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Vapor blasting |
mepstein |
Sep 7 2016, 11:22 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,238 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I originally started using this for my aluminum motorcycle parts but when my boss saw a 3.2 intake he asked me to send out some pieces from the shop. We just got back two 67S sand cast aluminum cases. They aren't painted but they almost look that way. The vapor blast is a pressurized wet mixture of micro glass bead, water and soap. Done in a big tank. It polishes the metal vs leaving a rough finish like regular glass bead. It's also safe for internal engine areas. No residue. The guy I send the parts to is $60/hour and the exterior of the engine case took 2.5 hours. Intakes were 1 hour for the pair. My 40 year old motorcycle parts look like new. (Except for bigger scratches).
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Tom_T |
Sep 7 2016, 03:57 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
Looks like a good answer for our aluminum fan shrouds too - in order to not get a polished look to them, in addition to engine & transaxle cases, etc.
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
Mark Henry |
Sep 8 2016, 12:51 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
Looks like a good answer for our aluminum fan shrouds too - in order to not get a polished look to them, in addition to engine & transaxle cases, etc. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// The 911 fan and the /4 fan shroud is magnesium, without a coating of some kind they will look like crap again in no time. |
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