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[Shadowrider]

It's a huge cabinet. I've used the stuff on some silver dinnerware that was in a fire and it's not very abrasive.

I think I'll give it a shot.

You sure aren't gonna hurt it, I doubt that it's going to do much. I've used walnut to strip paint and I doubt that even it would do anything to steel. You need an abrasive like trymeo is using which is basically a type of sand, aluminum oxide grit, or glass beads.

 

[Shadowrider]

I/ve never used Corncob. Currently I'm hooked on starblast which should be quite a bit more abrasive. I would stray away from crushed glass though. How big is the blaster? Mine is pretty big so, I had enough room to stay a foot away. If you get too close you can get a streaking effect which looks like crap. You might be able to lower the pressure and do a quick sweeping motion.

Did you mask the sights or remove them?

 

[tyromeo55]

You sure aren't gonna hurt it, I doubt that it's going to do much. I've used walnut to strip paint and I doubt that even it would do anything to steel. You need an abrasive like trymeo is using which is basically a type of sand, aluminum oxide grit, or glass beads.

+1 Mine is silica based I think (sand)

how did you ever come up with that idea?!?!?
Gee, I might do that to one of mine.......

A little birdie gave me the idea. !!! You are more then welcome to use my cabinet if you want to do the same.

Did you mask the sights or remove them?

Front- Removed (the little hole above the barrel if you are looking down the UNLOADED bore... if you push on it the sight pulls off very easily.

Rear- I taped off

 

[Josh-L]

So how much to bead blast mine??? Mine is a little rough also and I think it may have been dropped once or twice.

 

[Shadowrider]

I'm thinking about buying a blast cabinet. But I don't have a very big compressor.

So I'd be curious to know how much also. I have two of them. One of which sounds about like Josh-L's. I'm still trying to get the dings out of it and I think to get it truly clean it's going to take blasting it! I don't think this 1st one was ever cleaned since it left the factory. The carbon is just caked on around the forcing cone/cylinder. Kroil is working, but slowly.

 

[tyromeo55]

So how much to bead blast mine??? Mine is a little rough also and I think it may have been dropped once or twice.

I really have little desire to do it for money but I'm sure we could work out a trade of some sort. Do you get to Tulsa often?

 

[Josh-L]

No not really. But if Gillman is going to do his maybe we can have a bead blast party!?!?!

 

[tyromeo55]

No not really. But if Gillman is going to do his maybe we can have a bead blast party!?!?!

That's fine with me.

 

[WhiteyMacD]

Nice shooters, guys.

 

[gillman7]

No not really. But if Gillman is going to do his maybe we can have a bead blast party!?!?!

That's fine with me.

God, you guys suck......

Josh, I will probably be in OKC next week. Want me to pick yours up? I am going to bead blast one of mine. It is in the cleaning bucket right now.

I really like the way Ty's turned out, it looks great. I think I am going bead blast one of them, with factory grips, and polish one with some wood grips.