Acid dipping/de-oxidising

[skoty]

Do any of you guyz know where I can get a few various 4age parts acid dipped as they are oxidised like f**k. Any one had it done, how does the pricing side of things work? Are they able to dip entire gearbox housings etc with the internals still in place by covering up the output shaft etc?

[evil_si]

no you cant dip entire gearboxs that have the internals inside.

you can however buy an alloy acid for cleaning alloy. brush on and hose off kinda thing, works very well,

places like, twl sell it

[ee904age]

I got my head dipped at a reconditioners, cost me $15

Never needed a haircut since

[skoty]

evil_si - Name of product, price etc...?

ee904age - Which reconditioners?

[evil_si]

i dont know the name of the product,
always refered to it as alloy acid or alloy white,
truck drivers use it to clean there wheels and fuel tanks etc before polishing them.

it is available at places like twl

[85AW20v]

TWL = Transport Wholesale Limited.

[thaphatty]

i think i use a diluted form of hydrocloric acid, works extremely well, heads need a thorough valve grind afterwards though

most of it comes up chromeyish, probably 80% of what i do, the rest comes up like unpolished alloy

[ee904age]

Roy Eaton Automotive, but I doubt its much use as we are in Wanganui