Original Overflow bottle holder finish

[rodster]

I'm guessing by the look of the rust coating, the factory finish for the radiator overflow bottle holder was natural?

[Under Pressure]

Yeah mine has that rustic look also. I even cleaned the inside with bleach and cleaner. It still looks rustic.

[Meotchh]

The bracket, iirc, is bare.

If you want to clean out the bottle, you can try using a media blast of walnut shells or similar without concentrating heavily in any one area. You can also try a mixture of white vinegar, baking soda, & boiling water. That will loosen up some stuff, but the media blast will leave it looking like new.

[rodster]

The bracket, iirc, is bare.

If you want to clean out the bottle, you can try using a media blast of walnut shells or similar without concentrating heavily in any one area. You can also try a mixture of white vinegar, baking soda, & boiling water. That will loosen up some stuff, but the media blast will leave it looking like new.

Thanks, the bracket is what I was questioning and thought it was bare (natural).

Bonus points for a great tip on cleaning out the bottle with blasting media. Could the media be mixed w/ water and shook to loosen the crud? Hmmmm

[Ford Builder]

That's shaken not stirred , is not someone that offer's a new replacement.

[MikeFleming]

Could the media be mixed w/ water and shook to loosen the crud? Hmmmm

Could, but you might not get the results you're looking for.

My experience with assorted blasting media in blast cabinets is the blast media must be perfectly dry. Dry walnut shells will absorb some moisture and get oil / grease out of corners and crevices of parts, while other media such as glass or alumina will merely clump and clog.

For the inside of the o/flow bottle you might be able to toss some media into the bottle and shove a semi-sealed air nozzle in there to move it around but it gets complex to let the air out. And it makes a mess.

BTW - HF also sells blast cabinets. Then all you need is a reasonable-sized compressor. Also available at HF.

[rodster]

Thanks for the info, not looking for a mess or clump and clog! I don't have any experience with blast media but hope to get a cabinet some day.

Seems there should be something to put inside and shake. Maybe a 6-32 nut cocktail. Then again maybe the crud is stain which will not come out w/o chemical help. I got mine clean enough with scrubbing and rinsing so the bracket is next.

I know folks use peroxide to whiten yellowed plastic but don't know if that would work on the bottle?

[TheSVOTrust]

Oxiclean, hydrogen peroxide 3%, H20 and mix in a clear SUNTEA jar. Place in sun for 6 hours.

Mark

[DaveS]

Oxiclean, hydrogen peroxide 3%, H20 and mix in a clear SUNTEA jar. Place in sun for 6 hours.

Mark

That's not how we make Sun Tea in the south! No wonder "you guys" talk so funny!

[Ford Builder]

I would think C L R would work the best for getting out all the gunk.

[rodster]

After clean up and more research seems I'm missing the front overflow bottle strap and not 100% sure I have the a correct bracket for the bottle. I'll post some pictures of what I have and maybe other folks with 84's can give some input.

[rodster]

Ends up I had the later style bottle on my car but fortunately I found a correct bottle and bracket from MIKE'SVO.

The bottle cleaned up nicely with some soaking, simple green and elbow grease and the hardware got a nice bath in Evaporust.

Now I'd like to know the correct hardware to go with the later style bottle since I don't think what was with the bottle is correct?

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