Anyone got any useful home based methods for returning a 30 year old aluminium intake to its former glory?
It's not too bad with some areas of white discolouration and a few rust stains on its background general grotty appearance.
Thanks.
Cleaning Inlet Manifold
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, May 17 2014 05:43 PM
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Posted 17 May 2014 - 05:43 PM
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Posted 17 May 2014 - 05:51 PM
I media blasted mine then coated it in ACF-50. Took me a while to rinse all the media out of it!!!
Edited by hanra, 17 May 2014 - 05:53 PM.
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Posted 17 May 2014 - 05:56 PM
Ive been told to use carby cleaner i havnt used it as yet but its suppose to work
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Posted 17 May 2014 - 06:38 PM
To get rid of all grime one filth off Harley engines and my boat engine, I use Alluminium/mag wheel cleaner. Gets it looking pretty good every time.
Cheap and worth a go as a starter
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Posted 17 May 2014 - 07:06 PM
AS above post carby cleaner or give it a light blast and then maybe powder coat it
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Posted 18 May 2014 - 12:46 AM
I use etching wheel cleaner on them too if they are not too bad...(and pressure wash them off)...if not I just run them down to the local blaster for $20 and they look like new after that anyways.To get rid of all grime one filth off Harley engines and my boat engine, I use Alluminium/mag wheel cleaner. Gets it looking pretty good every time.
Cheap and worth a go as a starter
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Posted 18 May 2014 - 10:58 AM
Mag wheel cleaner, the acid based one, (not the stuff they sell in part stores they call mag wheel cleaner) will clean it as well as oven cleaner. Oven cleaner can be bought at the supermarket. Acid based mag wheel cleaner you can get at the factory chemical sellers.
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Posted 18 May 2014 - 11:03 AM
Lacquer thinners also does quite a good job, media blasting will bring it up to wow.
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Posted 18 May 2014 - 08:39 PM
Bead blast and Accelagold, will help with corrosion in the future and is heaps better for not water marking and is cheap. Depends if you like the yellowish appearance.
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Posted 18 May 2014 - 09:48 PM
The aluminium is somewhat porous and on the V8 (as cast) certainly has some fluid/dust collection points that don't drain. Beadblasting really is the best way to bring it up and remove what is in-grained. I normally use a dremel / die grinders and a range of the small sanding discs to remove the more obnoxious casting lines and dags before throwing it in the beadblast cabinet. Depending on the look and originality needed - you can also use a clear powdercoat or colour (I have used aluminium or silver grey shades). The good thing with finishing in powdercoat of course is its heat resistant and makes the manifold far more resistant to staining.
But if its originality and a clean factory look then a blast every year or so takes a day and doesn't cost the earth.
Edited by LXSS350, 18 May 2014 - 09:49 PM.
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