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Old 10-08-2003, 08:06 AM
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Default How do you get the coolant stains off your car!
So my coolant expansion tank leaked, replaced it but now I have coolant stains all over the inside of the engine compartment like this:

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I tried wiping it up with water, but it won't clean up.....anybody have any suggestions?

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Try simple green
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brake cleaner?
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If I recall I used a strong Windex type cleaner and elbow grease.
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use the same coolant in diluted form. if it works, rinse with water. wear rubber gloves and keep pets away.
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Just replaced mine last weekend and simple green at the hand bay car wash did the trick.

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Brakleen is brutal on plastic and rubber...watch it.
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It won't harm the paint finish, rubber or plastic.
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Just mix washing detergent with water in a cup. Then rub the stain with it from any cloth.
Just removed some weeks old coolant (ethyelene glycol) by this procedure
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