Now, I knew sand blasting would be too harsh on the aluminium, so I thought I could find somewhere with a vapour blaster setup… then thought that’s just sand blasting with water…. So….. I bought a sandblasting attachment for the pressure washer….
IMG_20231007_091629 by JON SUTH, on Flickr
A whole £16, and about £6 for some kiln dried paving sand…. And tried it on the old top arm….
IMG_20231007_091231_1 by JON SUTH, on Flickr
Yup, that works, and a smooth satin, not sandpapery rough finish… but first I had 2 broken bolts to sort…..
A broken bolt, cos you’ve never seen one…
IMG_20231007_130605 by JON SUTH, on Flickr
Weld a nut on poorly
IMG_20231007_130651 by JON SUTH, on Flickr
The combo of something to spanner on, and the glowing heat of the welder, means it breaks the seal and unwinds!
IMG_20231007_131056 by JON SUTH, on Flickr
A quick demo on the pressure blasting, it really is that quick…
Before and after is quite impressive
IMG_20231007_134902 by JON SUTH, on Flickr
As it was all apart, and I had a set of rear calipers, with rebuild kit, half done (for months, with total apathy) I was prompted to finish them….
IMG_20231007_152722 by JON SUTH, on Flickr
IMG_20231007_163206 by JON SUTH, on Flickr
IMG_20231007_163710 by JON SUTH, on Flickr
Last edited by britlude; 20-10-2023 at 11:25 AM.
aka Jonathan!!
'92 charlotte green auto.... as a daily
'37 Ford Y street rod......... something for the weekend!
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