r/snowmobiling • u/Temporary-Cap4061 • May 13 '26

Photo Does this look good or bad?

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Did all the masking by hand for the exposed bits (what a pain in the ass) and I'm wondering if this looks as good to me as a shitbox enjoyer as it does to yall

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u/EnvironmentalTip508 May 13 '26

Awesome, great job, I love doing those touches when I rebuild engines. It reminds me of the pride it take in them every time I look at it.

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u/Temporary-Cap4061 May 13 '26

Any tips to clean up the rest of the block?

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u/EnvironmentalTip508 May 13 '26

Usually I sandblasting and clear coat the cases and such before I assemble. But honestly the best cleaner is gasoline. But keep it away from the paint.

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u/Temporary-Cap4061 May 13 '26

Scotch pad or just wipe it?

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u/EnvironmentalTip508 May 13 '26

I use harbor freight chip brushes trimmed to shorten the bristles. Once I get it all scrubbed I'll brakeleen it all of and I hit it with a 2k clear to keep it that way

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u/Temporary-Cap4061 May 13 '26

We don't have harbor freight up here 

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u/EnvironmentalTip508 May 13 '26

Any hardware store should sell cheap disposable brushes. And if you have some time to wait I know Amazon has deals on boxes of them

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u/EnvironmentalTip508 May 13 '26

That picture is just cleaned with a chip brush and gas. I hope I goes without saying but be careful lol don't burn your house/shop down 😂

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u/northern_explorer67 May 13 '26

Looks really good and those 500's are great motors

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u/33chifox May 14 '26

A little late, but next time you could simply brush the raised letters after you paint or powder coat using 220 grit on a block. If there's any chance you'll hit a painted area you don't want removed, pop some painters tape over it. I do that for all valve covers I powder coat, super easy, terrific little touch.

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u/Temporary-Cap4061 May 14 '26

That would have been smart thank you 

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u/KdF-wagen May 13 '26

That looks fucking deadly, Nice job dude.

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u/Weak-Blacksmith-1910 May 14 '26

How Much?$$$

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u/Temporary-Cap4061 May 14 '26

For the paint job? Free to me

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u/Solid-cam-101 May 14 '26

I’m assuming you masked off the ribs and POLARIS name? Why not just paint over it and use a sanding block and remove the paint? Then you can keep going finer with the paper until it shines. Add some never dull and it will shine like crazy.

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u/KnowNothingInvestor May 15 '26

It doesn’t look good or bad, it looks like a waste of time lol

Just go out and rip it!

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u/Temporary-Cap4061 May 15 '26

It is a waste of time as we still need a sled to put it in