Expansion Bottle Clean
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Expansion Bottle Clean
Just a quick expansion bottle clean, using just washing up liquid, amazing what that stuff takes off. Took a couple of hours, but that includes taking pics and deliberating which flamin tea towel I dare to post up on here!
Nice and clean for a couple of years til it's coolant change time again.
Items used -
1. Warm water
2. Washing up liquid
3. Kitchen sink
4. Scouring pad
5. Baby's bottle brushes (£2 for several from local ethnic minority shop)
6. Cup of tea (for celebratory purposes)
Nice and clean for a couple of years til it's coolant change time again.
Items used -
1. Warm water
2. Washing up liquid
3. Kitchen sink
4. Scouring pad
5. Baby's bottle brushes (£2 for several from local ethnic minority shop)
6. Cup of tea (for celebratory purposes)
Re: Expansion Bottle Clean
Nice one Paul
A cheap and cheerful job
P.S, Nice Tea Towel
A cheap and cheerful job
P.S, Nice Tea Towel
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Re: Expansion Bottle Clean
Now that’s a posh tea towel Paul a little more upmarket , nice job it’s amazing how dirty they get .
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Re: Expansion Bottle Clean
Thanks guys.
With the tea towel I went for the quintessential British deck chair look Love the British sea-side.
With the tea towel I went for the quintessential British deck chair look Love the British sea-side.
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Wow ! Brilliant job Paul. What a difference it has made. Great job matepbar wrote:Just a quick expansion bottle clean, using just washing up liquid, amazing what that stuff takes off.
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Thank you Nick. Put it back on the car last night, think I should clean the rest of the engine bay now
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Once you start down this road mate it can get very lonnnngggggggg and winding Paul not that I am saying your Laser is in need of lots of work mate as from the glimpses I have seen of it your Laser is a credit to you matepbar wrote:think I should clean the rest of the engine bay now
I find when I start on a simple cleaning job or project it always turns out to be much bigger due to my OCD kicking in
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Re: Expansion Bottle Clean
Dishwasher...
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Re: Expansion Bottle Clean
Personally I wouldn't really feel at ease placing 30 year old plastics in a modern 170 degrees Fahrenheit kitchen appliance with spinning arms and water jets.
Re: Expansion Bottle Clean
The dishwasher in our house is perfectly safe....Mepbar wrote:Personally I wouldn't really feel at ease placing 30 year old plastics in a modern 170 degrees Fahrenheit kitchen appliance with spinning arms and water jets.
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Andy every woman wants a dishwasher . They also come with woman only instructions treat the wife Andy your never look back .
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Re: Expansion Bottle Clean
But Fairy Liquid keeps my hands so softJasonmarie wrote:Andy every woman wants a dishwasher . They also come with woman only instructions treat the wife Andy your never look back .
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Kitchen sink eh. Blimey. I'm sure I wouldn't be allowed within several yards of the kitchen sink with anything Capri related in my handspbar wrote:
Items used -
3. Kitchen sink
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very true I always have things that need the sink on hold untill the wife goes out thank god never been caught yet
Did here your hands were soft Andy
Did here your hands were soft Andy
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Hehe I clean up after myself Peter so I'm a good boy. For larger parts the bath comes in very handy!Peter-S wrote:Kitchen sink eh. Blimey. I'm sure I wouldn't be allowed within several yards of the kitchen sink with anything Capri related in my handspbar wrote:
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3. Kitchen sink
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Re: Expansion Bottle Clean
Looks great. I did the same thing a few weeks back.
pbar wrote:Just a quick expansion bottle clean, using just washing up liquid, amazing what that stuff takes off. Took a couple of hours, but that includes taking pics and deliberating which flamin tea towel I dare to post up on here!
Nice and clean for a couple of years til it's coolant change time again.
Items used -
1. Warm water
2. Washing up liquid
3. Kitchen sink
4. Scouring pad
5. Baby's bottle brushes (£2 for several from local ethnic minority shop)
6. Cup of tea (for celebratory purposes)
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Re: Expansion Bottle Clean
Currently in the process of doing mine. I've gone for the rice & water method as I have no baby bottle brushes to hand. Seems to be doing a good job so far.
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Re: Expansion Bottle Clean
Brooksy wrote: Looks great. I did the same thing a few weeks back.
pbar wrote:Just a quick expansion bottle clean, using just washing up liquid, amazing what that stuff takes off. Took a couple of hours, but that includes taking pics and deliberating which flamin tea towel I dare to post up on here!
Nice and clean for a couple of years til it's coolant change time again.
Items used -
1. Warm water
2. Washing up liquid
3. Kitchen sink
4. Scouring pad
5. Baby's bottle brushes (£2 for several from local ethnic minority shop)
6. Cup of tea (for celebratory purposes)
All I see the Devon Tea Towel there was that a trago mills one ?
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All I see the Devon Tea Towel there was that a trago mills one ?[/quote]
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Re: Expansion Bottle Clean
Good alternative method!2litreScapri wrote:Currently in the process of doing mine. I've gone for the rice & water method as I have no baby bottle brushes to hand. Seems to be doing a good job so far.