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Originally Posted by kger View Post
Can I take parts out to be professionally cleaned? If it saved that much time of what I would consider the worst/least fun and rewarding part of this job, that would be really enticing.
I took my oil tank to a old radiator shop about 12 years ago.

Came back several days later and it was stripped to bare naked beauty.

$8. Its steel though.

I don't know what they use to hot tank them but a quick google search says any type of caustic acid is a no no for aluminum.

That said auto machine shops are set up to do this type of cleaning work on cases/blocks/heads, etc. They will advise.

See 1:35 in on this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-DSIba8qZ4

Do yourself a favor and have them take your old studs out. You also don't have to break the bank for wizz-bang high tech studs. Just get the proper steel studs in the later 911's.

Shawn @ Tru6 could work wonders with your steel brackets and cadmium plate parts.
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