[TR] restoring/cleaning the plastic radiator overflow bottle

[Dixie4]

Dave,

It may sound too simple but a complete submersion in cheapo household bleach 
for 48 hours worked for me. After treatment I noticed that the rad expansion 
bottle was slightly yellowed on the outside. A very light sanding on the 
outside with fine wet/dry paper worked perfectly. Bright white is for repro 
bottles only, the original ones were always an off white slightly creamy 
colour.
Oh! and by the way pour the bleach back in the bottle and use down the 
toilet in the normal way.
That is real recycling.
Regards,
Adrian
1966 TR4A CT64306 O
Wales UK
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Connitt" <dconnitt at fuse.net>
To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 6:21 PM
Subject: [TR] restoring/cleaning the plastic radiator overflow bottle


> List,
> Does anyone have any suggestions on cleaning/restoring my radiator 
> overflow
> bottle? I might also add that I have the original windshield washer fluid
> bottle and would really like to use that too. The radiator overflow bottle
> looks like it has the usual rust and coolant residue inside it so I was 
> kind
> of leaning towards trying CLR or something like that..
> I already zinc plated the two original mounting brackets, now the original
> bottles REALLY look crappy...
> Thanks in advance,
> Dave Connitt
> '67 TR4A IRS
> http://home.fuse..net/davestr4a
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