Got carried away with the RustOleum
This very rusty (water jackets) .040 over 340 block is finally cleaned up. Wasn't satisfied with the way it came back from the machine shop after being "cleaned', magnafluxed, decked, and honed.
Dumped the block in a barrel of molasses/water (10 to 1 mix) for over a week. Hosed it off (soap and water), blow dry (leaf blower). Brushed it with an ATF/mineral spirits mixture inside and out. Paper towel dried it.
Then a couple of sessions of brake cleaner. Then wax/grease remover. Also used acetone on the gasket surfaces and a spray can of "Graffiti Remover" to remove some of the left over (very stubborn) orange paint on the outside of the block.
This very rusty (water jackets) .040 over 340 block is finally cleaned up. Wasn't satisfied with the way it came back from the machine shop after being "cleaned', magnafluxed, decked, and honed.
Dumped the block in a barrel of molasses/water (10 to 1 mix) for over a week. Hosed it off (soap and water), blow dry (leaf blower). Brushed it with an ATF/mineral spirits mixture inside and out. Paper towel dried it.
Then a couple of sessions of brake cleaner. Then wax/grease remover. Also used acetone on the gasket surfaces and a spray can of "Graffiti Remover" to remove some of the left over (very stubborn) orange paint on the outside of the block.
