Cleaning the engine

I've removed the engine from my bike to sand blast it, and paint it. Does anyone have any pointers on doing this. Also does anyone have any pointers of picking the sucker up...to be able to work on it?

 

Dont bend at your back!

Ive read where others have built a stand next to their bike out of blocks and just worked the engine out of the frame and onto the blocks

 

It is a two person job at the least. I've done it alone and it is just not the right thing to do. Your back and maybe something else will pay the price. When I pulled my motor, I used those plastic caps you find on electronic plugs and pushed them into my intake/exhaust ports with a ring of orange RTV (Permatex). Let it setup and then go for it. I also sealed up my alternator and pickup harness ports.

 

85 kg or 185 lb recommend two people to lift. Three people make reinstalling easyier.

You could make a stand that lines up to your engine mounts.

 

what are some things I should be careful of, while clean and sandblasting the engine.

 

Cover anything you dont want to get sand or media into. It will get into the smallest area. Put a piece of tape over all thoise areas. Do not blow through those areas with the media used. Best advise I can give you.

 

I was told that using an aluminum aircraft paint remover is the best way to get the paint off the engine. You don't want sand getting into the engine. Removing the starter and such to get into all the nooks and crannies will make it difficult to protect the engine properly.

 

Have it soda blasted -- the soda media won't harm electrical wires, rubber bits or anything else for that matter - but it strips off paint and other coatings like nobody's business.

 

Use two or three layers of Duct Tape on anything you don't want Sand-Blasted. Any media will eat through masking tape before you have time to say: "Ooops"

It ain't over until the Media stops flying. The media will reflect-off what you are shooting and work on something else.

Gloves. Even if you are shooting walnut, salt or soda.

 

Youre wanting to get the clear varnish off the aluminum to polish it right?

I've found that paint stripper made for stripping epoxy paints works just great!.

Just brush it on and 5 min later hose it off

Be sure not to get any on any surfaces that have paint or it's adios to that paint.

Still you'll need to use the steel wool with polishing compound to get the stains and scratches out, then use a good polish like Mothers to make that baby shine!

Use goggles and rubber gloves when using that stripper!

 

Give me a good stripper to use, and I'll save the blasting for my frame....NOW guys! I am Repainting the engine, so I need something that will now harm the paint i use after it is stripped.