Best initial cleaning approach for transmission Options

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Good morning. The 901 on my project has already been removed from the car. I need to open it up to replace the 2nd gear synchro and it obviously needs to be clear clean clean before I do that.

Is it safe to pressure wash the exterior case so long as I don’t spray where the input shaft is?

And been there / cleaned that tips to share?

Thanks!

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If you want it to darken a bit quicker.

Eagle One Mag Etch Wheel cleaner. Spray it on good and even, let it sit a few minutes, and spray off with water, dry it in an oven if you can for an hour. If not let them sit in the sun if you can and dry for 24 hours.

After this you can coat with Gibbs, which will darken it a bit more, or shot it with a graphite spray , wipe it down, and it will be nice and dark. And then seal with Gibbs to protect it.

The true way to paint Mag takes a lot of steps.

Clean
Oven Heat - outgas
Steam clean
(optional Weld pitting - then clean again, outgas again)
Prep with Alodine
Use an Acid primer, to get your bite, let cure
2K Prime cure (optional is to fill imperfections, then re 2K prime let cure a long time - 72 hours to a week, unless you can bake them)
Paint cure
Clear cure
Done

Old guy in Cincinnati that did Ferrari and Alpha magnesium wheel restorations taught me this method. Works very well very durable. He is gone now, but not forgotten. And no his name was not Johnny Rotten. One of his counterparts wrote a really nice article about the process. This guy mounts the tires before he does the top and clear coats. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) Oh course he is dealing with the Alpha and Ferrari crowd, so (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

Rattle caning VHT on it works, but it will start flacking off over time. I have one in my shop right now that looks like a snake shedding it skin. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)