cleaning engine cases

[trinityshee]

ok im kinda stumped i am in the proces on a engine rebuild and the lower cases are like painted iwht dirt i have tried everythng i can imagine from a parts washer to paint striper to engine degresser but they still have brown spots is there a way to make them nice again or no?

[420 RACING]

Got any pics so we can tell ya what to do??

[Wallrat]

Sounds like corrosion mixed with dirt. Use a scotch brite pad.

[23champ]

Use EagleOne wheel cleaner for rough cast aluminum wheels without clearcoat.

 

This is the best product ever made hands down!!! Its the badest shit on earth.

 

Make sure its for rough cast no clear coat tho..Its the only kind that works. It will clean any aluminum surface.

[reded]

This is the best product ever made hands down!!! Its the badest shit on earth.

 

That shit is no joke! Makes it look new again.

[trinityshee]

thanks guys ill go get some and try it

[Gargamel]

Use EagleOne wheel cleaner for rough cast aluminum wheels without clearcoat.

 

This is the best product ever made hands down!!! Its the badest shit on earth.

 

Make sure its for rough cast no clear coat tho..Its the only kind that works. It will clean any aluminum surface.

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it's also called etching. I agree that stuff works great. Then what ever that don't take off use a wire brush cup on a drill to power scub it off.

[sheenut05mx]

Have the cases glass beaded LOOKS new againg.

[chris642]

after reading this thread i went and picked some of that eagle one. It worked great, took everything off, i still gotta get into those real tigh spots however. I must say, this cleaner has the worst smell i have ever experienced, i could only imagine the results of someone drinking some.

 

before

 

after

[Gargamel]

you might want to be careful those fumes are toxic

[trinityshee]

thats funny ~ my cases look just like the pics posted and that stuff worked it just turned the cases white kinda or spoted but they still lokk a lot better than mud

[dawarriorman]

Sounds like that stuff is hydroflouric acid then. Which makes me think, go to your local boat store, and get some aluminum pontoon cleaner. That stuff will take anything off aluminum (its probably more concentrated than the eagle one stuff too).

[yamahammer_409]

I just picked up the eagle one etching cleaner tonight. I am going to try it out for myself to see if it is as good as they say. My shee suffered a year or two of neglect before I got it. Starting fluid and alot of elbow grease has brought it along way. But that gets expensive. Any way thanks for the info

Ryan J

[nosbanshee4u]

You are very right warriorman, I use TOON BRITE for cleaning pontoon boats, I did it to my banshee cases. They are spotless, 20$ approx but man they will look factory like its sitting in the showroom, no spots or color gradients like with the eagle one, I would wear a facemask when applying the toonbrite, you can also put it on brake calipers to make them look new. etc etc.

[yamahammer_409]

The eagle one was good for me but where can you pick up some of that toonbrite

Sounds like its good stuff. I would like to give it a try. I still have a whole bike to go.