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Post by kis » Wed Oct 20, 2021 2:45 pm

Afternoon gang,

I'm after a few bits blasting... so many options, vapour, aqua, sand, glass... does anyone work in the industry?
I'm figuring since everyone only has 6 Degrees of Separation, there must be someone on here that does it for a living?!

I'm talking about rusty bits, rear crash bar, front axle knuckles, subframe, that sort of thing.

If not I guess I'll be taking a day off work and attacking with a grinder! :lol:

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Post by Zforbes » Wed Oct 20, 2021 3:55 pm

For what you're doing any of the above would be suitable. Vapour and aqua blasting are less aggressive but usually used when minimising contamination of the surface is important like engine parts.

Glass, grit or metal shot blasting can leave surface contamination and micro pitting, better at removing rust etc and should be fine for your application :thumbsup:
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Post by mr.tourette » Wed Oct 20, 2021 4:36 pm

Isn't this what john e89 is up to nowadays?
if its got tits or tyres..its trouble :D

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Post by IRD » Thu Oct 21, 2021 12:09 am

I’m sure he posted on here showing examples of before and after. It looked impressive.

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