clear coat

[shoe1151]

On my R90/6 1974 model , I have so much time cleaning the engine and was wondering has anyone ever tried to clear coat the engine to keep it from deteriorating ? just wondering if anyone had any ideas?

[schrader7032]

It's a debated topic but I feel that doing something like that will change the way the engine casing was designed to throw off the heat.

[srankin]

The one time I tried to clear coat, after a bit of riding and weather the clear coat looked worse than the engine underneath. St.

[Kidasters]

Yeah - in stead of clear coat, I'm looking for an easier way to get the case to look clean. Soda blasting? Vapor blasting? Not sure which way to go.

[drpetemurray]

Vapor blasting hands down. I cleaned my cases the old-fashioned way with elbow grease.

[srankin]

To get the cases looking like new has a thousand different methods to use.

I have bead blasted, soda blasted, and chemical cleaned over the years. Bead and soda means the parts have to be 100% broken down to bare. Beads and soda get into places you don't want them too so parts have to be apart to be cleaned after the treatment.

One guy who does a real nice job of cleaning cases like new is Brook Reams, take a look at his website for tips on what he uses. LOL, chemical and elbow grease come to mind, but, in some cases, things done that way don't have to be torn down to the bare basics. I mean, a transmission can be cleaned as long as the various ports are plugged and none of the chemical gets inside. Also, the chemicals are easier to "wash" off than are soda and beads. Good luck, St.