Serial Machines
  • Blog
  • Projects
  • Services
  • Contact

Back to polishing aluminum

8/25/2015

1 Comment

 
Wet sanding with 400 grit, then 1000 grit before hitting it on the buffer.   Finished the black oxide treatment on the rear hardware, and I think it turned out pretty good.  
Picture
Picture
1 Comment

Black oxide

8/19/2015

0 Comments

 
The first picture is after soaking in Evapo-Rust.  The second is after blasting.  The last pictures are after the black oxide treatment.  All the old hardware that I am using will get this same treatment.  Almost looks painted.
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
0 Comments

Still soaking , blasting, washing, and painting

8/17/2015

0 Comments

 
Picture
Picture
0 Comments

Still soaking , blasting, washing, and painting

8/15/2015

0 Comments

 
Picture
Picture

I'll try to post pictures tomorrow of how this stuff turned out after paint.  Had these parts sitting in some evapo-rust for a couple of days, took them out and the rust was virtually gone.  You can see how clean the main yoke came out after 48 hours of soaking.  A little soda blast, and ready for paint.  The u-joint buckles will get black-oxide next week.
Picture
Picture
0 Comments

Headers showed up

8/12/2015

0 Comments

 
Now I can finish port matching the heads, and finish the accessory brackets.  U-joints and rod ends turned out pretty good after paint.  Still working on getting the aluminum rear end components polished and re-assembled.
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
0 Comments

Blasting gloves showed up

8/5/2015

0 Comments

 
Started soda blasting aluminum parts today.  Looks like everything should turn out pretty nice once I get it all polished.  Should be painting rod-ends, bearings, and u-joints tonight.  Tomorrow I will continue blasting and start cleaning drive yolks and caliper pucks.
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
0 Comments

Finished the tedious aluminum work

8/2/2015

0 Comments

 
Finished the tedious aluminum grinding over the weekend.  I still have a couple of drive-train pieces to grind, but they are not nearly as intricate.  Next step is to soda blast, wash, and polish.  Unfortunately when I got the blasting box out this weekend I noticed that the gloves had rotten away.  A new pair should be here in the next day or so.  Today I managed to get the old wheel studs out of the wheel bearings, and press the new ones in.  Turns out I had to ream every hole to get the proper press fit.  Just a little bit of paint and they are ready to assemble. 
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
0 Comments

    Serial Machines

    2711 Mooresville Rd
    Salisbury, NC
    (704)701-8567
    Email Serial Machines

    Archives

    May 2017
    April 2017
    February 2017
    August 2016
    July 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    April 2014

    Categories

    All
    CamVette
    Personal

Proudly powered by Weebly