I would wire brush it and or spray with some rust conversion spray. Eastman
or Por 15 then paint it. surface rust is not much to be concerned about.
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 6:29 PM, john spaur <jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I had my block cleaned at a machine shop and because I was not able to
> paint it right away there is some light rust on the outside.
>
> If I use soda to blast it away should I be concerned if some of the soda
> gets into the oil galleries?
>
> I can clean the galleries with solvent but I am curious to know if the
> soda might harm the bearings once everything is back together.
>
> Tank you,
> John Spaur
> San Jose, CA
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