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Engine Paint Stripping - Australia

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The engine to my 750 has been sitting sealed up for afew months now and i want to strip the paint off it, i think it has been painted afew times in its life.

Seeing as here in Australia we dont have access to some of the chemicals you do in the USA etc, have any aussies had good success with any method that doesnt require a complete tear down of the barrel etc?

Wire brush is to harsh

Paint striiper leaches into the alloy and will come back out over time ( or so i've been told )

Any ideas?
 
Well as for the stripper leaching back out...Ive done dozens of engines and parts after stripping and have not one be ruined from chemical left overs.I degrease as best as possible, power wash, stripper, and then power wash the stripper off,
 
I got my engine and carbs soda blasted.
It didn't damage any rubber , seals or gaskets and was about $200 .

Cheers , Simon .
 
Very nice job GateKeeper. If you used a wire wheel I imagine a wire brush would be fine also?
 
I put corks in the intake boots and exhaust ports so water didnt get in when i washed the stripper off.
 
what type of wire wheel gatekeeper? The brass one i used put marks into the metal.
 
yeah thats what i used too, wonder if mine is just to hard. Mine was leaving deep gouges all over everything it touched.
 
less pressure, or see if there is a softer one available, there are ones that are made from a plastic type of compound, it might work better for you, if the wire wheel one is making gouges.

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I got my engine soda blasted ............................................

Cheers , Simon .
 
You can get the red nylon brushes from Bunnings that take paint off well and dont leave many marks. If you want less marks use the wheel with the paint stripper or some WD 40.
I have used paint stripper and never had a problem with it coming back out?
Also the blue wheels for paint stripping are good, but Simon got his Soda blasted and i think he liked it.
 
I agree with CHUCK HAHN. Paint stripper, jet wash, degrease, jet wash and then a good scuffing of the aluminium with 220 or 320 grit wet/dry on those areas that are easily accessible. A REAL brass wire brush on fins and difficult shapes and you should be good to go. Just be sure to protect you work area from flying paint stripper when you jet wash especially if you decide to do it on the street. It's a real bugger trying to explain to the next door neighbour why his car's paint is suffering from leprosy !
 
I did what LAMA said.

Paintstripper and a high pressure washer did lots of the work!
 
Sorry for the very late reply fellas, been busy with work and Uni. I will give the paint stripper a go and then pressure wash it off. Hopefully that does the trick!
 
This is the best i can get so far. Thats using paint stripper and a razor blade, you would be surprised how much you can get off with a razor blade! My wire wheels are to thick to get between the fins.


My last bit it, how the hell do i get the paint out of here!
 
Hey Josh, keen to find out exactly what you used and the process.

Was it, Paint Stripper, then wash off with a gerni / pressure washer? And then attack with wire brushes / steel wool, then degrease and gerni again?
 
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