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Originally Posted by tfrosst
Hey guys. I'm new here. Been reading for a while and have a few questions. I'm going to be polishing up a harley engine and need some info.
What is the best way to strip the powder coat and get a flat finish on the cylinders and heads? I see the scrubber wheels on the site and was wondering if this would be a good starting point. It looks like the ideal size to fit in between the fins on the heads and cylinders. Is this aggressive enough? If not, what can I use? the spaces between the fins on a harley motor are very small and I can't manually sand everything.
The cases are raw sand cast aluminum. Not very rough and pretty easy to work on so those i'm just going to sand down first then hit them with the wheels and detailing bits.
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Just send me the engine.
Otherwise: you know you're going to have to sand the fins etc. to get them ready to polish. That process will also remove any coating. Personally I wouldn't buy scrubber wheels just to remove the coating, but if you feel they're cheaper than whatever you'll use to sand the aluminum, they'd probably work fine.
BTW, DO NOT blast the engine unless it's taken completely apart. No way you'll keep the dust out of it completely.