Super greasy Oliver

I am going to get into the painting of the Oliver. Its my first attaempt at any body work or restoration. I have all mechanical issues and leaks fixed, which is a really nice feeling. There is some serious thick gunk on the top of the tranny and on the 3ph arms etc. The oil seals in the cross shaft of the 3ph have leaked likely for 20 years.

What kind of process do you guys do to prep you tractors. I am looking for clean but I am not super anal about perfect clean one might say. I want to do a bunch of tractors at once to show other oil leaks I need to fix on the deeres, so I wonder what you guys think about the steam cleaning units that can be rented. Is that a good way? I have a small sand blaster, but I dont want to get sand into everything if there is another way, (other than scraping!!!!)

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Then use some grease cleaner (aka motor cleaner) sold at the auto parts store . Rinse it again.

Then use oven cleaner again.

If you really want to get radical use aircraft paint striper from Auto Zone. However keep it away from rubber seals and don’t let it drift and get on the hood of your pickup. Trust me, I know!!

I have better results using the oven cleaner by using it in direct sunlight on a hot day. Spray it one fairly liberal, and let it work for 15 to 30 minutes. Then power wash all of it off! BE sure to wash it down real good.

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You will still likely need to do some scaping but with a solvent it should be less.