How did you clean and pretty up your covers?

[911 Rod]

Now that the red toy motor has been stripped down to a bunch of containers it's time to do something with my covers and tin.

My parts cleaning station works pretty good, but maybe I should do more?

What is everyone else doing? And then just leaving them or powder coating?

The tin is pretty rusty in spots.

[john walker's workshop]

Glass bead, send the tin out for powdercoat or krylon semi-flat black it. Bead the covers and clear coat VHT hi temp clear. Don't bead the case or cam towers for obvious reasons.

[Tippy]

Soda blasting

[911 Rod]

Pics before install?

[gtc]

Powdercoat... I think my shop used about 60% gloss for engine tin.
I used VHT for the cylinder air guides.

[911 Rod]

Turns out the neighbour has a small sand blaster with glass in it that he will lend me.

Any issue using glass bead on the fan? I hear just spraying it with Gibbs works great?

[tharbert]

Media blasting is pretty easy and kinda fun. Please be aware that glass or silica sand media are very dangerous to your lungs: silicosis. Simple dusk masks don't get it. Use a full respirator even if it's in a blast cabinet.