[Wizard-of-OD]

Josh I am not worried about the media blasting part...I have that pretty much under control.What I did was I bought 2 blasting cabinets (cost me 300US for the 2...buy 1 get 1 half off).In 1 I have glass media and the other I have commerical baking soda.The result is what you see attached.

I am getting to the point where I am blasting parts for 3-4 hours/day and then degreasing the parts before and after use.The issue lies with before blasting....most of these parts have cooked on grease and I spent too much time with a scrubbing brush to remove the grease.Whatever does not come off gets stuck in the media and sometimes causes it to change colour.So I want to invest in an automatic part washer that I can just leave the parts in while I am on the media blaster.

I've got one of these Cuda units http://www.cutechhpi.com/cuda_washers.html

Funny how both have a cuda name. I am very happy with it for cleaning. I asked the guy if he had any units someone wanted to trade towards an upgrade, so I bought what he had. As long as it is large enough to put an engine block in, I think you will be happy.

How are the results?Got any before and after pics?How is it with aluminum and such?

 

[Scott by BOSTON]

While not probably a good idea for motors and aluminum, I use electrolysis on metal brackets and rusted things.

12v battery & charger
1 rod of rebar from Home Depot.
pail
Washing or baking soda...washing better.
water
let the part soak / clean over night.

MUST VENT OR DO OUTSIDE gass formed is explosive......... <smokes cigar>

pretty amazing outcome even part numbers hard to read from rust are clearly visible.

pages like this helped me:
http://www.rowand.net/Shop/Tools/Electrolysis.htm

HTH
-Scott by BOSTON

 

[SeStone]

We just got an enormous automatic parts washer at work. I don't remember the brand off hand, but you throw stuff in, hit a button, and wait 5 or 10 minutes. I think it uses the scalding hot water at high pressure method, but it gets stuff clean--I've got an AEB oil pan and intake manifold we threw in there that came out actually almost shiny.

Sam

 

[Wizard-of-OD]

We just got an enormous automatic parts washer at work. I don't remember the brand off hand, but you throw stuff in, hit a button, and wait 5 or 10 minutes. I think it uses the scalding hot water at high pressure method, but it gets stuff clean--I've got an AEB oil pan and intake manifold we threw in there that came out actually almost shiny.

Sam

Sam before I make the plunge can you do me a favour and take an old part,throw in there and take a picture after?
Would really appreciate it.

Wednesday I am going to try the 3 day trial offer from Cuda.

 

[SeStone]

Sure, I'll try and do something Tuesday and report the results.

Sam

 

[PxTx]

I'll try and do some before and after pics too. Aluminum is great. I had a very carboned up intake off an LT1 chevy motor. Threw it in and it started to really turn up. I ended up leaving it in for 45 min, and it came out like new! Every part of the inside plenum and runers were all clean and fresh looking.

I've found some parts will clean up fater than others, but everything come up great with time. The one i have has a 3hp motor on it, and I suspect that would be the minimum, since some of the parts you put on the turn table can get heavy. I also tend to load the basket up with lots of parts and just walk away for an hour or so. I know you will be happy with this machine, but some pics will should help you make that decision.

 

[milioncaar]

For a long time I learned how to clean parts and finally came to the conclusion that cleaning with a steam cleaner suits me the most. Only when choosing a steam cleaner it is important to determine the power that you need and the model. I bought the first Optima steam cleaner and regretted it. Then I found an article Do not buy the Optima steamer before reading this which tells about the shortcomings of the optima steam car wash machine. I changed the model to a more suitable one about which there are more positive reviews from real customers and everything works perfectly.