Hi. Doing my first valve cover gasket. I have tried gasket remover. Scrubbing with nylon and brass brushes. Also green pad. With both throttle cleaner and carb and choke cleaner. And this is the cleanest I can get it without scrubbing really hard with the brass brush. Also I needed to get this done today as my mechanic probably wants to come assess the car tomorrow. I do not want to make him make two trips. When I do the final wipe with cleaner on a rag I get dark rag but I can't tell if that's dirt from the engine bay or if that's just normal when you use solvent on a clean metal surface. Can I just put this together now? Please?
(The old gasket was orange, not black, and it came off very easily).
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