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Ok I, like many of you mkiii owners had oxidation on my throttle body, and decided to take it off. There are a couple of things to stay away from and a couple of things that work really well.
My throttle body BEFORE
Don't
Dont use any type of Degreaser, or if you do use sparingly.
The first thing I did was let the throttle body soak overnight in a degreasing solution
BAD IDEA!!!
when i removed the TB from the solution some type of chemical reation occured and I had black soot all over the place.
I then hosed it down and put in carb cleaner, and that didnt remove soute.
Then I took it to a sanding wheel and tht helped, but the TB is to intricate to go at it w/ tht... notice the soot on my gloves
DO
After this attemp i decided to use a sand blaster to get everything nice and ready to prep
after sand blasting I applied 3 coats of aluminum colored engine paint , then 3 coats of clear coat.
Here is my final product
Havent put back on car, everything is still in pieces, but when they go back together I wont be ashamed to lift my hood.
cassio
My throttle body BEFORE
Don't
Dont use any type of Degreaser, or if you do use sparingly.
The first thing I did was let the throttle body soak overnight in a degreasing solution
BAD IDEA!!!
when i removed the TB from the solution some type of chemical reation occured and I had black soot all over the place.
I then hosed it down and put in carb cleaner, and that didnt remove soute.
Then I took it to a sanding wheel and tht helped, but the TB is to intricate to go at it w/ tht... notice the soot on my gloves
DO
After this attemp i decided to use a sand blaster to get everything nice and ready to prep
after sand blasting I applied 3 coats of aluminum colored engine paint , then 3 coats of clear coat.
Here is my final product
Havent put back on car, everything is still in pieces, but when they go back together I wont be ashamed to lift my hood.
cassio