Finally Got It Up Last Night…

After hours of tweaking my rack and with the help of some grease and four come-a-longs, I raised my MG to the point of workability. I have it on tires this time instead of the width-wide padded rails I’ve utilized in the past. This will allow me to get underneath and finish cleaning off the years of congealed road muck that has adhered itself to my ’72 B. I was able to sand-blast most of it off but for the rest I’m planning on using a degreaser and scraping tools. Have any of you had luck with using a particular product for this task?

Simple Green and a wire brush (or several of them). It's biodegradable, and smells nice!

(See elsewhere for the garage aroma conversation)

Aircraft grade paint stripper. WARNING: DO NOT get it on plastic, skin, or anything not metal. and dont leave it on the metal very long at all.



Nah, I agree with Wayne. Use some simple green and some elbow grease.

I thought this was an ED commercial for VIAGRA.B)-

Purple Power.

You need some longer rails. That set up would scare the crap out of me.

Angle grinder with twisted wire cup..

If the car manages to move a few inches forward or backward, won't it come off the rails? You're going to be scraping the heck out of the underside. What's to keep you from moving the car? Man, I don't think you could get me to get under that. Wouldn't it be a lot more comfortable if you attached it to a car cradle of some kind and rolled it on its side? Then you could scrape like crazy in comfort and safety. Hate to see you injured by that thing.

The best degreaser from a long-time friend and body guy at the local Honda place says to use the cheap Easy-Off stuff from the dollar general store. It won't hurt the paint and if you let it sit long enough, it will rinse right off.

I used it in the engine compartment on my BGT and it worked like a champ.

There is a product that I've used for a long time now, with great results, called Citrol. You can get it in spray cans or by the bucket. It dilutes down 50:1 if you want. Biodegradable and initially developed for parts cleaners. Made by Schaeffer Oil. No, I don't sell it.

Great suggestions everybody!. I'm sure one of these will work for me. Thanks