Sandblasting vs. dipping

I have an old flathead that came off a 235ci Desoto engine that I was considering doing a bit of milling on and replacing the one on my 230. I have thrown it in the parts cleaner at my work and that helped a little with getting some of the old grit off it. The question is what is the best way to go about cleaning one of these old heads? Obviously I don't want to do anything that will compromise the head.

 

The best way to get a head or a block perfectly clean involves hot-tanking it and then blasting it with crushed walnut shells while it is rotated in a cabinet. To have this done here in Phoenix, call Chuck's Speed Center at (602) 266-5101. They now own the machine that Beck Racing Engines used to use and sold when they switched to building engines with new blocks and heads.

Dave Mann
(602) 233-8400 weekdays
http://www.roadsters.com/

 

I had blast it with frozen virgine female toenails. hir hir !

 

Hey,

I'd lean toward dipping for the reason that dipping will not only remove
the rust and paint on the outside, but the scale inside of the water
p***ages as well. That's something that sand blasting won't do.


S****ey Devils C.C.