engine polishing

[christzr125]

iam polishing an engine up on a old 1991 yamaha sr and was wondering if anyone had any tip on how to get lookin rele good

[kasandrich]

As I remember it that engine has fins on it, you will have difficulty getting between the fins.

[christzr125]

yeah tell me about it but i was wonder what would be the best to clean it up with ???

[DoodleBug]

Are we talking dirt or corrosion here?

[Lateshift]

yeah tell me about it but i was wonder what would be the best to clean it up with ???

You can get quite a good engine cleaner and degreaser kit from Halfords, its two bottles, one to degrease and one to clean (cant remember the name of it but it comes in a box with two different coloured aerosol bottles in it.)

As for getting in between the fins, once its been degreased you could try using a thin piece of wood wrapped in wet and dry to remove any oxidisation on the alloy :)

[Dal]

As for actually polishing the engine I have always used Autosol for Aluminum.

Just remember once you start your be doing it forever as it never stays shiney :mad:

[christzr125]

cheers for the tips guys i will give it a try

[kasandrich]

As for actually polishing the engine I have always used Autosol for Aluminum.

Just remember once you start your be doing it forever as it never stays shiney :mad:


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You will be there all winter polishing it with Autosol, you need a polishing kit and an electric drill. you can get polishing stuff from HG or Screwfix.