what do those placees that sell used turbos clean the compressor side with
 

those places that sell used turbos that look new, do they bead blast em or what? my comp side is off anyways and looks like doodoo

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Am i going blind?

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I just did up mine with brake-klean.

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bead blasted with glass bead

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Paint stripper AKA B-12.

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Media blast with a nice fine glass like I have in my new sandblast cabinet i bought O0

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Urine or silver spray paint. I vote for urine though.

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parts washer, diesel fuel, bead blaster pressure washer.

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brake cleaner

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baked (burns off everything), then tumbled in a bath of ceramic balls(gives it the shine).. i know theres more steps then just that. and differs for the look you want, but basicly thats it.

my buddy works at one of the biggest powder coating companies around (dad owns it) i've givin him ---- that was rusted and looked like complete ----.. he makes it brand new

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Might be an acid wash. A lot of truckers use it to clean their aluminum wheels.

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Kinda on this same subject, sorry to thread jack a bit--

What do you guys use to clean up heads/pistons and other engine components? I want a flat rate job on my Z6 head, and it's all carbon'd up and oily. I found a product called Piston Kleen, but they want ~16 bucks a gallon for it.

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Gas + pressure washer.

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I just took the sand blaster to mine, cleaned it up nice, I wouldnt shoot the backside though.

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I saw guys in an issue of honda tuning clean a pair of ZC pistons (PM7) up with a scotchbrite pad. Brake cleaner or gasoline and a toothbrush would probably finish it off decently.