Turd Polishing

[Adirondackstihl]

Yeah.....how do I polish this flywheel turd?
How would you go about doing it?.....besides tossing it in the river...

It belongs to a customer BTW and he's already sunk twice as much in it than its worth.
Its an 08 Super.

 

[sachsmo]

Small blasting cabinet would make short work of it.

It looks to be mostly cobwebs along with a little white death.

 

[sefh3]

Time for a new one. Those magnet holders don't look promising.

 

[pioneerguy600]

It would clean up nicely in my glass bead cabinet but I agree with Scott, it should be replaced. I can see where it sat wet for some time.

 

[hanniedog]

Time for the turd to hit the #### can.

 

[Adirondackstihl]

These are the answers I was afraid of.
It went through a hurricane/flood in Florida.

I have a spare flywheel, but no spare fanwheel.

 

[stihl023/5]

Time to do a courtesy flush.

 

[Fish]

I'll take it!!!

I'll Put it in a bead blast cabinent, I'll send you back a pretty fanwheel.

 

[sachsmo]

i'll take it!!!

I'll put it in a bead blast cabinent, i'll send you back a pretty fanwheel.

yup!

 

[Fish]

I had a twin cylinder oil pan that had been outside for ten years, looked nasty as hell, made it look like a new one.

 

[Adirondackstihl]

I'll take it!!!

I'll Put it in a bead blast cabinent, I'll send you back a pretty fanwheel.

For wheel......I mean real ?

 

[Fish]

For wheel......I mean real ?

Sure, heck you might check a few local shops, they could do it for you cheap, I am sure. If not, I'll gladly do it.

 

[Adirondackstihl]

Sure, heck you might check a few local shops, they could do it for you cheap, I am sure. If not, I'll gladly do it.

Thats a very generous offer!!
I have access to a sand blast cabinet, but I dont know anyone with bead media.
We have one at work where our fleet maintenance employees use Black Beauty to clean tractor trailer parts. I'm thinking it would be a bit too course....no?

 

[Fish]

Thats a very generous offer!!
I have access to a sand blast cabinet, but I dont know anyone with bead media.
We have one at work where our fleet maintenance employees use Black Beauty to clean tractor trailer parts. I'm thinking it would be a bit too course....no?

Nah, it would be quicker, just go easy and quick, it'll look like new.

 

[blsnelling]

There's no reason to toss that, when you can get it blasted.

 

[Fish]

Yeah some of these guys act like these parts are perishable like potato salad!!!!

The flywheel would probably be fine as well.

 

[Scooterbum]

If you don't have access to a blasting cabinet, chuck up a wire wheel and go to town.You'll spend less time then you have in this thred.

 

[MarineScott]

Blast it or in a vibratory tumbler with crushed walnut shells.

 

[Tzed250]

Glass bead blast.


066 cylinder by zweitakt250, on Flickr

Working in a heavy equipment rebuild shop I get to polish turds all the time..

 

[RBurtcher]

Blast it. Tape up cam for the points and plug the other side with something suitable. Take it easy on the magnet side. Hold the blaster nozzle back about 18-20 inches. I clean alot of delicate stuff up with a cabinet that is as large as an average tool shed and has crazy force if adjusted up that high. A commercial blast cabinet also typically has air regulators to control the air pressure and media feed.