I am planning to get my Altenator fixed as the Red Wire in the back where it attaches is loose in the Assembly. I found a local guy that can repair and/or rebuild. He told me to clean it up before i bring it to him. The altenator is clean but i want to make it look new on the casing. I need to best way to clean it up.

 

Disassemble the alternator and have the case glass beaded. Shoot flat clear over it if you want to preserve it.

 

Thanks Joe!! Now the hard part trying to find someone to do locally.

 

If you can't find someone local (which I recomend) I can do it all for you. Clean, blast, rebuild, and clear coat. That would mean shipping both ways. If you don't need a numbers matching alt, a local parts store should have one for you.

 

Mark (Stellar) does great work if you can't find someone local. IMHO it is worth the postage.

 

Thanks for the recomendation. If he get his mammary gland caught in a wringer I would be glad to help.

 

If you can't get it glass bead blasted, ( I would recomend a complete disassembly for this), You may try a soft wire wheel to spruce it up a bit.

 

Regardless of who you have rebuild it, emphasize over and over that you do NOT want them to paint the case. for some reason, rebuild shops think they're doing you a favor when they paint it. I've had this problem with an alternator and a transmission -- despite the fact I told them not to paint it. In each case they were so proud of the fact that they found a paint that "looks just like aluminum." Ummm, no.

 

I don't like painted aluminium either. I do like a good clear coat, but it should be a high temp non yellowing type. It will keep the finished look and clean up easy too. If you don't clear coat it, it will oxidize. Never paint or coat the inside and do not cover any part that will be used for a ground connection.

 

Ken Bruno did this one

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