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06 Apr 2010 07:55 #358708 by porchev914
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What? No pics? I'm so very dissapointed Josh!
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06 Apr 2010 08:42 #358718 by testarossa
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Sorry boss, I'm stuck at work. It was late last night when I got home with the thing. All I could do was assemble it, throw in the sand, and try it out on one part. I have to get in bed early during the week. The alarm clock rings at 4:30 am. I promise some before and after pics. I might need some less aggressive media for the aluminium parts. I bought the black sand stuff last night. It stripped off 32 years of rust and paint instantly from that little steel bracket.

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06 Apr 2010 14:43 #358791 by mark1122
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it must be common for the aftermarket sprockets . i just put blue locktight on it and hit it with an impact gun. no problems yet. i ran it for 2 years. i just took it off to go 530.

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06 Apr 2010 16:33 #358819 by porchev914
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That black silicon dioxide is a very aggressive industrial abrasive. Thats the crap that's spec'd out when we need concrete etched down for coating, cold joints, ect... Like you said, you may want to try something less aggressive for any aluminum parts, like glass beads. BTW, I'm jest bustin' yur chops on the pics :P

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06 Apr 2010 16:40 #358824 by T_Dub
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I use recycled glass, works well. I still wear a mask obviously, but its not all that dangerous. It doesn't leave a shiny surface like beads, but its great if you're painting afterwards.

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06 Apr 2010 16:52 #358830 by porchev914
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Recycled glass as in "oops, I broke a window, might as well break it up better and run it through the blaster" or do you get it from another source TDub?

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06 Apr 2010 16:55 #358833 by T_Dub
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Haha they sell bags of 60 grit recycled glass at Princess Auto. Kind of like Harbour Freight for Canadians. Only costs $10 a 50lb bag, its good stuff.

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06 Apr 2010 16:58 #358834 by porchev914
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So instead of glass balls, it's just glass chunks then? I could see how that would provide a duller finish, but be more aggressive than the beads.

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06 Apr 2010 17:03 - 06 Apr 2010 17:13 #358836 by T_Dub
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Yeah, just ground up glass. It's aggressive, but not too bad. It strips off paint easily and leaves a great finish for painting. I use it because its 1/5 the cost of the better abrasives and it does nearly as good of a job.

PS - Sorry for starting this tangent Josh.

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06 Apr 2010 18:03 #358849 by porchev914
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Yeah, blame me for asking the questions Josh :P

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06 Apr 2010 19:05 #358868 by testarossa
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porchev914 wrote:

Yeah, blame me for asking the questions Josh :P


Since you boys have spent your evening talking about glass balls and unusually large nuts, I got in a little work and a Cub Scout meeting. First a picture of the new toy.



And the inside.



Now for some before and after shots.









Finally a question. Does anyone have any advice on removing the last specks of chrome still attached to the cam cover? The super-agressive black sand removed most of what was left, but the stuff that is still attached is really stuck. I see some glass beads, or balls or shards in my future. Can I just kill a couple of six packs of Fat Tire and break those bottles with a hammer? Just Kidding!

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06 Apr 2010 20:13 #358880 by porchev914
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The Fat Tire bottles would be perfect! The darker glass adds molybdenum which would lubricate that last little bit of chrome. It should fly right off! I recommend the Nuclear Precision line of Fat Tire bottles, gradation and weight are, as always, to the nearest nanometer. I believe the only place to aquire those bottles are my fridge ;)

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