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#100 glass bead
Got #100 by accident, but used it anyways, turned out nice...
Here's #6 IIRC...
Here's #6 IIRC...
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I like #100 better!sigpic
New 2010 project (click image)
1994 3100 BERETTA. 200,000+ miles
16.0 1/4 mile when stock. Now ???
Original L82 Longblock with LA1, LX9, LX5 parts
Manifold-back 2.5" SS Mandrel Exhaust. Hardware is SS too.
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x2! that looks really good!Originally posted by IsaacHayes View Postsigpic
1994 Oldsmobile Cultass Supreme SL
3400/Getrag 284 5spd
1995 Chevy K1500 350c.i. 5spd Z71
350/NV3500 5spd
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X3Originally posted by IsaacHayes View Post
-60v6's 2nd Jon M.
91 Black Lumina Z34-5 speed
92 Black Lumina Z34 5 speed (getting there, slowly... follow the progress here)
94 Red Ford Ranger 2WD-5 speed
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I have a stupid question but what would using sand as the media look like? I have a siphon blaster that I've been thinking about using to clean my UIM with.Comment
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Looks like sand
. That's why people call it a sandblaster - don't ever use real sand, though. I get mine from Southern Tool, it's an industrial supply store (you more than likely have a MSC, they are in most towns).
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Works good on heads, too (these will get hit again after porting)...
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I have bought some black silica sand from Menards before. It was called Black Magnum, I believe? Ran around $5 for a 25 lbs. bag IIRC, and has a small opening with a flap in it to keep the sand in the bag, yet let you stick the siphon tube in it. I have a siphon tube type blaster too.-60v6's 2nd Jon M.
91 Black Lumina Z34-5 speed
92 Black Lumina Z34 5 speed (getting there, slowly... follow the progress here)
94 Red Ford Ranger 2WD-5 speed
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I have a cabinet, just dump it in there after vacuuming out the old stuff...Originally posted by pocket-rocket View PostComment
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Well aren't you Mr. Fancy pants! :P j/k, lol. I want a cabinet, but for now my siphon feed works. Ideally I want a clamshell style, but right now I can't swing it. My post about the sand and the bag of it was pointed more towards Scott, but can apply to anyone since I thought that sand was really good. I don't know what grade it was, but it cleaned surfaces up really really nice. I think it was probably a little too coarse for critical gasket surfaces like the head gasket mating surface though. Worked out really well for things like intake passages and cleaning heads in general, though.Originally posted by ForcedFirebird View PostLast edited by pocket-rocket; 04-24-2008, 09:44 AM.-60v6's 2nd Jon M.
91 Black Lumina Z34-5 speed
92 Black Lumina Z34 5 speed (getting there, slowly... follow the progress here)
94 Red Ford Ranger 2WD-5 speed
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YesOriginally posted by ForcedFirebird View PostLooks like sand. That's why people call it a sandblaster - don't ever use real sand, though. I get mine from Southern Tool, it's an industrial supply store (you more than likely have a MSC, they are in most towns)., what I was wondering is what would the manifold surface look like if I used sand as the media rather than glass bead? Why shouldn't sand itself be used? I have a bucket of it sitting here now and a LIM and UIM that could use some attention.
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The cabinet is not fancy, it uses the same siphon gun you have. Mine is actually very similar to the Harbor Freight cabinet, but mine is 1" thick plastic instead of metal.
Sand will just disintegrate and turn to dust. I had someone tell me they could use sand, so I brought a bag of play sand from Home Depot to the shop, and laughed my butt off at the conditions following.Comment
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Glass bead is $25 for a 50lb bag, and lasts a long time.Comment
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I have always heard to avoid using sand because the silica can cause some nasty respiratory issues.Comment
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so does glass:PBen
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