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  1. AZDoug

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    #1 AZDoug, Jul 17, 2009
    My red wrinkle finish cam belt covers were a little greasy.

    Washed in solvent tank, that took the grease off but they still didn't look clean.

    Put them in the dishwasher with a normal detergent load. They came out real nice and clean.

    Disclaimer: Married guys probably shouldn't do this. Unless you want your wife doing barbecue over your hot engine.

    Doug
     
  2. Easyrider7467

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    #2 Easyrider7467, Jul 17, 2009
    Great idea..

    When I was detailing cars, some people had those fake spoke hubcaps...... put em in the dishwasher and VOILA....clean and shiney...
     
  3. 308 milano

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    #3 308 milano, Jul 17, 2009
    Throwing my car parts in my wifes dishwasher could get me banned from the house. lol
     
  4. Neonzapper

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    #4 Neonzapper, Jul 17, 2009
    How many of us (with plenty of tools in the garage) use a kitchen knife as a screwdriver, then put it back in the drawer?

    Honey if you're reading this, I was just asking the other guys
     
  5. Jedi

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    #5 Jedi, Jul 17, 2009
    Dishwasher is GREAT for those metal furnace filters too. Seems to work MUCH better
    when my wife is gone :D

    Jedi
     
  6. Brian Harper

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    #6 Brian Harper, Jul 17, 2009
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    Stuff goes through the dishwaser here all the time. I clean it up pretty well before it goes in with the regular stuff. If you've been married for a while it is too late for you, but bachelors, be sure to start this habit very early and get them used to it.
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  7. CliffBeer

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    #7 CliffBeer, Jul 18, 2009
    My wife also loves it when I use her steam iron to wax my skis - next thing she irons (usually some silk/cashmere thing) gets a bunch of ski wax on it.....
     
  8. Glassman

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    #8 Glassman, Jul 18, 2009
    I tried something similar to this with the oven and a pair of freshly painted cam covers. I was caught, and now I have my own oven in the garage, and my wife has a really nice new one in the house. So it was about a $900.00 day.
     
  9. davehelms

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    #9 davehelms, Jul 18, 2009
    Next to the bed and TV? Been there, have that shirt!
     
  10. doug328

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    #10 doug328, Jul 18, 2009
    Must be that soap that doesn't leave any water spots that makes the difference.
     
  11. GatorFL

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    #11 GatorFL, Jul 18, 2009
    Jet dry :)
     
  12. FLVICE

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    #12 FLVICE, Jul 18, 2009
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  13. FF8929

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    #13 FF8929, Jul 18, 2009
    Love it!!!
     
  14. DGS

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    #14 DGS, Jul 19, 2009
    My original Alfa mechanic had a kitchen oven installed in his shop office.

    When replacing valve guides, he'd put the heads in the oven, just enough to expand the aluminum.
    Then (using oven mitts) turn it upside down and shake.

    And when it wasn't cooking heads, it could always re-heat pizza. :D
     
  15. zebra308

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    #15 zebra308, Jul 19, 2009
    You snuck an orphan (Beretta, Taurus) in there!
     
  16. samba-lee

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    #16 samba-lee, Jul 19, 2009
    A local VW engine builder I know has a dishwasher in his shop and regularly has crank case halves in there :)

    Lee
     
  17. samba-lee

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    #17 samba-lee, Jul 19, 2009
    Don't want to start a gun rant but hmm... not sure what I'd need that many Glocks for, although I do have a Imperial Stormtrooper E-11 blaster of course.

    Lee
     

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