The first step Travis did was to soak the head in warm soapy Dawn water for a day or two. It was a bit grimy as you can see.
The muck was caked on.
Then he hit it with a copper wire brush to free the dirt off. Soda blasted it and to prevent rust submerged it back in water. When I came to pick it up he hit it with compressed air to dry it off.
This is the piece he is happiest with. It came out great. He recommended that I clean the inside of the holes (not the barrel) and consider having a light sandblasting so the paint has something to grip on to.
Travis owns the world's tiniest sand blaster and that is what he used to clean my top-end.
Thank you Travis!
The bottom-end will be vapor blasted.
