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Rusty parts - Rock cover polish
- Thread starter Musto85
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NO! Those are the HEAD BOLTS. They hold the cylinder head to the block and have a precise torque value. If you loosen them, you will break the seal of the cylinder base gasket. Just use a small wire brush and brush them clean in place.
Thanks Scott. Any suggestion for the rocker cover?
Vagrant
GT Reference
You might be able to source some caps for the bolts. Those rockers will need about 5 hours each on a buffing wheel. Good luck.
Any suggestion for the rocker cover?
Ali will always 'oxidise' and get the 'pits' & white stuff.
Options are to sand ever reducing grades to geta smooth flat surface then start polishing...and when you are done, will prob want to coat it with 'clear' else just going to happen again. or could just give then a quick degrease & give them a coat of High Temp Engine paint. Black works & easy touch up, or go fluro pink if can get.
Ali will always 'oxidise' and get the 'pits' & white stuff.
Options are to sand ever reducing grades to geta smooth flat surface then start polishing...and when you are done, will prob want to coat it with 'clear' else just going to happen again. or could just give then a quick degrease & give them a coat of High Temp Engine paint. Black works & easy touch up, or go fluro pink if can get.
You are welcome.
The valve covers can be removed and taken to any local metal polisher (easiest) or you can polish them yourself on a buffing wheel with good metal polishing paste.
Get it nice and hot and spray with WD40.
Give it a wee rub next time it's hot.
And repeat.
Cheers
Min
Give it a wee rub next time it's hot.
And repeat.
Cheers
Min
If they are really which they look to be start with wet and dry paper and work your way down to finer and finer. Then switch to polishing compound and a buffing wheel. I have used both a bench grinder and electric drill for the buffing part. My T120 Bonneville came with brushed cases which I became disgusted with as they stained easily and were very hard to keep clean. I eventually polished them using the above process which eliminated the problem and looked better to boot. With all the fins and crevices your project will be labor intensive but winter is here with lots of free time.
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