media blasting?
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hey thanks, tom at cyclewerks is taking it apart to install the big bore kit,the jugs were covered in blk paint , i just stripped the paint , but it still looks dark, i think only blasting will take it all off,on another topic, does anybody know if a honda starter motor is mad of aluminum?, i'd like to clean mine up by polishing, but if it's steel then i'd have to paint,Tintin said:
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locO leoN said:
Yes, I'm getting a blasting cage and air compressor. it's on delay as I have to pay for a trip to europe first.
You should get the valves reseated and the guides checked while you're at it too. The machine shop (again, Gord Bush is highly recommended) will do it all and blast it all clean for you.
The bottom end is a different question. Are you splitting the engine cases etc.? If not, you can still clean them up and paint them. I stripped black spray paint off mine and sanded them down to bare aluminum. Wasn't easy, and still some ways to go.
I may still end up painting them, but more likely I'll just clean them up some more and leave them. I may pick up another bottom end to do up right - split the cases, clean and refurbish everything, refinish the cases and then swap the top end off my engine onto it or build another complete engine.
The bottom end is a different question. Are you splitting the engine cases etc.? If not, you can still clean them up and paint them. I stripped black spray paint off mine and sanded them down to bare aluminum. Wasn't easy, and still some ways to go.
I may still end up painting them, but more likely I'll just clean them up some more and leave them. I may pick up another bottom end to do up right - split the cases, clean and refurbish everything, refinish the cases and then swap the top end off my engine onto it or build another complete engine.
If you can get it bead blasted that's the way to go. Then I'd seriously consider a high-temp engine paint. Don't think clearcoating it will help much after that and would just serve to retain more heat.
My engine cases at this point are mostly free of any finish - just bare aluminum. Will not likely look nice for long though. If I was splitting the engine cases I'd for sure get them properly blasted (NOT sand blasted) and then I'd paint them and cure them properly in an oven.
My engine cases at this point are mostly free of any finish - just bare aluminum. Will not likely look nice for long though. If I was splitting the engine cases I'd for sure get them properly blasted (NOT sand blasted) and then I'd paint them and cure them properly in an oven.
