DeWolf

I'm taking the front end suspension apart for bushes and painting, zinc plating etc and just wondering the best way to get the alloy parts looking shiny and new again. I have a small blasting cabinet and tried glass beads and aluminum oxide but whilst it cleaned it, it doesn't have that shiny new look.
Any ideas?

Cheers

C531XHO

Apparently vapour or soda blasting is good. I am planning to get heads and block done as vapour doesn't alter the original surface dimensions according to my research
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FredR

Scott,

There was a thread recently where one of our listers used very high pressure water blasting- amazing finish quality. Do an advanced search under water blasting.

dr bob

If you've already blasted the original forged finish to dull, no amount of chemical or water blasting will restore it.

For showoff suspension bits, I've been known to give the pieces a VERY THIN coating of protective clear satin from a rattle-can. I haven't needed to do this to the 928, as the pieces on mine still look pretty good especially considering their age. They spent a lot of their life cocooned in cosmoline, and the bottoms of the front lower control arms still sport the now-brown protective coating. They are all due for replacement though, and the rebuilds from 928 International all look like brand new pieces. So a little clear may go on those while they are still sparkly.