Cleaning Aluminium Engine Parts/head

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  1. Dave UK

    Dave UK New Member

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    #1 Dave UK, Jan 7, 2020
    I’m about to start work resurrecting a 1970 TR6P (not to police spec) and was wondering what you all used to clean the engine metal?
    Would ultrasonic cleaning be good enough, or should I be looking at soda blasting, or vapour blasting
    (I would prefer not to use grit blasting as I dont want any stray grit remaining where it shouldn’t be when I rebuild the engine....I know it happens).

    Also, anyone with a swing arm, rear subframe, or seat for a 1970 TR6 or T120 for sale, please contact me.

    thanks

    Dave
     
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    #2 freck, Jan 7, 2020
    I’d have thought that vapour blasting would be your best bet.
    Have you got any pics of what it’s like now?
     
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    #3 TEZ 217, Jan 7, 2020
    I'm sure @darkman will be along shortly with some great well tested advice. :D
     
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    #4 Dave UK, Jan 7, 2020
    No pictures yet as the project hasn’t started yet.... it’s sitting in a friends garage while my garage is being rebuilt.....but it’s dirty, and old....so will need something as it is a neglected bike.
     
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    #5 darkman, Jan 7, 2020
    As said above, vapour blasting or you can can use glass beads on their own and do it yourself with a hand held blast gun. Always clean and blowout the oil passages using petrol and a bottle brush :)
     
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    #6 Sandi T, Jan 8, 2020
    Hi, Dave, and welcome to the forum!

    There's a terrific shop called RestoCycles in my hometown of Tucson, AZ. RestoCycles specializes in vapor (vapour) blasting. I've not had it done to any of my parts but have seen a lot of their work and it's beautiful. I don't really know anything about the other options but based on what I've seen from Resto, that's what I'd do.

    https://www.restocycle.com
     
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