cleaned up a lower (56k warn)

[kwick6]

I was surprised how good it came out, theres a couple little spots I missed oh well its hard to see in there when the sand is spraying.

I wonder if that clearcoat that eastwood sells would keep it from getting caked with dirt/oil again? I guess the issue would be how much heat the clear can stand up to.

 

[VermontTy]

You missed a spot. :rotf:

I'm unsure of Eastwoods line, but I know I've seen and used clear engine paint before. It'd designed for stuff just like this; Hi-Temp. Dunno the degree rating, but I bought it back in the day at the NAPA I worked at. Maybe Duplicolor made it?

It didn't keep oil and stuff from sticking to it, but made cleanup a helluva lot easier.

 

[Berra]

Cleaned...

Cleaned...

I use the Mercruiser marine clearcoat. It's the best on spray can you get!
You can also powder coat, thats the very best way to go. Extremely strong surface!

 

[MikeRenz]

did you use sand or bead?

 

[SpoolingTurbo6]

re

re

Powdercoat it clear....My $0.02

 

[kwick6]

did you use sand or bead?

sand

 

[Captain Morgan]

Re: re

Re: re

Powdercoat it clear....My $0.02

:stupid:

 

[MikeRenz]

did you use sand or bead?

sand

how do you plan on cleaning out all the sand before you put that on an engine?

 

[2kwik4u]

how do you plan on cleaning out all the sand before you put that on an engine?

Water works well.....So does brake parts cleaner....I actually think compressed air will get 99% of it out.

*edit*

Not real sure why he left something screwed into every hole though. The blasting shouldn't remove enough material to hurt the threads, altough that coolant temp sensor looks hosed

 

[MikeRenz]

how do you plan on cleaning out all the sand before you put that on an engine?

I actually think compressed air will get 99% of it out.

i disagree w/ that. Maybe carb/brake cleaner would do the best....but there are just so many crevises and pores in the aluminum that i wouldn't to knowlingly put sand through my motor.

Of course that'd require my motor to run from time to time :lol:

 

[2kwik4u]

i disagree w/ that. Maybe carb/brake cleaner would do the best....but there are just so many crevises and pores in the aluminum that i wouldn't to knowlingly put sand through my motor.

Of course that'd require my motor to run from time to time :lol:

Ideally you only have to worry about 12 ports (6 air, 6 fuel), and hte front water passage.......All of which you can touch about 99% of the surface with your hand, and that will knock off the majority of the sand left. I would have no problem installing an intake that had been "blown off" with air onto a motor. The chances of any significant amount of sand getting in there are remote at best IMO. Perhaps a grain or two, and while that can ruin an engine fi it gets caught in a bearing or other such surface, I would be willling to bet that it woudn't do anymore harm than the tiny metal shavings that are created upon first start up.


To be 100% safe though.....brake clean or water are the way to go, I agree. With using some sort of parts cleaning machine as the 200% ideal way to get it ready for install.

 

[kwick6]

how do you plan on cleaning out all the sand before you put that on an engine?

Water works well.....So does brake parts cleaner....I actually think compressed air will get 99% of it out.

*edit*

Not real sure why he left something screwed into every hole though. The blasting shouldn't remove enough material to hurt the threads, altough that coolant temp sensor looks hosed

compressed air works.

I just left it the way it was shipped to me by dubb. The coolant sensor was already hosed, and I don't care about the rest of the little stuff.

i disagree w/ that. Maybe carb/brake cleaner would do the best....but there are just so many crevises and pores in the aluminum that i wouldn't to knowlingly put sand through my motor.

Of course that'd require my motor to run from time to time

the sand falls off, doesn't cling to or in anyway stay on the intake. To be sure it all came off I hit it with compressed air, theres not a grain of sand thats left on it.

This part is like brand new after the blasting, and if you held it in your hands you'd know there is no possibility of any sand remaining on the piece.

 

[MikeRenz]

i'll stick to bead blasting:

 

[warmpancakes]

Just toss it in the dishwasher to clean it a little extra soap and the heated dry and it will be sand free, plus its labor free.

 

[MikeRenz]

Just toss it in the dishwasher to clean it a little extra soap and the heated dry and it will be sand free, plus its labor free.

or hang it from a peircing and take a nice long hot shower :lol:

 

[Mkid]

Powder coated mine...crome with a clear coat.

 

[kwick6]

Just toss it in the dishwasher to clean it a little extra soap and the heated dry and it will be sand free, plus its labor free.

or hang it from a peircing and take a nice long hot shower :lol:

or take a bath with it.... since you prefer the tubs. :rotf:

 

[MikeRenz]

Just toss it in the dishwasher to clean it a little extra soap and the heated dry and it will be sand free, plus its labor free.

or hang it from a peircing and take a nice long hot shower :lol:

or take a bath with it.... since you prefer the tubs. :rotf:

:tup: