I remember a discussion about this a long time ago, and I did search, but couldn't find it.



I'm wondering if the same acid bath that the regular piston engine blocks get, would damage the wear surface on the irons?



I recently sent in 5 rotors to get the acid cleaning treatment and they turned out awesome....very very clean.....but the rotor bearings are screwed now LOL. Oh well I was going to replace them anyways.



I want to send in a couple sets of irons to get cleaned after all the porting is done. So would it wreck them? or would they be good to use?



Thanks

 

I've used Muratic acid (hydrochloric) to remove gross amounts of rust from steel and iron components. The key is do it in the open. Do it while standing up wind. Do not inhale any of the fumes. Use eye protection. Use rubber gloves. Stop the acid with baking soda in warm water. Rinse with plenty of running water over a limestone gravel area. Pick a location where a God awfull looking mess will not be a problem. Force dry and WD-40 the irons/component as soon as possible.



If somebody is doing this for you and at a reasonable price, I would do it. No problem.





Lynn E. Hanover

 

Awesome thanks for the info!