From: Stephen & Jeanne Keith (cckw@comcast.net)
Date: Sun Feb 22 2004 - 08:16:40 PST
Metal Prep will stop the metal from corroding too.
They have it for steel and alu
Steve AKA Dr Deuce
----- Original Message -----
From: "noel shelley" <noel@shelley1722.freeserve.co.uk>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 6:49 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Blasting Small Parts
> Hi Paul ,
> when blasting steel be warned that within minutes the
surface
> will start to corrode , in damp conditions it will be visible in maybe 1/2
> hour . Once blasted you have the ideal surface to use a 2 part epoxy resin
> eg araldite , mixed and warmed it is fairly fluid and will fill pits Etc
> easily , leave in the horizontal position whilst it sets .
> An old trick when using fillers is to apply the filler making sure that
the
> parent material is well "wetted " and you have not mixed air in that will
> leave holes when sanded , cover the filler with a piece of polythene
sheet
> , you can now smooth the filler into shape with your fingers , and when
> hard simply peel the sheet off leaving a smooth surface and save a lot of
> sanding and wasted filler .
>
> Hope this is helpfull Noel
>
> For books on Babbit metal bearings Etc Try Lindsay Publications Inc
>
>
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