Re: [Amc-list] gooey stuff what the heck is that?

["Armand Eshleman" <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A million thanks Tom,

I am pretty sure I will be relying heavily on you, Tom, and several others
on this list once I really get into this
A/C install. I understand the concept of how A/C works and all, I've just
never really messed with it in the past.

Now I'm wondering (because Ramble Mentality has set in) how much of the
cleaning and rebuilding of the components
I can do myself.

Please interject answers between these questions. And this is open to anyone
who can help.



1. What cleaner or solvent should be used? Would CRC Brake Clean work?



2. If I flush out the interior of the condenser and evaporator coils with
the appropriate cleaner/solvent,
    What should I use to clean the exterior of these coils. I need to remove
the old finish (black paint),
     straighten the fins between the tubes, and then repaint the condenser
coil with what kind of paint?



3. What would you suggest I use in and around the heater core box and the
A/C box to insure that there
     is no residual mousy smell? ( fricken mice, stick the heck out of
everything good)


4. Have any of you ever had one of these heater core or A/C boxes completely
disassembled right down to
    removing the little rivets? Where did you find matching or nearly
matching rivets and what tool did you set the
    new rivets with?

Thanks for the help,

Armand





Tom wrote......


> A brain fart prevents me from remembering the name of the stuff, but you
> can buy it at auto A/C places like ACsource.com. It comes as a thick
> tape with a plastic backing you peel off.
>
> It's good around irregular shapes like expansion valves etc.
>

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