cleaning the gasket off with wet and dry on a block its far better than using a wire brush and that is all that was done clean the gasket off
hey i just save myself £80 and 3 days waiting time
thats the convenience of putting the same head back on the same block its already the same shape
it dont matter its in and running now 🙂 so lets move on even if you are anal about getting the head skimmed im not 🙂