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Tried oven cleaner.... Like it!

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racsan

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Getting ready to prep for paint on the '46 2N, thought id try oven cleaner before hitting it with the sandblaster. Seems to work really good, even lifted some of the most recent paint (from 1984) off.


 
Looks good. I been using oven cleaner for years. Oh, by-the-way, it is also good for killing grass where you clean your tractor. LOL.........
 
Most here will advise not to sandblast an assembled tractor. You will get sand where you don't want it to go. Impossible to seal up the
engine, trans, wheel bearing etc. OK to sandblast the sheet metal off the tractor.
 
I would not sand blast. Did that one time years ago and even though we had taped up all the places we could, sand got in engine any many other places. Had to take engine apart and pressure wash it out.
Fellow brought me a Model T frame to install the motor I had rebuilt for him. He had taped up the enclosed drive shaft and wheel bearing areas and had it sand blasted. Created a huge headache cleaning all that sand out before I could work on it. Mechanic at place I worked sandblasted a G Allis and painted it. Sand in everything.
Richard in NW SC
 
I concur . . . don't sandblast!

I too thought I was being so careful about sealing off everything but the sand storm goes EVERYWHERE. I had the side cover on a 6 cyl only temporarily but without a gasket.

When i took the side cover off after blasting with this big industrial blaster, I was totally freaked out by the little piles of sand! I ran repeated kerosene flushes. I'll NEVER sandblast anywhere near an engine again.
 
I had my largely assembled 8N blasted after removing sheet metal, seat, dash, water pump, distributor, wiring, governor, manifold, and starter. I blocked all these areas off with specially fabricated plates with gaskets, left the dip sticks in the engine and differential, blocked the oil filler hole and coolant outlet in the head with plumbing pressure testing plugs and the transmission shifter boot in place as well as the steering wheel. Then took it with wheels on to the blasting shop. I planned on a full disassembly so was not overly concerned, but after getting it back and taking it apart I did not find even a speck of blasting media in any internal parts of the engine, transmission or differential or axle housings. Only inside the brake drums was there any accumulation.

Not recommending this, but just saying with careful preparation it can be done cleanly.

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I use oven cleaner too. Cheap dollar store stuff.
Seems to work quite well and not terribly expensive.
I pressure wash it off. With eye protection, etc of course.
Looking forward to the "after" pictures of your tractor!
 
(quoted from post at 16:39:47 07/22/15) I use oven cleaner too. Cheap dollar store stuff.
Seems to work quite well and not terribly expensive.
I pressure wash it off. With eye protection, etc of course.
Looking forward to the "after" pictures of your tractor!
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Me too... This tractor was bought new by my grandparents the year my dad was born. Hood and fenders have already been cleaned and treated with por-15. I went over the tractor tonight with a wire wheel in a air tool, cleaned up really well, i was sure a mess afterwards! I did upgrade the hydraulics with a pump and top cover from the "backhoe tractor", a '48 8N that belonged to my moms side of the family and was really beyond saving. Yes, i am going with the dark grey, already have the paint. Seems like there is a ton of small parts to go through. I am leary of sandblasting the chassis, pretty sure the wire wheel and air will be enough before the por-15 pretreatment and application. Been a horrible summer to work on anything here, high heat and lots of rain, now its cooler but the bugs are the only crop thats thriving.
 
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