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My stupidity = odd problem

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Ok, here is the deal. I rinsed off the outside of my radiator with tap water. I didn't think much about it because it was the outside. However, I didn't realize that it would hold so much water between the fins (silly surface tension, arr!). I didn't realize that it would be such a big deal until after I let it dry and found that the bottom side (from the way it was laying) has what appears to be lime deposits formed in there. Not good. And much of it I can't even get at to scrub out because of the way the screw holes are located (it's one of the 120mm sized ones, danger den I believe).
So what can I do? I searched the forum and saw someone mention having it "boiled clean" at a radiator shop, would that affect the paint? Anything I can do myself? Maybe some de-limer or something? Any thoughts?
 
Is it a white buildup?

You can do 2 things, either use CLR...

Or re-rinse it again (like SOAK it in hot water) and this time, rather than letting it sit, take it out on a date. Grab the thing by it's plenum chamber (the part where water enters and exits) and swing/whip/fling it around until it's almost totally dry from you forcefully removing all the water.

I did this twice before it worked... so, you'll have to see what works for yourself :).
 
I tried that Unknown One, and it didnt really help...

THe alcohol dried and left a white haze :p.
 
My $.02 input;
Get distilled and de-minerialized water (this is so your not adding more into the problem), I would try liquid soap and warm up the water. Wash it around and or try the soap and water mix with CLR.

However CLR is seriously strong stuff! It will take the paint off
 
Forget about the deposits and slap it back in your computer. By the time it causes a problem you will have changed your H20 many times over.
 
Hey TN, I havn't seen you around for awhile.

I think he means the white deposits are stuck inbetween the fins on his Rad, at least, that's what I took from it.

When this happened to me, it seriously blocked airflow, and had a negative impact on my load temps (after about an hour or so) of at least 4'c...
 
In that case, compressed air works wonders. Barring that you can hang your radiator out the car window doing about 80. ;)
 
Yea, it's white deposits. A hot bath should do the trick I think.
Yes, it's on the outside of the radiator between the fins, so it would block the airflow as someone said. I'll look at the CLR but I don't want to remove the paint either, so maybe the alcohol is another option.
Yes, compressed air is great, I think a high-pressure hotwater hose might work too. Clean it with high-pressure regular water and then rinse it right away in "good" water? I'll look it over. Thanks for the help.
 
Actually, I wouldn't really worry too much about using "good water" for the final rinse unless you've got particularly nasty well water or something. It's a good idea, but I think what would be much more valuable would be sitting down with a blow dryer and giving that thing some thorough TLC after the cleaning is done. Blow all the water out with hot air - the faster the better - instead of letting it evaporate.
 
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