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Anyone sandblast their own motor themselves?

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For masking off to protect areas you dont want blasted, duct tape actually works really well. The area you are taping needs to be completly free from oil and dirt before laying the tape. The main areas on an assembled motor that need to be closed up very very well are the intake and exhaust ports. I blasted my motor with it completly disassembled and spent hours and hours preparring it for blasting. I also shoved a wet paper towel into each port on the head before I taped it off as a secondary line of defense.

just be very aware of anywhere that the media might find a way into the motor... If there is even a tiny gap in your taping off, it will find its way in.

Good luck guys.
 
Does the Soda remove paint too? That's the main culprit in my case. Though after the Aircraft Remover on the clutch cover, the metal need a good polish.
 
Yes, it removes paint pretty well.

Be careful with the aircraft stripper. That stuffs active ingrediant is methyl chloride. That stuff is really nasty and very potent. I use it to clean my spray guns like once a year or so. It will pretty much destroy a pair of chemical gloves in like 20 minutes. Do not get it on your skin...that stuff can be absorbed thru the skin and is known to cause health problems.
 
Thanks Bribird; I had chemical gloves on but was applying it in shorts and flip flops (dumb) and got a few specks on my legs and feet. It feel like a THOUSAND fire ants, I was running to the tub to rinse it off, the few seconds it was on it me-the worse it got. I'll never apply it again without thick jeans and sneakers. After hearing about the health hazards, heck I may just not use it again period. I have this abrasive wheel for my drill that did a good job of stripping some of the easier to get to spots.

I almost have my cylinder head off. I'm going to strip her down and tape her off and do it right. Frame and everything. Soda seems like the way to go for me.

Can I use grocery store soda or is it a special type? thanks
 
yes..you can use Arm & Hammer straight from the box! Generic store brands work better because of the cost:D
 
Colorado85gs550 said:
yes..you can use Arm & Hammer straight from the box! Generic store brands work better because of the cost:D
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and make sure you grab SODA and not POWDER!!

hey, some of us don't do the grocery shopping very often....:p
 
Colorado85gs550 said:
yes..you can use Arm & Hammer straight from the box! Generic store brands work better because of the cost:D
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I agree with colorado here. You are gonna go thru a bunch...I mean it will amaze you how fast it goes. Cheaper the better...just plain ol generic or even no name...brown bag stuff.

Not trying to scare you away from the aircraft stripper...just be careful when ya use it.. In my youth, I was very uncareful about chemicals. I remember when I first started turning wrenches for a living,just walking over to the valsol tank to clean parts with no gloves or anything. I did that for years until one day a safety inspector came by and gave me a "you know what your doing to yourself" speech. Then when I got into automotive finishes I learned just how nasty pretty much all chemicals are. But they have their uses...just be careful with em.
We will probably learn in 5 years or so that baking soda causes hair loss or something:eek:lol

take care, and let us know how it turns out for you...
 
A little late

A little late

I used rubber bungs to plug the exhaust and intake ports get them at your hard wear store worked great
cb
 
BAKING SODA, NOT POWDER-Dang, I bet you I would have spent $50.00 on Baking Powder, heck maybe even Confectionary Sugar if I was in a rush. Good save Colorado!

Good tip FIRST TIMER-If my local HF sells Soda, that would be cheaper too I think.

I'm about to pull the cylinder head off tonight, when I get her back on, valve check while I'm at it.

Ever notice when you start one thing, YOU JUST HAVE TO get another project done too. Ahhhh, OCD. It could be worse I guess.
 
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