easier way to take paint off a motor ??

[HypnotizeMindz]

on my tecate... the previous idiot, i mean owner... painted the complete motor.... i already sanded & polished the head.. and it took about 3 hours..
is there an easier way to strip the paint off, smooth the metal, and polish it ?

[Jeb]

When I did this motor, I used aerosol paint stripper. It worked great. I sandblasted the jug & head after stripping. I also have done frames, swingarms, hubs, etc. Let the chemical do the work so you don't have tooooooooooooooo. :-D

[HypnotizeMindz]

where can i get this aerosol paint stripper ??

and wont sandblasting pit or mess up the jug & head ?

my buddy's 250r motor looks chrome... all he did was light sand it, and polish it... i'd do that, but mine is covered with paint

[Jeb]

Any hardware store has paint strippers in aerosol cans.

Sand Blasting ( mine I actually did with glass beads) does not hurt anything if you do it right. I installed the head (with the head gasket) onto the cylinder. I tightened it down snug. This covers and protects the seal surfaces for both the top of the cylinder and the head. I put an old spark plug in the spark plug hole. I then taped up with a couple layers of masking tape the cylinder base sealing surface, the water inlet fitting surface, across the reed opening, and the top water inlet.
I stripped off the paint of the cylinder and head to take allot less time in the blasting cabinet. I was looking for satin finish on the head and jug. It probably would have polished up nicely too.

That picture I posted was with absolutely no sand paper touching the engine cases. I stripped the old paint off and then polished it with aluminum polish. It could have easily been finished to chrome-like finish.
It depends too on the shape of the cases. It they are all scratched and gouged up, sand paper will probably be a must.

[HypnotizeMindz]

do you happen to know the name of the glass beads... on the side of the bag

like the size, grit, grain of the glass beads...
i have a sandblaster, i'd like to try to the glass beads

[Jeb]

It was a "fine grit" . not sure of the actual numbers.