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| SirAndy |
  Aug 27 2006, 01:06 AM
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Resident German  Group: Admin Posts: 42,227 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California  |
getting tired of my rants about sandblasting? yes? well, too bad because here is:
another reason *not* to sandblast your car !!! pic of the rear wheel bearing from the trailing arms we just took off my car. you can hear the sand crunching inside when you turn it by hand ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif) i HATE sandblasting ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) Andy  |
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| alpha434 |
Aug 27 2006, 03:18 PM
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My member number is no coincidence. Group: Members Posts: 3,154 Joined: 16-December 05 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 5,280 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Sooooo.... For future reference, just don't sandblast the wheels while they're on the car.
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| SirAndy |
Aug 27 2006, 03:45 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,227 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(alpha434 @ Aug 27 2006, 02:18 PM)  Sooooo.... For future reference, just don't sandblast the wheels while they're on the car. s u u u r e ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) how about, in the future, you read a post first before you answer? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) i never said that "the wheels" were sandblasted. like mentioned above, the whole car was blasted and i left the suspension on the car so it could be rolled around. as far as i know, the blaster never even came close to the wheels, as the trailing arms and the wheels did not show any signs of blasting ... my point is simple, that stuff get's in *everywhere* but does not come out nearly as easy as it get's in. in fact, just in the last 2 weeks, i ended up using the dremel to *make holes in my car* just to get the trapped sand out of it. that is, almost FOUR years after the blasting ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif) Andy Attached image(s) 
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SirAndy more reasons *not* to sandblast your car ... Aug 27 2006, 01:06 AM
bondo Hey... that picture is in PERFECT FOCUS!
Who... Aug 27 2006, 01:10 AM Sammy That's a sealed bearing (or least it's sup... Aug 27 2006, 08:31 AM
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