Any advice on TB cleaning?
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Melting Slicks
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Any advice on TB cleaning?
Are there any tricks to getting a stock throttle body to look new again?
I have mine off, sitting on my bench. I've been scrubbing it with throttle body cleaner and rags/toothbrush/small scrapers.... but I dont know if I'm really making much of a difference.
Any advice? Who here has their 20 year old TB looking like new?
I have mine off, sitting on my bench. I've been scrubbing it with throttle body cleaner and rags/toothbrush/small scrapers.... but I dont know if I'm really making much of a difference.
Any advice? Who here has their 20 year old TB looking like new?
Melting Slicks
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From: Indian Rocks Beach FL
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
I used a stainless steel brush on mine. Gives it a subdued shine. Not a "new" aluminum look but I like it. As far as I know the only things that will give you that new aluminum look are some pretty strong acids I wouldn't care to mess with.
Drifting
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Are there any tricks to getting a stock throttle body to look new again?
I have mine off, sitting on my bench. I've been scrubbing it with throttle body cleaner and rags/toothbrush/small scrapers.... but I dont know if I'm really making much of a difference.
Any advice? Who here has their 20 year old TB looking like new?
I have mine off, sitting on my bench. I've been scrubbing it with throttle body cleaner and rags/toothbrush/small scrapers.... but I dont know if I'm really making much of a difference.
Any advice? Who here has their 20 year old TB looking like new?
Race Director
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From: WI
You could paint it or polish it. You wouldn't really need a high temp paint for it. When I cleaned up my TB I used a brass brush on my drill. You can you a die grinder to. There are also media wheels, plastic or rubber, that clean very well. A bench grinder would also be helpful. I would not clean it by hand. When I cleaned the intake on mine I also ground down some of the seems and rough parts on the TB and plenum.
Racer
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From: State of Confusion
Like the guys said above, you're going to spend a lot of time and possibly ruin it trying to get the aluminum new looking. The Eastwood Company makes spray paint specifically for aluminum coating.
Race Director
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To make it look like new, you basically polish it. If you don't want to you could try taking it to a shop and having them hot tank it. I wouldn't recomend that though as there is a plastic fitting or two in one that I have.
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Wow Vinnie 
Did you fabricate that yourself? That looks really nice!!
How did you polish all of the small parts of the TB? Did you use a dremmel?
Did you fabricate that yourself? That looks really nice!!How did you polish all of the small parts of the TB? Did you use a dremmel?
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Melting Slicks
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