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Bought a vibrator |
mepstein |
Apr 29 2019, 02:18 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,142 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Does a good job cleaning up the parts but leaves a residue. I bought some kitty liter and home that will work to clean it up and give it a final polish. It’s loud but I found a place in back of the building so it’s not so annoying.
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mepstein |
Apr 29 2019, 07:21 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,142 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Here’s the parts after I rinsed off the kitty litter powder. No residue from the ceramic media. Left it smooth but dull. I’m guessing this will result in a dull finish if I zinc plate. @bbrock will walnut shells actually shine it up or am I chasing my tail.
Last year I bead blasted a 5 gallon bucket of hardware but left it in my garage so everything had a light coating of rust. I don’t have the patience to head blast again and I was hoping for a smoother finish than what results from blasting. Suggestions are appreciated. Attached thumbnail(s) |
bbrock |
Apr 29 2019, 08:08 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Here’s the parts after I rinsed off the kitty litter powder. No residue from the ceramic media. Left it smooth but dull. I’m guessing this will result in a dull finish if I zinc plate. @bbrock will walnut shells actually shine it up or am I chasing my tail. Last year I bead blasted a 5 gallon bucket of hardware but left it in my garage so everything had a light coating of rust. I don’t have the patience to head blast again and I was hoping for a smoother finish than what results from blasting. Suggestions are appreciated. Quickest way to shine the big stuff like that is with a wire wheel. Should take less than a minute to polish off the latch. This was one of the earlier pieced I plated so not my best work, but not bad. I used walnut shell mostly on stuff too small to wire brush. Walnut might polish the larger stuff, but I'll bet it would take a long time. As was already said, there are some good Youtube vids of people trying all kinds of things with different results. There are some good tips on prepping for electroplating in this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTupOgImpWo |
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