Ive stripped down an old alloy Lambretta engine but its well grubby, what or how is the best way to clean it up, vapour blast, bead blasting ? its also oxidised !what do you recon ?
2007-02-10 04:35:18 · 8 answers · asked by weedraker 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
T Cut!! and a soft rubbing wheel fixed to a drill. after when you can see your face in it try clear laquer which will stop it oxidising
Good luck!!
2007-02-10 06:37:31 · answer #1 · answered by Chris 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An engine re conditioners heated cleaning tank using a cleaning solute with an alkaline PH of say 13 will do this, the parts must be neutralised afterwards, or Applied Chemicals have a product called Metasoak 12 which stripes off oil, gunge, and carbon deposits, in 24 hours (longer times are necessary for heavily soiled applications) cost 9 years ago ~ £640 + VAT and Carriage unless I was misquoted, it can then be burnished with crushed walnut shell, either by blasting or tumble polishing, polystyrene beads are also used for a extra fine finish.
2007-02-10 10:31:03 · answer #2 · answered by Mick W 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This might soundstupid but use coca cola on it.
the acidity in coke will clean your engine, after all, the coca cola company used to use it to clean the engines on their own delivery trucks
2007-02-11 13:42:42 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Steam clean but if you want an amazing job try something called bubble cleaning, it's not cheap but you could show it in a museum!
2007-02-10 04:38:46 · answer #4 · answered by Robb the B.D.C. 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gunk or Jiza and lots of elbow grease !
2007-02-10 05:12:30 · answer #5 · answered by cosmo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
use gunk and a tooth brush
2007-02-10 19:33:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
use nitromores,or a good scrap dealer
2007-02-11 06:20:22 · answer #7 · answered by billybus 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
pour a gallon of 4 star over it and set fire to it,
that will do nicely
buy a triumph
2007-02-10 04:39:14 · answer #8 · answered by qwerty 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋