glass bead before or after engine assembly?

Hi gang, just wondering if I can go ahead and assemble my motor before I get it glass beaded. Will glass beading mess up the gaskets or anything else?
thx

do it before you assemble the motor,those glass beads have a strange ability to get into places you would never imagine:S

Yeah, agree with wireman on that, I've just been through that exercise on my spare engine and the little buggas turn up everywhere !!!

Before .......
And dont forget to wash it a few times with soap and water after (then blow dry with air)
I use "DAWN"
Do I have to tell you to put on safety glasses ?

ok thx guys. I wasnt sure,... the aircraft paint stripper didnt work so Im going to go with glass beading. I figured I could get a jump on assembly before I get a chance to have it done, but I guess not
oh and I have been blasted in the face enough with compressed air and dirt to use safety glasses now:whistle:

Hey Scott. I had my cylinders and head bead blasted before assembling. I guarantee you that the finish will impress you.

Cheers-Colin Firth-Ontario Canada

MDawnz1 wrote:

Before .......
And dont forget to wash it a few times with soap and water after (then blow dry with air)
I use "DAWN"
Do I have to tell you to put on safety glasses ?

I used Dawn once and she wouldn't stop calling me for months.. ...

Wash it good, rins it good, blow everything out....then do it at least one more time...

Larry C

We pressure wash anything that we have to blast. You want absolutly none of that media getting into the motor.

Jay

dishwasher comes in handy!:whistle:

I quite using the dishwaser for anything other than dishes after the butt kicking I got from my mom when I put the wire hub caps in hers, never again

oh yes she made me clean the dishwasher with bleach twice

reborn650 wrote:

Hey Scott. I had my cylinders and head bead blasted before assembling. I guarantee you that the finish will impress you.

Check out some of before and after bead-blasting pics HERE.

Looking forward to doing the rest of the engine after disassembly and separation.

drayman86 wrote:

reborn650 wrote:

Hey Scott. I had my cylinders and head bead blasted before assembling. I guarantee you that the finish will impress you.

Check out some of before and after bead-blasting pics HERE.

Looking forward to doing the rest of the engine after disassembly and separation.

thx, I like the after pics a LOT!!!:evil: