Soft wire wheels suitable for mating surfaces

[Cipher]

I once was in a shop where the various technicians were cleaning off gasket residue with a wire wheel.
It made for perfectly clean mating surfaces.

Does anybody here know where One can be ordered?

[raygun]

Was it something like the 3M Scotch Brite 18733 Roloc Bristle Disc 120 Grade?

https://www.google.com/search?q=3M+Scotch+Brite+18733+Roloc+Bristle+Disc+120+Grade&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

[Cipher]

No it was old school soft white metal. It would not make any marks in the metal surface just brush the old dead gasket away.
Thanks though.

[TxGSrider]

Maybe something like on this page?

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=sanding+wheel

[Nessism]

You need a fine grade wire wheel, and don't press too hard.

[rapidray]

If your past experience you are describing is on steel or cast iron, it is a LOT different than aluminum!!! DON'T ever forget that!!!
Ray.

[limeex2]

Brass wheels or cone type brush in a dremel? http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-pc-1-Cup-...0AAOSwu-BWOnjN

[eil]

A soft wire wheel might help get some gasket material off but in my (limited) experience, decades-old baked-on gasket material is often harder than aluminum and there is no power tool that will easily remove it that won't also dig into the mating surface. When that happens, you grab a single-edge blade, put on a good playlist and settle down for a couple hours.

[Dogma]

Dremel brass wire wheels left brass on top of the old gasket when I tried them. The stainless wire wheels worked, and would only mark the aluminum if I lingered. The problem was that the wheels don't last long at all, throwing little wires everywhere.

I found that I am much more likely to mark the aluminum with a blade, so I didn't like that method.