will white spirit damage the rocker

[Glytch]

Just got my XE home and am absolutly chuffed to bits with it, except one thing. Someone's done a really crap job of painting the rocker cover.

Am i safe to strip it with white spirits or will it have an adverse affect with metal?

i could try using wire wool and soapy water but dont want to scratch it and i know the salt in soap will encourage rusting.

[retrosi]

why dont you use fine wet and dry to remove any runs muck etc in the cover and also to key it and paint over the top..give it a couple of coats and then laquer it and jobs done! just go to finer paper to obtain a scratch free finish

[Ste_Nova]

it won't rust... it's alloy

.... i'd be more bothered about all the bits your missing!!!


p.s. who's fitting it?

[Glytch]

why ste are u offering?

guess ur right, should get the other bits first but i left my job last week and its one of the jobs that i can do before the cash flow returns.

I was gonna try and fit it my self, ive done straight gsi swaps, and done engine swaps in ford escorts. SO i have a little experience, first conversion though.

Front leg's been bashed in (cheers for the pics ste) hole for the clutch cable's been bent over and the engine's come out of a nova so all the wiring should be pretty simple.

Am i right in thinking that the ecu needs to go in the drivers foot well?

[Ste_Nova]

yup

[phil_sorensen]

You should be okay to use white spirit on it, just rinse it off with water afterwards. Wouldn't have thought it will have an effect on the metal.