I have seen blasting done with almond and other nut shells for that reason
as well. Also used is a white powder....I want to say it is something
appearing like baking soda that also takes off paint or rust, but doesn't
work harden the material.
Gordon
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Perry Smith
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 8:59 AM
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: [oletrucks] bead blasting
Deve
Before you bead blast the sheatmetal look into plastic media blasting. In
industrial terms, bead blasting means shot peening, it hardens the surface
of
the metal, on sheetmetal parts bead blasting can cause brittleness and
reduce
the flexibility of the metal, this can result in the formation of stress
related cracks that can destroy an otherwise perfect and rare or
nonreplaceable part. I have had one vehicle done with the plastic media and
the results were very good. The cost may be a little more but the results
are
worth it.
Perry Smith
'58 GMC Fleetside
Phoenix, Arizona
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