Valve cover coating removal

[LEMHEAD16]

Has anybody every stripped a pair of VH valve covers down to bare metal? What ever coating that is on it is giving me a hell of a time. I've tried media blasting and B17 stripper with no luck.

give me some direction here.

[klh6686]

I would like to hear what works as well before I waste a ton of energy on the wrong ways. Thanks

[IggyEGuana]

Jasco should work. works on paint and powder coat. just takes a few more passes with powder coat

[Carl H]

aircraft remover, or good old dichlormethane...also known as DCM, or methylene chloride.

[LEMHEAD16]

I don't want to use Aircraft stripper because it yellows the aluminum. I'm going to test the Jasco stripper today.

[klh6686]

I bought some Jasco last night as well, will be trying it this evening hopefully.

[IggyEGuana]

yup thats what i used on my CA valve covers and it worked great. hopefully the VH coating is the same stuff. plannin to rock polished alum covers on this motor too

[LEMHEAD16]

Heat to about 225 and put directly in blast cabinet. Stuff comes right off. Took about 3 passes to do the whole VC.

[OwnerCS]

Heat to about 225 and put directly in blast cabinet. Stuff comes right off. Took about 3 passes to do the whole VC.

I think that is what a local NAPA machine shop did to fully strip mine. I tried the chemical stripping route without huge success.

Once the powder finish was stripped, then sanding and polishing until reaching a finish buf with 000 steel wool.. I used a dremel tool with a jewelers polishing brush (alternating between brass and stainless) on most all of the engine components.

It turned into an insane amount of work..

[LEMHEAD16]

Does anybody know why the Early VH covers have the access panel on them? The late ones don't but they don't fit on early heads.

BTW ^ sweet looking motor.

[fluffybunny]

Wow! After about an hour of work on my engine with the dremel I realized I did not have a clear grasp of what I was getting myself into and went and bought an abrasive blaster.