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Got a freshly blasted motor. Did it 6 months back but stored it boxed while i organised some parts. Im getting ready to rebuild it now. Here's the thing. You read a lot that vapour blasting has a subtle peening effect that seals that surface and helps it last 'raw'. That's cool. But i wanted to test that. I took 2 oil filter covers that were blasted at the same time. I selected which one i wanted to keep. The other one i put outside in the weather and simply left it for the better part of 6 months. For the first 3 or 4 months it was ok. Then the rain started.... Photos attached. You can see the oxidisation beginning at the lowest side of the cover where the water runs too. I can't help but think i'd be pretty gutted if it rebuilt everything and 6 months later i had obvious oxide forming on top of the fresh ali surfaces.
So my question is: anyone run a raw vapour blasted engine long term. How did it hold up? Are there any options for keeping it raw and minimising the risk? Liberal sprays with ACF-50 or similar? Or do i have it coated...
Cheers team...
So my question is: anyone run a raw vapour blasted engine long term. How did it hold up? Are there any options for keeping it raw and minimising the risk? Liberal sprays with ACF-50 or similar? Or do i have it coated...
Cheers team...
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