cleanup prep of engine bay

mshred said

hey rmchrgr, sandblasting would definatly be ideal, but its totally out of the question for me. If i was to degrease like crazy and sand, would paint stick to those parts? also, what do you mean by degrease as much as possible to continue to use the abrasive material? what material are you talking about? sorry if it sounds dumb....like i said i dont have much time, as i have only until this wednesday to have the whole bay prepped (including k member, etc.) and sandblasting is an option i dont have unfortunatly

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If you put your parts into a blasting cabinet when grimy like yours, the dirt tends to clump and render the used abrasive material useless. If you're just blasting large steel chassis parts like K-frames etc, most of the time you can sift and reuse the material if it doesn't get contaminated.

It would take the least amount of time to clean and prep but if it's out of the question, you could try a wire wheel or some sort of cleaning pad though that may not get into all the spots.

If there's a powder coater near you, often they have abrasive cleaning services in conjunction with the finishing, it's in their best interest to coat clean parts.

There's also chemical paint stripper but I don't know how effective that would be for this particular application. It would make more of a mess than anything.