how do you make an engine look new again?

[XCRacerwanab29]

I have a 2001 400EX and I'm thinking about pcing the frame but if I do that the motor still looks old. I've heard of bead blasting but I don't know where to get it done locally. I live close to Baton Rouge in LA if anybody knows someone who does some kind of engine cleaning and about how much it would greatly appreciated.

First off get some s.o.s pads and scub it real good so you get all that grime outta there. Then sprasy a little clorox on a rag and rub in. and do another s.o.s pad and then wash off with hose

[the-ex-files]

Simple Green works good for me. Safe for the Earth too.

[TCracin440ex]

never dull...its alu acid...spray it on the motor....wait a few mins...hose off....best used with a pressurewasher....it also makes any alu. look good again....rims, nerfs, bumper, exhaust

engine degreaser & scrub repeatedly

[miken]

I agree, hard work and elbow grease works everytime.
Mike -

[K_Fulk]

While i'm doing my stroker i'm getting everything coated it will make it a lot easier to keep clean since the cases wonte be bare aluminum anymore. The trick is getting something that wont hold heat in. I'm using nic industries artic black.
Here are some pictures.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/pb1a8ff182688fca502c85d5775714d44/fa87f406.jpg

[redroost85]

Dang Fulk! That is pretty badazz looking!:devil:

[K_Fulk]

Thanks it should look real good when that motor is together and in my quad. :cool:

[handsomejon]

Simple green all the way...:blah:

[dynofox]

Use a good engine degreaser and some soap and water to get the motor looking nice. To keep it looking good you really should do this after every ride. Then spray the motor down with wd-40 and whip everything down. My cases had some wear marks so I taped them off and gave them a spray of gray paint that is very close. Looks like new now.

[XCRacerwanab29]

thanks guys and fulk that's really nice

[sparky450AR]

Gunk engine degreaser works very well. Use scotch bright and gunk, then spray it off. Use a plastic thin brush to get in the fins.

[fyffe23]

nice'n'easy from ace's or home depot. its aluminum acid. spray iut on, scrub a bit, nspray it off. looks brand new seiously. use it on any aluminum.. nerfs, bumpers, anything aluminum. not sure how much it is though.

[XCAdam89]

Originally posted by sparky450AR
Gunk engine degreaser works very well. Use scotch bright and gunk, then spray it off. Use a plastic thin brush to get in the fins.

I also use gunk, and simple green, best stuff ever! :eek2:

[sparky450AR]

Originally posted by blaster12408
I also use gunk, and simple green, best stuff ever! :eek2:

I use simple green to keep the frame looking new, and it works everytime. Then I spray down common rust prone spots with WD-40. It's too much work to keep these things clean!!!!

But I love the feeling of having the best looking quad around, then getting it muddy as hell, or riding the **** out of it.:D

[markk]

SoS pad, and alot of elbow grease, and simple green does do a pretty good job, With a preasur washer, But the trick is, everytime u clean that 4-wheeler clean your motor!

[red2004 TRX450R]

Originally posted by markk
But the trick is, everytime u clean that 4-wheeler clean your motor!

[hondarider2006]

spray it w/ wd-40....let er sit for a few, than apply presure washer;)

[Rebelrider4OOex]

Originally posted by the-ex-files
Simple Green works good for me. Safe for the Earth too.

[plkmonster2]

I use simple green too! Non diluted! hehe. After its clean, I lightly spray the metal with wd-40, and take a dry rag, and wipe it clean. the wd-40 keeps rust, oxidation, and dirt off!