jug clean up

Mr. Wright

Mr. Wright

Knows some things
Woohoo, look what I learned to do.
Big picture.

Anyway, subject at hand. Anybody have any good suggestions on how to remove the old engine paint.
Thought about soda blasting.


 
ground pounder

ground pounder

Active Member
:flag:Go to o'reillys auto parts store and buy a really fine sand paper pad. they have one that is like a round flat sponge and sanding material on the other side. I think its 10,000 grit or so. and you can use it on oxidized aluminum too!!! Soda blasting would probably be quicker though:2thumbs:
 
FrankBDPS

FrankBDPS

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Mine wasn't painted but the grease was baked on like paint. I used 22 caliber gun cleaning brushes. I had well over 50 hours in just the engine but it was well worth it. Good luck.
 
francoblay1

francoblay1

The Spaniard
Arrrrggghhhhhh got tired just looking at it.... mine needs a good clean up too but... tomorrow... tomorrow....

Keep us posted on how you do it.

:cheers:
 
Nukeranger

Nukeranger

Nukeranger
I love doing it tomorrow since tomorrow never gets here. I just cleaned my wheels last weekend after a year of riding. I didn't notice they were dirty until I cleaned them. Oops, gotta go ride to work. Whoopee.
 
BWG56

BWG56

Guru
francoblay1 said:
Arrrrggghhhhhh got tired just looking at it.... mine needs a good clean up too but... tomorrow... tomorrow....

Keep us posted on how you do it.

:cheers:
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Franco,
Did ya ever try the WD-40 on a rag with a paint stick, took the white spots right off? Mine weren't near as bad as Shannon's, he rides his, I just look at mine:D but it still looks good a year later. I thought the heat would disapate it quicker but it hasn't. I think I'm on a WD-40 kick lately.
 
francoblay1

francoblay1

The Spaniard
BWG56 said:
Franco,
Did ya ever try the WD-40 on a rag with a paint stick, took the white spots right off? Mine weren't near as bad as Shannon's, he rides his, I just look at mine:D but it still looks good a year later. I thought the heat would disapate it quicker but it hasn't. I think I'm on a WD-40 kick lately.
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WD-40 hu? I must try it!!!!! thanks Ker! :up:

:cheers:
 
KaptinAmerika

KaptinAmerika

Guru
All too labor intensive.
Break the top end down and use spray on paint stripper, just keep a close eye as the stripper can stain the aluminum if you leave it on too long, take them to a polisher then put it back together.
 
Jwooky

Jwooky

Well-Known Member
KaptinAmerika said:
All too labor intensive.
Break the top end down and use spray on paint stripper, just keep a close eye as the stripper can stain the aluminum if you leave it on too long, take them to a polisher then put it back together.
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Even better..
 
Mr. Wright

Mr. Wright

Knows some things
BWG56 said:
Franco,
Did ya ever try the WD-40 on a rag with a paint stick, took the white spots right off? Mine weren't near as bad as Shannon's, he rides his, I just look at mine:D but it still looks good a year later. I thought the heat would disapate it quicker but it hasn't. I think I'm on a WD-40 kick lately.
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Wd-40 works great. When I'm degreasing these nasty Harley engines, I use brake cleaner or electric cleaner, then spray it back down with wd-40. Makes that ruff aluminum look new again.

The black on the engine looked worse than this 2 years ago when I got it, and I just repainted it. I'm not ready to tear the engine down just yet, but I'm going to try to polish it out. We'll see how much time I have, because I would like to have the bike back up and ready by April.
 
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