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Apr 24, 2006 | 08:05 PM

89TramsAmGTA

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Polishing Piston Tops

I have a set of forged pistons comming for my next build up. I want to polish the piston tops and was wondering what the best methods are?

Apr 25, 2006 | 09:51 AM

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Re: Polishing Piston Tops

You don't want to polish them... at the most you want to radius the hard edges on the top around the valve reliefs and dish or dome. I usually glass bead them when I am done doing all of that.

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Apr 25, 2006 | 03:12 PM

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Re: Polishing Piston Tops

Thanks for the reply.

Apr 25, 2006 | 03:40 PM

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Re: Polishing Piston Tops

Wouldnt a polished piston top have the same effect as polished chambers? I would think the carbon resistance would be a good thing.

Apr 25, 2006 | 05:18 PM

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Re: Polishing Piston Tops

Not really... carbon will build up on anything. Nobody really does that to chambers anymore either.

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Apr 26, 2006 | 10:05 AM

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Re: Polishing Piston Tops

Listen to his advice about glass beading.

Apr 26, 2006 | 11:03 AM

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Re: Polishing Piston Tops

BTW make sure you tape off the ringlands and the rest of the piston so that's not glass beaded

Bret

Apr 26, 2006 | 05:22 PM

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Re: Polishing Piston Tops

Again, thank you for the information.

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