My new h23 IM ... how to clean?

[91project]

hey guys i got in my h23 IM and i went to the JY yesterday and got the TB for it.

heres some pics but also what is a good way to shine this up and make spotless?

[Brandoncb7]

I took mine and soaked it in parts cleaner for a few days. After that I took a drill with a wire brush wheel on it and went all over it. You could use some type of spray engine degreaser and a wire brush or carb cleaner works for cutting the grease and carbon on it. If you have the money you could always take it somewhere that's local for you and have it sandblasted or put in a glass beader. You would have to pay that to be done but it'll come out looking pretty much new. Hopefully this helped or at least gave you a few ideas. Good luck.

[C91BLX7]

Hot tank.

[GearBangnAccord]

to ghettofy things for ya clean it up as best u can with wire brushes an degreaser then hit it with a coat of aluminum spray it'll look new. heres a few ideas:
http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=117745
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k...cord/Im005.jpg
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/5169/dsc03587gl5.jpg

[91project]

whats hot tank?

and thanks for the advice did u soak it in complete parts cleaner or mixed with water?

also what kinds of places sandblast?

do you have to take off all the sensors and stuff also or do they not get effected from both sandblasting or soaking the whole IM and Tb

[Brandoncb7]

Actually my dad for a small engine repair shop so I have a big ass barrel of it lol. I took everything completely apart and put only the metal pieces in it.It was straight cleaner though. You would want to do the same with it if you got it sandblasted. Companies that make signs do sandblasting sometimes and if nothing else just google that shit. The cheaper route would be to do what the other guy said and clean it up yourself as good as you can and then spray it.

[91project]

to ghettofy things for ya clean it up as best u can with wire brushes an degreaser then hit it with a coat of aluminum spray it'll look new. heres a few ideas:
http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=117745
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k...cord/Im005.jpg
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/5169/dsc03587gl5.jpg

thanks man that first one is sexxxx hahah

but any kind of spray will work? or do i have to get high temp spray?

[GearBangnAccord]

i was trying to motivate u to do a red/blk one i want to see what i would look like to lazy to remove/install mines just to repaint so hopefully those pics inspired u and others!!!!

[91project]

yea im probably doing it my self soo basically degrease it then disasemble it and spray it then put it back together. is there any vital parts on the IM or Tb that should not messed with cleaning or spraying wise?

[GearBangnAccord]

thanks man that first one is sexxxx hahah

but any kind of spray will work? or do i have to get high temp spray?

I used the soak/scrub, paint with metalcast method the silver/blue IM

Frootloops i think media blasted it then painted hi gloss blk and use new bolts an accessories

The other guy not to sure but he used dollar store paint if i remember wonder how thats holdin up

[GearBangnAccord]

yea im probably doing it my self soo basically degrease it then disasemble it and spray it then put it back together. is there any vital parts on the IM or Tb that should not messed with cleaning or spraying wise?

nope i basically drowned all the sensor an they still work fine dont drwont he IAB box thou other than that u shud be fine make a thread when ur done i wanna see the results

[91project]

thankks will do, is the iab box the black sensor thing on the IM that comes off with 2 12 mm bolts?

[GearBangnAccord]

thankks will do, is the iab box the black sensor thing on the IM that comes off with 2 12 mm bolts?

ya it under the IM

[EXR-ALB]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think you can hot tank aluminium.