How To Remove Aluminum Transfer Without Acid
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Never thought of that. Good idea
jughead500
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Or give the whole gallon at one time to the neighbors with a pool that you dont like.lolNever thought of that. Good idea
blk05crew
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Working on a husqvarna 2100 cylinder that I'm going to be putting back on the saw with a new oem piston and new rings.
Here's a before pic of the transfer on the cylinder. Hit it mostly by hand with 150, 320 emery cloth and red scotch brite pad and then with a dremel and the same stuff.
Here is after I got done. There are still a couple tiny spots that you can barely see, soooo good to run like this or keep on givin er and try and get the tiny spots out?
Here's a before pic of the transfer on the cylinder. Hit it mostly by hand with 150, 320 emery cloth and red scotch brite pad and then with a dremel and the same stuff.
Here is after I got done. There are still a couple tiny spots that you can barely see, soooo good to run like this or keep on givin er and try and get the tiny spots out?
jughead500
Sasquatch
Those tiny spots are pitting.it'll be ok to run like that.
blk05crew
I like 'em green
Awesome, thanks!
Mastermind
Work Saw Specialist
On certain spots (when you are sure it's transfer) that are close to the port edge, and being stubborn, I use a small diamond burr. That way I can just hit that one spot without worrying about sanding thru at the port edge.
blk05crew
I like 'em green
Thanks, I'm not sure it's actually transfer, everything feels really smooth.
Looks like minor pitting to me, too. You could use a crayon or soft grease pencil to mark over the spots and then gently wipe with a paper towel to see if anything remains. If it all wipes away except at the spot(s) of interest, that''s a pretty good indication it's pitting and not still raised material.
Looks like a nice, clean job, btw.
Looks like a nice, clean job, btw.
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that right there is a great tip
blk05crew
I like 'em green
Why, thank you, Dave! You may also wanna take Randy up on his diamond burr tip for cleaning up a coupla of those little rough spots on your otherwise excellent "first try" porting job over in your new thread.
http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/my-first-attempt-at-porting-with-pics.282993/
http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/my-first-attempt-at-porting-with-pics.282993/
And thank you as well, Nate!
Mastermind
Work Saw Specialist
I never thought of that. Thanks so much. 
jughead500
Sasquatch
That cylinder is a great example of one that more than likely would have been ruined with acid.
blk05crew
I like 'em green
So reading through this whole post, if there is no raised transfer left and you don't go through the plating, the cylinder is good to go. Does anyone have a picture of a cylinder that has gone through the plating, just wondering what that looks like.
I'd say you're good to go and I'd run it without a worry based on your pics.
No pic to offer, but compromised plating is fairly obvious and appears as flaking (or being eaten away by careless acid treatment). Gouges are another thing and chips around the ports are yet another consideration. The little pits in your pics wouldn't concern me at all.
Ya did good.
No pic to offer, but compromised plating is fairly obvious and appears as flaking (or being eaten away by careless acid treatment). Gouges are another thing and chips around the ports are yet another consideration. The little pits in your pics wouldn't concern me at all.
Ya did good.
blk05crew
I like 'em green
Thanks Poge, just curious more than anything, haven't seen compromised plating and wondered what it looked like.
Great info Randy thanks for sharing with us all, I do have a question and if it has been asked I guess I missed it. How did you cut the slot in The spike for the Emory cloth to fit into? I was thinking Dremel but wont know till I try it,.. wondering if the slot would be too lose for the cloth using a Dremel to make the slot. Thanks Jeff
blk05crew
I like 'em green
He said he used a hack saw but I'm sure you could use a Dremel.
