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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: Vincent Waldon on July 27, 2007, 09:31:21 pm

Title: Suggestions on getting the *outside* of an IP nice and shiny
Post by: Vincent Waldon on July 27, 2007, 09:31:21 pm

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

Title: Suggestions on getting the *outside* of an IP nice and shiny
Post by: Black Smokin' Diesel on July 27, 2007, 10:42:28 pm

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.

Title: Suggestions on getting the *outside* of an IP nice and shiny
Post by: Turbinepowered on July 28, 2007, 05:41:49 am

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...

Title: Suggestions on getting the *outside* of an IP nice and shiny
Post by: jaw174 on July 28, 2007, 07:59:28 am

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/

Title: Suggestions on getting the *outside* of an IP nice and shiny
Post by: stewardc on July 28, 2007, 12:28:33 pm

I cleaned mine with brake cleaner and painted it. I've also painted my new Giles pump :D
 B4
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/stewardc/Truck/100_4703.jpg)

After

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/stewardc/Truck/100_4704.jpg)

Title: Suggestions on getting the *outside* of an IP nice and shiny
Post by: insdtanoodles on July 28, 2007, 05:47:44 pm

wouldnt everything sorta stick together when painted like that?

Title: Suggestions on getting the *outside* of an IP nice and shiny
Post by: stewardc on July 29, 2007, 03:51:38 am

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