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once again this forum rocks, i was wondering how i could clean up the side covers on my engine, sound cool definatley going to do it, so you guys just use the straight powder in either set up, or do you make a soda and water solution then do it, havent tried but it seems that you would have the problem of un even distribution of the soda, will either style of gun have no problem sucking up the soda?
If you are doing the smooth covers on the engine you will need to polish it afterwards. It will remove crud and oxidation but it will leave the surface dull. The soda does a great job on the rough areas like the block and jugs..
DO NOT mix with water it needs to be dry so it can flow.
Of course the more pressure the better it will shoot. I like the gravity gun myself.
This is what I used to polish the covers, a cheap drill with some buffs and some aluminum polish. I like the Wenol but the Mothers Mag and Aluminium paste works well to.
It is a tedious job and not fun but the bling factor afterwards is very rewarding
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The reason for the people saying not to paint after using soda is because it does not rough the surface up enough. It will remove oxidation, paint not as well. use it with dry powder. I made a cabinet out of a clear rubbermaid container. To keep the majority of the powder contained. It works well it is easy to polish afterwards. as it does not rough the surface up too much. If you haven't give it a try yet do it. If you need to remove paint try a sand blaster it will save time and a lot of mess.
X2 I agree with every word you said. Sand on steel soda on aluminum. I also use sand on the plastic body parts before paint. The perfect rough up for paint on plastic.
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and after a little sanding with 600:
and best of all I can blast in the house, no mess, and it weighs nothing, so I can take everything with me if I need since it is a rubbermaid bin after all
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... looks like alot of sanding scuff on the cover... :dry: Would this be avoidable by using just the soda/glass blaster on a nice high pressure?
I've heard that soda gives alot shinier finish, but I could be wrong.
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now it blasts really well, I love this thing!
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I wound up removing one of those gaskets and just making a small hole in a new one just so the blaster hose fit. I got alot of blow-by on the otherside so I was jamming towels in by my arm.
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