Re: [MV] Blasting Small Parts

From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Sat Feb 21 2004 - 17:37:32 PST


At 4:54 PM -0800 2/21/04, Paul A. Thomas wrote:
>Could anybody point me toward a guide to making
>things not only rust free but also semi
>original? What type of paints or ... ' fillers
>' are used? I don't like the idea of fillers as
>most of the parts are metal on metal suspension,
>steering, or even body parts and bondo in such
>applications makes me cringe. I'd call the
>folks I bought the blasting cabinet from however
>their customer service skills are reminiscent of
>Attila the Hun's... :}

The old way of doing it is filling in the metal with lead and Tin.

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