Soda blasting question...

[sweet_baby_james]

I have an air compressor and a soda blasting kit that I use at home for cleaning up small components, carb parts etc. Whilst it is very effective, it is a little messy and I don't think I have the capacity to do large components such as the crankcase, block cylinder head etc.

So I am going to take these parts to a professional outfit and have them blasted (the PO had sprayed them all black). My question is, do I need to take out the rocker arms to have the cylinder head cover blasted? I cannot get the plastic wedges out that would free up the rocker arms and allow them to be removed. So if I can leave them in without the risk of them getting damaged during the soda blasting it would save me headache of trying to remove the wedges.

You opinions would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[neevo]

Soda: I would say you can leave it all in there.

Anything else. Definitely not!

 

[AlphaDogChoppers]

Soda blasting won't hurt anything. Just wash it well with hot water afterward.

 

[sweet_baby_james]

Great, thanks for the input. Would it be ok to blast the piston and valves to remove carbon deposits?

And is anyone familiar with dry ice blasting?

 

[neevo]

Great, thanks for the input. Would it be ok to blast the piston and valves to remove carbon deposits?

And is anyone familiar with dry ice blasting?

Yeah go for it.

Sorry can't answer the other question as I've not used it before.

 

[ronnie]

Are you planning on attempting to use dry ice? Use soda and be done with the crud... Can't over think it man or be different for the sake of being different.