Re: cleaning parts for presentation.

In a message dated 8/13/2001 2:36:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
soavero@yahoo.com writes:


> Soda blasting, as suggested, is more gentle. If you
> can stand the stink, kerosene or gasoline is a good
> solvent. 

How about getting a gallon of carburetor cleaner from NAPA and soaking the 
piston in that stuff?  It is really good at dissolving the gunk and carbon in 
carbs, maybe it would do a super job on pistons as well?  Haven't tried it 
but makes sense to me.

--David C.