Great way to clean your UIM - Page 2

MaczPayne · 03-20-2008, 02:51 PM

Sweet. How does this compare to a wire wheel on a drill? I think they are both similar with the exception that steel wool can get into tighter areas.

RXtacy · 03-20-2008, 02:54 PM

I can not say from direct experience, but I would imagine the wire wheel would be much more abraisive bringing it closer to a polished surface. As you say though it would probably not get into the low pits quite as well.

McVicker · 03-20-2008, 10:57 PM

WOW, that looks really good...nice writeup and good work.

I don't know if I could spend three hours with steel wool pads though.

RXtacy · 03-20-2008, 11:02 PM

haha, on a sunday with nothing to do, the TV on and a few glasses of scotch you would be surprised how much patience you have

McVicker · 03-20-2008, 11:35 PM

I know that game

Scotch or Rum in a glass is all I need.

Brent · 03-21-2008, 02:48 AM

I just PM'd DMoneyRX7 who was the one that did the original write up on this. He has done it to his entire engine. I'm sure he'll be chiming in shortly with his $0.02 and pictures.

DMoneyRx-7 · 03-21-2008, 03:35 PM

That looks AWESOME MAN. I'm glad you used my method. haha. I guess when I made this account here I typed an extra "07" on the end of my sn.

I did most of all my engine parts. I didn't spend near as much time on it as you did though. But it still turned out nice. You can pretty much use anything with the cleaning process. At first on my UIM I used engine degreaser which worked really well. Then once I got most of the dirt/grime off I used soapy water.

Here is the original thread http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=504318

These are some pics of the engine once I cleaned all the parts (Water pump housing, Front cover, LIM, etc) I'll try to get some "before" pics so ya'll can compare.

DMoneyRx-7 · 03-21-2008, 03:39 PM

Here is a pic of how it was

DMoneyRx-7 · 03-21-2008, 03:45 PM

here are some more pics of the "after"

Willub and Company · 03-21-2008, 04:58 PM

wow that works really really well, i am definitely going to be doing this next time i have mine off on the FC.

RXtacy · 03-22-2008, 04:06 PM

That looks great DMoney. Thanks for posting that method it works great. Got the UIM back in today. Here are a few pics in the engine bay for comparisson.

With flash off

With flash On

McVicker · 03-22-2008, 04:23 PM

damn homie, now take the rest of the parts out and do the same thing.....it looks out of place

What type of steel wool did you use?? There are many different grades.

RXtacy · 03-22-2008, 06:58 PM

Haha yea tell me about it. The garage I rent isn't exactly sealed to the environment and the bay has a tendency to oxidize like that pretty quickly. As soon as I get some time I plan on doing some major cleaning. I used Coarse #3 the second coursest according to the bag I couldn't find any #4, and medium #1.

GEO147 · 03-22-2008, 07:25 PM

One word sums that shiney UIM up..........WOW

a7xh7 · 03-22-2008, 08:43 PM

following it up with some polish would help as a finishing step, that gets you more bling

03-20-2008, 02:51 PM	#16
MaczPayne Bah! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Riverside, SoCal Posts: 442 Rep Power: 18	Sweet. How does this compare to a wire wheel on a drill? I think they are both similar with the exception that steel wool can get into tighter areas. __________________ Johnson TA FC in the works!

03-20-2008, 10:57 PM	#18
McVicker Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 93 Rep Power: 18	WOW, that looks really good...nice writeup and good work. I don't know if I could spend three hours with steel wool pads though. __________________ Scrubs McBubs! SakeBomb garage.com

03-20-2008, 11:35 PM	#20
McVicker Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 93 Rep Power: 18	I know that game Scotch or Rum in a glass is all I need. __________________ Scrubs McBubs! SakeBomb garage.com

03-21-2008, 02:48 AM	#21
Brent Sua Sponte Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 839 Rep Power: 18	I just PM'd DMoneyRX7 who was the one that did the original write up on this. He has done it to his entire engine. I'm sure he'll be chiming in shortly with his $0.02 and pictures. __________________ Road Atlanta August 2011 NASA TT 1:33 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFY00PAK_Ps Traqmate's video of my car from the 2011 UTCC at VIR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zcn6...layer_embedded Video of Yellow LS1 FD at NASA TT at VIR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6k0lJkcwrM

03-21-2008, 04:58 PM	#25
Willub and Company Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 114 Rep Power: 18	wow that works really really well, i am definitely going to be doing this next time i have mine off on the FC. __________________ Christian's the name 10AE..BIG turbo and Microtech coming soon!

03-22-2008, 04:23 PM	#27
McVicker Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 93 Rep Power: 18	damn homie, now take the rest of the parts out and do the same thing.....it looks out of place What type of steel wool did you use?? There are many different grades. __________________ Scrubs McBubs! SakeBomb garage.com Last edited by McVicker; 03-22-2008 at 04:28 PM.

03-22-2008, 07:25 PM	#29
GEO147 The Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	One word sums that shiney UIM up..........WOW

03-22-2008, 08:43 PM	#30
a7xh7 Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 88 Rep Power: 0	following it up with some polish would help as a finishing step, that gets you more bling __________________ "sevens_ix"