Cleaning upper valve covers

[JDPlowboy]

Has anyone figured out a more effective way of cleaning the silicone off? The best way I've found is taking a pick and scraping most of it out of groove then following up with brass wire brush, but it's so time consuming. Anyone have any other tricks?

 

[yellowchevy]

I have good luck using one of those hand tools with a razor blade bolted to it.

Yellowchevy

 

[JDPlowboy]

Ya that will clean the flat good but I'm anal on getting the groove clean

 

[duramatt05]

I put a brass brush wheel In a cordless drill.

 

[DIESELMAFIAPER.LB7]

Sand blaster.........:rofl: Just kidding

 

[RPM Motorsports]

I use a blunt end round punch. I would have never thought it would work as good as it does until one of my guys showed me. It will clean the whole groove in 30sec, then just razor the flat surface.

 

[JDPlowboy]

Hmm never thought about a punch that's right size to slide up groove

 

[295PRO]

A pair of tweezers worked perfect when I did mine. Ones that have a point on them.

 

[x MadMAX DIESEL]

Get a 3m bristle brush in a die grinder. Use the white one

 

[ScreaminDuramax]

I used the Green Roloc wheel, its a Rubber bristle brush that eats rubbers, silicone and paint without damaging the metal.

 

[JoshH]

I'm gonna have to try the punch next time I do some LB7 injectors.