Engine Detailing Thread
Rennsurfer:
Quote from: lawrence on September 12, 2008, 19:39:07 pm
Many nice engines here motivating me to get mine back in the car and make a few small changes while its out.
Isn't there a household chemical that will remove anodizing from AN fittings? Oven cleaner or something?
Easy-Off Oven Cleaner works the best! I've using that trick since the late '70s. Use it on anything that's anodized. Be advised that the metal will be left dark and raw. It polishes up very easily with Mother's, Blue Magic, Simichrome, or any other good metal polish. Recently, I built a bait rod and sabiki (for catching small bait fish) rig and when I got the rod from a friend, I liked it but couldn't stand the gold anodized components where the reel attaches. So, I sprayed it with Easy-Off... waited a minute or two... wiped it off... polished it with some Mother's and it looks like polished aluminum, now. WAY easier on the eyes.
Used to do the same thing when I raced BMX (dirt bikes) back in the late '70s. Remove all the coloring from my rims, brake calipers, handlebar stems, seatpost clamps, brake handles, etc. My race bikes were all polished nickel (frame/forks/handlebars) and the alloy stuff was polished. The only black was the brake cable housing, grips, tires, and seat. Made for a very plain but cool look.
Same thing can be done to stainless steel braided hose fittings in an engine compartment. I've detailed many peoples' engines doing that. Looks SO much better than the colored stuff. If you don't want to deal with the constant polishing, you can always put a coat of satin clear over it, too.
lawrence:
Thanks for the tip. Keep up the good work, Mark. ;D
Jason Foster:
This was how I originally built mine I loved the clean and simple look. Pure old school here.
Later I went with MSD and changed fuel system as well as polishing and powdercoating a few things it looks good to me like this too but at times I miss the old rendition.
Well I guess some will say I ruined a good thing but it sure runs as good as it looks.
louisb:
Wonder is that will work for rims too. I want to strip the clear finish off my gasburner replicas and re-polish them.
--louis
louisb:
Doug Mische has another great looking engine. I really like the carb treatment.
--louis
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