Removing oem paint from YAM motor
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Big Kahuna
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- Tuscaloosa, AL
bead blast is the best.
adet16v
No like winter
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- Montgomery County PA
I have stripped some oem kawasaki paint off of some motors. I picked up an aerosol can at Lowes. It was a gold can with white cap. I believe the brand name was jasco or something like that. I dont have it anymore I think I used it all up but it worked AMAZING. I also used it on the handlepole cowling for a 550, mariner head, riva ride plate... the paint would just curl up and peel off. Dont get it on your hands though OUCH
Ollie Rastabean
TWIST GRAPHIX
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- St. Pete, FL/Freeport Bahamas
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- Jersey
i agree with ollie and kahuna, bead blast it
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- North Carolina
I use the Klean-Strip Premium Stripper from home depot and it works great.
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I will post some pics when I get home so you can see what it looks like.
Beadblast/sandblast - same thing, same equipment. If you blast with al. oxide to remove paint/corrosion, then blast with glass beads, it will make the aluminum look like freshly cast with a satin appearance, just like brand new.
What blasting and clearing won't do is hide defects, scratches, etc in the casting that a couple coats of paint would hide.
Beadblast/sandblast - same thing, same equipment. If you blast with al. oxide to remove paint/corrosion, then blast with glass beads, it will make the aluminum look like freshly cast with a satin appearance, just like brand new.
What blasting and clearing won't do is hide defects, scratches, etc in the casting that a couple coats of paint would hide.
The other Alex
(Jetdude)
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- Lake St. Clair--
I know this thread is old(er), but...
If you bead blast a motor or use a chemical to strip the paint, do you need to disassemble the motor or can you do it when its all together so as not to need all new gaskets...?
If you bead blast a motor or use a chemical to strip the paint, do you need to disassemble the motor or can you do it when its all together so as not to need all new gaskets...?
michael950
for me to POOP on!
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- Houston, TX
Also, is bead blast and sand blast the same thing?
I thought bead blasting was like using plastic like beads, and sand uses... well... sand.
The reason for using beads is because it is less abrasive on more delicate surfaces. But if all this time I have been reading bead blast and people interchange it with sand blast, then I might have been incorrect in my interpretations.
Other Alex, I think disassembled is safest but with meticulous care it could be done assembled. :dunno:
I thought bead blasting was like using plastic like beads, and sand uses... well... sand.
The reason for using beads is because it is less abrasive on more delicate surfaces. But if all this time I have been reading bead blast and people interchange it with sand blast, then I might have been incorrect in my interpretations.
Other Alex, I think disassembled is safest but with meticulous care it could be done assembled. :dunno:
The other Alex
(Jetdude)
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- Lake St. Clair--
I dont want to spend another eighty bucks and a few hours disassembling my whole motor just because I dont like the paint on it, that's why I am wondering. If I used a stripping chemical I wonder if it would leak onto and exposed gasket and eat through it or something...
Waste Land
Non Multa Sed Multum
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- Florence, AL
Do it right or dont do it
The other Alex
(Jetdude)
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- Lake St. Clair--
Thats why I'm asking. I'm not going to do it if I have to dis-assemble the motor to do it right. :cool2:
WFO Speedracer
A lifetime ban is like a lifetime warranty !
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- Alabama
Glass beads get into everything that you do not want them to get into,yes I would say disassembly is a must.
#ZERO
Beach Bum
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- Florida - U.S.A.
I use a five gallon bucket of carb parts cleaning solution and let it soak for a day or two.
They come out looking like brand new unless they have salt water corrosion on them.
I also mask the machine surface off and hit them with a bead blaster if they have excessive corrosion.
They come out looking like brand new unless they have salt water corrosion on them.
I also mask the machine surface off and hit them with a bead blaster if they have excessive corrosion.
WAB
salty nuts
- Location
- coastal GA
I taped off the intake and exhaust with duct tape and blasted mine clean while it was together. Don't use sand, it will damage the alum.
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The other Alex
(Jetdude)
- Location
- Lake St. Clair--
Did you do anything to prep the motor before painting? Or just shoot it up?
WAB
salty nuts
- Location
- coastal GA
I blasted off all the old OEM paint and corrosion off with Colloidal Silica, I think that's what it was (some stuff my friend had-cheaper than glass beads and not damage the alum)
Then primed it with Zinc oxide primer-to help prevent corrosion and it's self etching so the color coat sticks really well w/o sanding. Then sprayed the color coats on.
I did this about 2 years ago and it has held up great. I did not blast & prime the flywheel cover and head, only scuffed it up with a 3m scuff pad & those parts have chipped and worn much worse.
Here's a pic of it in the zinc oxide primer-before painting the color coat
Hope this helps
Then primed it with Zinc oxide primer-to help prevent corrosion and it's self etching so the color coat sticks really well w/o sanding. Then sprayed the color coats on.
I did this about 2 years ago and it has held up great. I did not blast & prime the flywheel cover and head, only scuffed it up with a 3m scuff pad & those parts have chipped and worn much worse.
Here's a pic of it in the zinc oxide primer-before painting the color coat
Hope this helps