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Offline Pwfyrcat1

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Exterior engine cleaner
« on: November 30, 2007, 04:50:33 PM »
As my project moves along, I have no plans to have the engine polished, but i would like to clean it and remove some of the dullness.  What would be good?

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Offline 736cc

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Re: Exterior engine cleaner
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2007, 05:12:05 PM »
All depends on its condition.
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Re: Exterior engine cleaner
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2007, 05:13:55 PM »
Some Simple Green will remove the grunge. A scotchbrite disc on a wheel wull do a nice job on the barrels. For the cases some white compound and a buffer pad will put some luster on them.
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Re: Exterior engine cleaner
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2007, 06:26:15 PM »
The 1973-1975 H1 and H2 Kawasaki triples did not come with painted cases. So during the restorations I had to come up with a way to add some bling to the stock, bare cases. I finally learned that stainless steel brushes on a drill motor works wonders on large areas while stainless brushes in a Dremel will handle the small, tight spots. Do not use regular steel. The dust will get into the pores and will rust - causing permanent discoloration. Stainless cost just a little more. This H2 case was done 2 years ago and looks like this today. The CB750 was done last fall during the first build - I simply washed it down with PJ1 during this 2nd build in March of this year and the shine is all still there. If you like the finish - it's accomplished by just a few seconds under a wire brush.

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