Using Dishwasher to clean parts

[WealdenManinKent]

Hi
Am considering using the Dishwasher to clean some aluminium parts and nuts/bolts, light lenses (separate wash) etc.
Has anyone used this before and if so did you use normal dishwasher cleaning detergent, or some other degrease etc?
Also anything that has avoided any giveaway oil smears stains, marks in machine afterwards to swmbo
Thanks in advance
Roger

[Flying stag]

A mate of mine washed a Chevvy V8 engine block in a dishwasher some years ago.

He said it came out quite well, but the dishwasher was never the same again.

[Tango1360]

Tried a couple of SU carb bodies last year for the Herald.
Seemed to work, removing the bulk of the crap.
Try it at your own risk, 'er indoors might be a little upset.
Cheers
Brian

[Bassy]

When I was racing motocross I used to regularly whack crankcases and barrels through the dishwasher. Just run an empty cycle with another tablet in it to flush away the evidence/ make it smell normal. I did used to jet wash em with a quick degrease first though! Ally parts come up great. Well crankcases do , but they arent polished of course.

[Mike Stevens]

I used the dishwasher to clean the rear light lenses. It seemed to work quite well and I didn't get caught....

Cheers,
Mike.

[1959terry]

Also anything that has avoided any giveaway oil smears stains, marks in machine afterwards to swmbo
Thanks in advance
Roger

Man up Roger, if she ain't happy tell here to use the sink😰😰😰😰😰😰😰

[mike@thenook]

I did the inlet manifold and some other ally bits a while back - works well and on the basis she uses the washing machine for washing horse related objects I don't get any complaints!

[Kingswood90]

You load of wuss's. It's half yours, use your half.
Come on put your foot down, demand equality.

FREEDOM TO THE STAG OWNERS.

[mole42]

Just watch out that the alkaline dishwasher tablets don't eat away at your aluminum parts. Light lenses and steel parts are okay.

I often clean parts of old radios in the dishwasher. Mind you, there's a new £1000 Miele going in next week, so that one might be off limits!

[Mike Stevens]

clean parts of old radios !

I wonder what sort of old radios?

Cheers,
Mike.

[edd]

The Mrs makes me laugh. If I paint a small car part in the kitchen I get oh what an awful smell can't you do that outside. I then remind her of nail varnish. Now that stinks x3 women in our house and the remover is worse. Use the dishwasher but have the excuse ready or from now one all women (and some men) will have to do the nail varnish outside.
Edd

[jakesmig]

Use the dishwasher but have the excuse ready
Edd

I've got a cracking excuse, "I bought the bloody thing".

[Seaking]

Have used a dishwasher with stag bits loads of times no complaints from Mrs just do it

cheers Glenn

[Jeff]

I just say 'but I am the dishwasher'!

[MandM]

Did my lights lens, came up well, but she got the hump when it cured the paint on my power steering pump at 30 degs, fan oven setting.