media choices for cleaning the motor

sen2two · 08-25-2010, 03:11 PM

I am purchasing a blasting cabinet for the sole purpose of cleaning motor parts (rotors, housings, plates, ect.) and other parts that should not be blasted with sand.

What have you guys used with success? Walnuts, glass, plastic?

sen2two · 08-26-2010, 03:57 PM

Echo...echo...echoooo.

lol...

My5ABaby · 08-26-2010, 04:19 PM

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...-blasting.html
http://www.shopsbt.com/forum/archive...hp/t-6896.html
http://books.google.com/books?id=Db5...0parts&f=false
http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/arc...p/t-38341.html
http://www.dansmc.com/sandblasting.htm
http://www.aaaeco-blasting.com/Soda_Blasting.html (I think they sell it so biased but maybe good info)
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=30598 http://virtualindian.org/2techclean.htm
http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/car-...-blasting.html

It seems that if you want to be super safe go with baking soda, but walnut shells will work also. Glass seems to be iffy unless you give it a good cleaning.

However, this is all through research as I've never used media blasting.

Garfinkles Motor Works · 09-07-2010, 04:32 AM

walnut shells

08-25-2010, 03:11 PM	#1
sen2two KTEC Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 642 Rep Power: 0	media choices for cleaning the motor I am purchasing a blasting cabinet for the sole purpose of cleaning motor parts (rotors, housings, plates, ect.) and other parts that should not be blasted with sand. What have you guys used with success? Walnuts, glass, plastic? __________________ what I have: 1985 Gs:12a All motor Drag car - 1973 Rx2: Play car What I had: 93 Touring: TRADED - 91 Coupe: TRADED - 90 GTU: RHD - 88 10AE: SOLD - 87 Base: SOLD - 86 Base: SOLD - 1985 GSLSE - 85 Gsl: SOLD - 80 Gs: TRADED - 1972 Rx2

08-26-2010, 03:57 PM	#2
sen2two KTEC Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 642 Rep Power: 0	Echo...echo...echoooo. lol... __________________ what I have: 1985 Gs:12a All motor Drag car - 1973 Rx2: Play car What I had: 93 Touring: TRADED - 91 Coupe: TRADED - 90 GTU: RHD - 88 10AE: SOLD - 87 Base: SOLD - 86 Base: SOLD - 1985 GSLSE - 85 Gsl: SOLD - 80 Gs: TRADED - 1972 Rx2

08-26-2010, 04:19 PM	#3
My5ABaby Sigh..... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 2,377 Rep Power: 20	http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...-blasting.html http://www.shopsbt.com/forum/archive...hp/t-6896.html http://books.google.com/books?id=Db5...0parts&f=false http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/arc...p/t-38341.html http://www.dansmc.com/sandblasting.htm http://www.aaaeco-blasting.com/Soda_Blasting.html (I think they sell it so biased but maybe good info) http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=30598 http://virtualindian.org/2techclean.htm http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/car-...-blasting.html It seems that if you want to be super safe go with baking soda, but walnut shells will work also. Glass seems to be iffy unless you give it a good cleaning. However, this is all through research as I've never used media blasting. __________________ 1986 Sport: 132k miles, 5A (Sapphire Blue Metallic), Tokico Blues, Racing Beat Springs, Custom LED tailights (only S4 LED tails in the world), SSR Mark II, Racing Beat exhaust, S5 black interior, Rotary Resurrection rebuild at 120k miles Community Service Manual RotorWiki "Imagination costs nothing; we could build square locomotives or fly to Mars" - Felix Wankel Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the "present."

09-07-2010, 04:32 AM	#4
Garfinkles Motor Works RCC Contributor Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 535 Rep Power: 18	walnut shells