cleaning

So I got two short blocks (plus heads, jugs, etc) when I bought my Special, and it’s always been my intention to just “maintain” the engine that’s currently in my bike, and do a complete teardown and rebuild with one of my spares. That way I can eventually have a nice solid mill, good...

In a prior post MaxPete had asked the purpose of using aluminum foil in cleaning chrome pieces with Windex and foil. This is a method I had seen used on the forum by gggGary and others and began using it myself. The reason foil is used lays more in the nature of iron (and therefor rust) than in...

Hey guys, So I decided to soda blast my engine. Bought it last year and rode it for a bit but some unattended oil leaks caused some serious grime. I've spent hours and hours cleaning down the engine but there is a lot of caked on crud that I just can't get to. The engine is in good running...

hi. I'm gradually getting parts together to rebuild my engine. I'm rebuilding the top and bottom end. Whats the best way to clean the insides of the cases and the transmission etc before I put it all back together? What sort of cleaning stuff should I use? I'm putting in a 5th gear over...

Hi guys. I'm going to clean up the header pipes on my 78SE. They're very tatty and have deep pitted rust. I may end up painting them black or covering with wrap but gonna try and see if I can get a nice satin metal finish first. I've just experimented in my shed with various drill bit...

I've just started removing oxidation, black spots, dirt, discoloration, etc. from my crankcase exterior in the finned areas. I'm trying different things. No plans to bead blast or soda blast, although that may be the most expedient method. Has anyone tried Dremel's Detail Abrasive Brushes...

So I picked up a 6 gallon parts washer from harbor freight and some of the degreaser they offer there to start cleaning my engine parts while I am overhauling the engine. I noticed when I got home that the bottle of degreaser says do not use on soft metals such as aluminum alloy zinc and...