasket removers in aerosol cans at the auto part stores.

I think it would take an awful lot of rubbing in one area with a scotchbrite pad before you actually damaged it. I'd really recommend using a scraper of some sorts... will make this a lot easier for you.
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there is a gasket remover in a spray can made by 3M .or CRC make it too.
spray on .leave for 10 mins and it comes of easy peasy .
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This is a repeat of an earlier post of mine regarding gasket removing chemicals. The ones I'm familiar with are highly caustic (alkali) products which are designed for use on iron and steel joint faces. Caustic gasket removal products, or any strong alkali product for that matter, is very corrosive to aluminum, so please proceed with caution when using these products.

Speaking as a guy that spent a lifetime cleaning gasket faces on old rusty cast iron pump housings, my preferred method is to use a scraper, sharpened if necessary and tapped with a light hammer like you would do with a wood chisel, and then follow up with a good fine file to clean up any burrs and high spots. What you're wanting is a clean surface down to bare metal that is FLAT. The use of the file is what gives you that flat surface.
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Tapping a scraper on aluminum is a sure way to gouge it up quickly, as I used to do. :oops: :oops: :oops:

Try the edge of an old credit card or something plastic.

Like most cleaning procedures, start gentle, then get tougher.
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