jezz Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Need to clean up my engine casings on the triple engine I bought a couple of weeks ago. The bare ally castings are blotchy from oxidisation/corrosion - what can I use to get them back to looking factory fresh-ish. I don't wanto polish, and I'm undecided what colour if any to paint the casings after I've cleaned the up. Is it just a case of getting the wet & dry out to rub of the fur??? Cheers in advance..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fran9r Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Soda blasting? There was an example on the that there tinternet of a diy approach that cost a few quid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp5 Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 (bing bong)... "Colleague announcement for Holty225... Holty225 to reception please!" PM him... he does soda blasting, so he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 dishwasher? i've heard that works quite well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Funnily enough, I did the dishwasher thing last night with a cylinder head. It's come up well, removed all the greasy stuff pretty well (finish powerball, only the finest for your motorbike parts), but it's struggled with the sooty deposits around the exhaust ports etc. it has still left it looking a bit blotchy, but not too bad. I'm going to give it a good spray down with WD40 and a rubbing over with a cloth, should sort most of it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marb Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Dishwasher worked fine for me. You do need to spray it with WD40 and give it a rub down as the salt in the dishwashing tablets can leave oxidation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasman Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Need to clean up my engine casings on the triple engine I bought a couple of weeks ago. The bare ally castings are blotchy from oxidisation/corrosion - what can I use to get them back to looking factory fresh-ish. I don't wanto polish, and I'm undecided what colour if any to paint the casings after I've cleaned the up. Is it just a case of getting the wet & dry out to rub of the fur??? Cheers in advance..... Just get slightly O.C.D. but not a bad result in the end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark350lc Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 You should get them vapour blasted. I know someone who can sort that for you. Me! Visit My Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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