Removal yellow laquer in engine bay

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Mark - 01 Dec 2006 23:17 GMT

Hi,

Has anyone found an easy way to remove the awful yellow laquer from the
engine and engine bay of a an E30? The only thing I have found so far is
steel wool and lots of time!

Thanks
Mark

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John Burns - 02 Dec 2006 11:49 GMT

> Has anyone found an easy way to remove the awful yellow laquer from the
> engine and engine bay of a an E30? The only thing I have found so far is
> steel wool and lots of time!

It's called Cosmoline. Zymol make a product specially designed to remove
it.

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Mark - 02 Dec 2006 20:49 GMT

>> Has anyone found an easy way to remove the awful yellow laquer from the
>> engine and engine bay of a an E30? The only thing I have found so far is
>> steel wool and lots of time!
>
> It's called Cosmoline. Zymol make a product specially designed to remove
> it.

Thanks for the info, found their shop online.

Cheers
Mark

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Thomas Wright - 02 Dec 2006 20:50 GMT

>>Has anyone found an easy way to remove the awful yellow laquer from the
>>engine and engine bay of a an E30? The only thing I have found so far is
>>steel wool and lots of time!
>
> It's called Cosmoline. Zymol make a product specially designed to remove
> it.

Be forewarned: If you remove it, the bare aluminum underneath will star
t to corrode. On my E30, I had to paint the valve cover, because I
didn't like the corrosion that was forming.

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