Removing rust from aluminum block?
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Removing rust from aluminum block?
My heads are going to be off for some time. It's an aluminum block and head engine, but I guess some ferrous metal must have gotten in the pores of the aluminum of the block because there are rust spots. I figured these would just go away when I prep the block with white 3M pads, but they don't. So how do I remove them?
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Maybe using a non damaging solvent and the white 3m pads might work since its a build up and not actual oxidation on the aluminum.
I don't know if that would be best though.
I don't know if that would be best though.
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Re: Removing rust from aluminum block?
Sure, but I'm trying to avoid taking the engine out of the car.
A ford tech told me not to worry about it, but I dunno...
I can clean all the black away easily enough, but the orange gives me trouble.
A ford tech told me not to worry about it, but I dunno...
I can clean all the black away easily enough, but the orange gives me trouble.
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Re: Removing rust from aluminum block?
We use this on some of the older robots. Give it an overnight bath and scrub with soapy water then rinse with Isopropyl alcohol
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Re: Removing rust from aluminum block?
I have done it on at least 10 cars and never had a problem, always used a sanding block took my time and made sure not to over do it.