ok so me and a buddy are going to make an engine block table. i got 305 chevy block for 20 bucks off of craigslist. its in bad shape but thats ok. i got a block, heads and rotating assembly. basically i was wondering what would be the best way to get this thing squeaky clean? sandblasting would leave it rough and nasty looking. and i dont thing engine degreaser would get all the gunk off. just for reference this is what we are going to try to make. it's going into my bar/darts/poker/billiards room.
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you best bet would be to sand blast it IMO. my experience with sand blasting always left a nice clean surface. otherwise you will be sitting there for awhile with degreaser and a wire brush. simple green works best.

 

there are places that drop it in a tank and degrease engines...my friend is gettin it done on his once it gets torn down for the rebuild

 

aka engine cleaning tank.

 

a.k.a a bathtub full of acid.

 

LOL yeppers.

 

i bet some of that good 'ol Alabama moonshine in a bathtub would do it LOL

 

what a waste of booze.

 

i didn't say i wouldn't drink it afterward........ that stuff will f u c k you up!

 

nothin like corn wiskey i hope you dont plan on moving it around alot lol