cosmetic appeal of engine, cleaning it-- how ??

I get my supplies from Tarheel.

For 200 bucks i got enough to last me several years.

I made my own buffer with the shaft you can get here.

www.tarheelparts.com/cgi-bin/store/comme...?product=BuffingKits


You can find what you need .

www.tarheelparts.com/cgi-bin/store/comme...cart_id=4880236.8581

I saw this link on another form on how to make a cheap soda blaster if you already have a compressor:

www.aircooledtech.com/tools-on-the-cheap/soda_blaster/

I see it's been posted here before as well.
kzrider.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&...=21&id=318083#331883

EXCELLENT -- Thanks!!!!!!!

has anybody tried that soda blaster there to shoot the stuff off of crusty cylinder outsides and heads WITHOUT taking anything apart?

Some quotes from the other site:

Thank you, Rob !!!! I was just trying to find that very page because for some reason I didn't bookmark it when I looked at it about 2 months ago.
This is for sure the hot ticket for cleaning EVERYTHING with fine passages....carbs, master cylinders.....and ANYTHING else, as well. The big bonus is that you can always get the "blasting media" if there's a grocery store nearby.


That's impressive! Will baking soda harm paint? This might be useful to blast a whole engine


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Will baking soda harm paint?
Well, Pablo, it all depends on how long and how close you aim the nozzle onto the painted surface....AND how high your air pressure is. I've seen one of the techs at the shop completely strip the paint and crud off a whole master cylinder in about 5 minutes with 150 PSI (10 bar) air pressure and soda. I think you'd want to be trying it out on a part of the engine that's not normally visible BEFORE you go rushing ahead with trying it out for real on the rest of the engine. A little experimentation is called for, IMO.