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Yes. Just a rag or maybe some very fine, 0000 steel wool. Or a hard bristle nylon brush or a soft brass brush. But I've found that if you let the RxP sit, it'll almost wipe off.
can't seem to find it here in Montreal but will try with something similar such as http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/stp-octane-booster-0380791p.html#srp
It's not that oven cleaner is a bad thing on valves. Valves are steel not soft aluminum, so you can just stick them right in the wire wheel. Chemicals aren't bad, just not needed.
I use Würth gasket remover, industrial grade. Basically you want something with lots and lots of solvents in it and pistons and valves come out clean with little to no mechanical work. (Which usually only leads to destroying other parts in the process!)
I have the luxury of a reasonably large, heated ultrasonic bath. Before that I used organic solvents and the least amount of mechanical traumor to the parts being cleaned. Always be very wary of going the quick "power tool with a wire wheel" trick as it will often remove material from the part, in all the wrong places, faster than it removes the crud from the part.
Bear in mind that this part is about to go back into a foul environment and isn't perfect in terms of surface then you're best just getting the worst of the cacky off with fairy liquid and a good scrubing brush and refitting it unless you want to spend a long time making it perfect.
Try buying a few pints of diesel and just letting them soak for a week..... you might be surprised.
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