Suggestions on getting the *outside* of an IP nice and shiny

[Vincent Waldon]

I'm doing a rebuild of a turbo IP and it's pretty corroded externally... lots of dark oxide on the body and any of the steel parts are pretty rusted as well.

Neither metal are responding well to the usual degreasing, bronze wire brush, etc.

I like clean when it comes to parts of the diesel fuel system... any thoughts on how to make the case of an IP nice and shiny ??  Sandblasting seems extreme, and a chemical dip would probably ruin the inside tolerances ??


Vince

[Black Smokin' Diesel]

Media blasting is the only way to get it clean. I tried a wire brush on a set of rusty calipers, looked pretty good but I ended up having them sandblasted anyway. There is a major difference between the wire brush and sandblasting.

[Turbinepowered]

Would bead blasting be a little less harsh but just as effective? I'm planning on getting all four of my Syncro calipers beadblasted when I get home, on recommendation that it's not as hard on precision tolerances as the sand media...

[jaw174]

they have fine sand or even different types of abrasives that can remove the junk while not damaging the object. i have heard about walnut shells being used as abrasives for light work. dupont has an abrasive called starblast that is a very fine silica based product. its somehting in the range of $15 for a 50 lb bag. Go to your local hw/ store / rental place. you can rent a sandblaster cheaply, or buy a cheap one if yu plan to do more. you will want to recycle your abrasives, so building an enclosure is also a good idea.


of just take the IP to a shop and have them do it up for you
you can even chrome after. yummy/

[stewardc]

I cleaned mine with brake cleaner and painted it. I've also painted my new Giles pump
 B4


After

[insdtanoodles]

wouldnt everything sorta stick together when painted like that?

[stewardc]

What's to stick? This is the second one I've done. No problems at all.