Olie
XS650 Junkie
I know everyone's sideways glanced at their dishwasher thinking "If it cleans dishes..." Well I've tried it. Wasn't too thrilled with the results.
But first a little background. I dipped the parts into a solvent tank to get rid of most of the oil and then soda blasted everything. Then I threw them into the dishwasher on the pots and pans cycle using Cascade powder soap and here's what they came out like.
The aluminum flash oxidized and so did the iron that's integrated into the head. The flash rust on the combustion chamber I already wiped down with a clean, dry rag before I took these pics. Actually, the aluminum oxides kinda cool. Definitely different but not at all what I was shooting for. Is it clean? Most definitely. Did I just trash the cases? Doubtful, just made it all darker. It might be kinda hard to see in the pics but they're a dark grey color. Not the nice shiny aluminum color i was going for. I'm painting the cases anyway and going with bronze valve guides but if I wasn't I'd have to clean them up some more. Going to throw some oil on the iron so it doesn't rust again and then prep for paint. I'm not sure why they didn't come out all sparkly but just wanted to share this with anybody who's thinking that's what they might get. Because they might not.
But first a little background. I dipped the parts into a solvent tank to get rid of most of the oil and then soda blasted everything. Then I threw them into the dishwasher on the pots and pans cycle using Cascade powder soap and here's what they came out like.
The aluminum flash oxidized and so did the iron that's integrated into the head. The flash rust on the combustion chamber I already wiped down with a clean, dry rag before I took these pics. Actually, the aluminum oxides kinda cool. Definitely different but not at all what I was shooting for. Is it clean? Most definitely. Did I just trash the cases? Doubtful, just made it all darker. It might be kinda hard to see in the pics but they're a dark grey color. Not the nice shiny aluminum color i was going for. I'm painting the cases anyway and going with bronze valve guides but if I wasn't I'd have to clean them up some more. Going to throw some oil on the iron so it doesn't rust again and then prep for paint. I'm not sure why they didn't come out all sparkly but just wanted to share this with anybody who's thinking that's what they might get. Because they might not.