Hey guys i have a 96 Z that i decided to boost so i tore out the engine and have the block at the machine shop right now. i have the rest of the engine at my house and am doin my own mild P n P. But my engine has about 140,000 miles on it so it has quite the build up of junk. What have you guys used to clean up your engine parts. So far i have found that brilo pads with the soap is doing wonders. i never thought i would get my oil pan clean but it looks brand new now. Also i have used a couple brands of engine degresser and that cleaned up my head really no problem. But what have you guys used.
"sometimes the respect is more important..."
I've cleaned the inside of a valve cover and trans pan with engine degreaser. Then I washed the engine degreaser out with water and let it air dry. Both looked pretty much new.
2002 Cavalier 2200 5spd
I am wanting to spray some of the engine parts to match my interior. . .IDI cover, timing housing and little odds and ends. anyone have any suggestions on prepping for high heat?
"sometimes the respect is more important..."
i was gonna use a high pressure washer to just blast everything away then go over everything with degreaser and a scratch pad.
Another good idea after you clean the parts is to spray them down with WD-40, that'll drive off more water, and keep rust from starting on the iron in the block.
oh good idea thanks greg. when it comes to the IDI cover i have seen some pretty nice paint jobs. now i am using a rattle cover but over the years i have become really good with one and cant make it look like it was from a gun, anyway, how have ppl made it to where the valleys in the cover dont have paint on them? tape? i i figured ppl just sanded the raised letter parts but i wanna do what alot of ppl do on the cover to where the raised parts are painted but the ridges are the metal color.
"sometimes the respect is more important..."
Easy, cover the whole cover in tape and then cut around the raised parts along the edges with a sharp razor blade and peel the tape off those raised parts. Make sure you get the tape down in the valleys and such as deep as you can and also sticking to the sides of the raised parts. Rub some scotchbrite or something similar on the raised parts to smooth them up a little and to let the paint adhere better, and spray away.
