Tried Tooth Paste on My Engine? - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

Erik · 11-03-2021

And all I got was a nice minty smell under the hood. I used Canadian Arm And Hammer Extreme White, and my plenum ended up neither extremely white, or even noticeably better.

Seems some long discontinued Adam?s Polishes used to be recommended around these parts, but I?m wondering what folks are using now.

rush91 · 11-04-2021

Tap water on the engine, nothing more.......Only Adams I use in engine bay is Adams tire shine for all the hoses.

JT ZR-Won · 11-09-2021

On my first '90 ZR1, I had a few stains on my plenum and cam covers. I used some cotton balls and q-tips for the tight places along with a standard rubbing compound (I think Turtle Wax made it).... lightly rubbed in the compound with 1 cotton ball and cleaned it off with another. It darkened the current gray color just a bit but looked great. It had a nice sheen on it too.

Z51JEFF · 07-29-2022

As stated COLD engine and water,I've used diluted Windex for stains. Engine even remotely warm and it will stain.

bmarcum · 01-06-2024

I have used 3m rubbing compound on the valve covers and intake to remove stains and hazing. Worked pretty well.

WydGlydJim · 01-31-2024

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Originally Posted by bmarcum

I have used 3m rubbing compound on the valve covers and intake to remove stains and hazing. Worked pretty well.

#cam covers..........

AH-ZR1 · 07-28-2024

Interesting. Good to know.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmarcum

I have used 3m rubbing compound on the valve covers and intake to remove stains and hazing. Worked pretty well.

11-03-2021	#1
Erik Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: New Brunswick Posts: 961	Tried Tooth Paste on My Engine? And all I got was a nice minty smell under the hood. I used Canadian Arm And Hammer Extreme White, and my plenum ended up neither extremely white, or even noticeably better. Seems some long discontinued Adam?s Polishes used to be recommended around these parts, but I?m wondering what folks are using now. __________________ 1990 ZR-1 # 996 "All Corvettes are red. The rest are mistakes." - John Heinricy

11-04-2021	#2
rush91 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Carterville Illinois Posts: 850	Re: Tried Tooth Paste on My Engine? Tap water on the engine, nothing more.......Only Adams I use in engine bay is Adams tire shine for all the hoses.

11-09-2021	#3
JT ZR-Won Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 138	Re: Tried Tooth Paste on My Engine? On my first '90 ZR1, I had a few stains on my plenum and cam covers. I used some cotton balls and q-tips for the tight places along with a standard rubbing compound (I think Turtle Wax made it).... lightly rubbed in the compound with 1 cotton ball and cleaned it off with another. It darkened the current gray color just a bit but looked great. It had a nice sheen on it too.

07-29-2022	#4
Z51JEFF Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fremont,Ca Posts: 3,077	Re: Tried Tooth Paste on My Engine? As stated COLD engine and water,I've used diluted Windex for stains. Engine even remotely warm and it will stain.

01-06-2024	#5
bmarcum Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Indiana Posts: 61	Re: Tried Tooth Paste on My Engine? I have used 3m rubbing compound on the valve covers and intake to remove stains and hazing. Worked pretty well.