I spent a little time working on a left engine cover I plan on using yesterday. First step was to pop off the cover and small cap and remove the worm gear clutch cable holder and spring. Next I soaked this thing in gunk/engine degreaser for 40 minutes while I got lunch. After lunch, I used a scotch brite and a smaller size platic brush to get the grease and dirt out. Once it was cleaned up I marked off the area to cut with a sharpy and trimmed it up with an angle grinder. It had some sharp edges, so I spent a little while filing them down to clean them up also. Then I hit this cover with some 600 grit wet dry sand paper and followed that up with some steel whool. Finally, it was time for the Mother's Aluminum polish and bench grinder polishing wheel. I like the older motorcycle brushed aluminum look. This took a little while but is well worth it.
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