If you'd like to clean and remove just the varnish and residue from your wheel cylinders (or anything else for that matter) in a more delicate manner just use an old 2nd hand stainless steel pan of sufficient size and the side burner of your outdoor barbeque grill and 'hot bath' them clean! Fill the pan with enough water to cover them, then add just a little of your favorite mild liquid detergent or degreaser like Dawn dish detergent, Lestoil, etc. Heat the water to just steaming before a boil, as heating too much creates bubbles and undesirable foaming. Shortly the hot water 'melts' the varnish/residue and the degreaser helps release it from the metal surfaces, the heavier the build-up the longer it stays in the bath. Add water as needed to keep all parts submerged until clean. A fine stainless steel or brass bristle toothbrush is also handy for cleaning stubborn areas. Then inspect and hone/polish with fine stones or wet-dry sandpaper and lubrication to your desired degree. DO NOT boil rubber or plastic parts as they will be ruined! Have a delicate vintage tin or brass kerosene (paraffin I believe in the UK) lantern with a hopelessly stuck fuel cap or burner/burner cone? The same 'hot bath' method done sufficiently will loosen it effectively and with no fear of doing any damage or harm to the fragile stuck bits or tender solder joints, and will loosen or remove any old, unwanted paint too! Got beautiful 100+ year old brass door knobs and lock plates, cast iron or brass or bronze window sash locks, sash lifts, window weight pulley assemblies, hinges, and all of them having raised and recessed fine details on them all buried under ??? many coats of God-only-knows what kinds of evil, impenetrable paint are on them, and somehow you not only want them clean but as original-looking as possible, and you don't want to spend the rest of your life trying to do it? It literally is as simple as water, a tiny bit of grease-cutting detergent, heat, and a bit of gentle, proper effort! No caustic chemicals, little to no harm to the environment or us, just the desired results. Where some of the old paint was still stubbornly clinging to parts in detail recesses, a bit of sharpened pegwood dislodged it and not only left no scratches stains or scars, but in many cases the original finish remaining needed nothing more than a bit of polishing! Best Regards, BK in USA
Hello red 2 ,how the hell are you old chap , been ages you still in Oz? Or have you come back to the sick man of Europe? As you can see ,I am still at fixing the old green kit . Hope your well ,you can find us all on Instagram as well . Keep smiling red 2 ,watch out for bandits in the sun .red 1 out.
Thanks buddy ,did you have to do much cutting about to fit the p6, I know of some with the 6354 perkins conversion ,I am toying with the idea.of converting.
