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mepstein
post Apr 29 2019, 02:18 PM
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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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post Apr 29 2019, 07:21 PM
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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.


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post Apr 29 2019, 08:08 PM
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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.

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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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mepstein   Bought a vibrator   Apr 29 2019, 02:18 PM
burton73   I got the same one and tried on a set of lugs. It ...   Apr 29 2019, 03:00 PM
914Sixer   Never had good luck with them. Maybe just me.   Apr 29 2019, 03:02 PM
bdstone914   Does a good job cleaning up the parts but leaves ...   Apr 29 2019, 04:52 PM
Beach914   My experience in the stamping industry is that it ...   Apr 29 2019, 04:59 PM
burton73   My experience in the stamping industry is that it...   Apr 29 2019, 05:30 PM
Mueller   Ditto on the soapy water.   Apr 29 2019, 05:25 PM
bbrock   Okay, I admit I was expecting to find something mu...   Apr 29 2019, 06:17 PM
bdstone914   Okay, I admit I was expecting to find something m...   Apr 29 2019, 06:30 PM
mepstein   Here’s the parts after I rinsed off the kitty li...   Apr 29 2019, 07:21 PM
bbrock   Here’s the parts after I rinsed off the kitty l...   Apr 29 2019, 08:08 PM
cuddy_k   Where do the C batteries go?   Apr 29 2019, 07:31 PM
76-914   I bought one of those. In fact I forgot that I bou...   Apr 29 2019, 07:33 PM
mepstein   I bought one of those. In fact I forgot that I bo...   Apr 29 2019, 07:53 PM
Freezin 914   I am not as tech savvy as you guys, so don’t kno...   Apr 29 2019, 07:51 PM
mepstein   So the kitty litter was ok but not really and made...   May 3 2019, 08:58 PM
76-914   So the kitty litter was ok but not really and mad...   May 13 2019, 10:56 AM
mepstein   Don’t send the rear latch receiver through.   May 13 2019, 10:32 AM
mepstein   First batch is done and I’m very happy with the ...   May 13 2019, 10:34 AM
bbrock   First batch is done and I’m very happy with the...   May 13 2019, 12:21 PM
bdstone914   @mepstein Mark, Add late type headlight pivots ...   May 14 2019, 12:03 AM
mepstein   [b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s...   May 14 2019, 06:51 AM
90quattrocoupe   When using steel shot, do you use soap with it, to...   May 15 2019, 10:33 PM
mepstein   When using steel shot, do you use soap with it, t...   May 16 2019, 05:35 AM
mepstein   I went to harbor freight and bought a bunch of the...   May 25 2019, 12:15 PM
bbrock   I went to harbor freight and bought a bunch of th...   May 25 2019, 12:21 PM
mepstein   More shiny parts   Jun 4 2019, 04:28 PM
mepstein   Last batch for now.   Jun 10 2019, 07:00 PM
mepstein   One last batch - for now.   Oct 7 2019, 09:28 PM


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