Cleaning off baked-on gaskets

billday · Dec 11, 2017

Hi everyone,

I'm refreshing some gaskets on my DOCH XS400, having a terrible time removing all traces of the original gaskets. Is there some trick I've never heard of?

Thanks in advance!

drewpy · Dec 12, 2017

heat, gasket remover, brake fluid and a blade from a Stanley knife.

xschris · Dec 12, 2017

I have used a wire brush on a dremel with good results. Use grease on your new gaskets so the next time you remove them they won't sick.

billday · Dec 12, 2017

Heat! I never thought of that. And I never knew there was a product called "Gasket Remover." Will try the Dremel too. Thanks guys.

xschris · Dec 12, 2017

For small covers I use a marble tile with sand paper on it to clean and make them flat. Just move the part in a figure 8 pattern till clean.

drewpy · Dec 14, 2017

use brass brush, less chance of gouging out the alloy

IanW · Dec 28, 2017

Put on your favourite album, grab a beer, and sit down. Cleaning off this liquid gasket from a valve cover took me an hour of careful scraping with a box cutter blade. Try to span across the surface with the whole blade all the time to ensure it does not bite into the aluminum.

Still needs one more pass...

billday · Dec 28, 2017

Yep, going slow helps, and so does the heat gun.

Cleaning off baked-on gaskets

billday

XS400 Enthusiast

drewpy

Excess twin

xschris

XS400 Guru

billday

XS400 Enthusiast

xschris

XS400 Guru

drewpy

Excess twin

IanW

IanW

billday

XS400 Enthusiast

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