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Old 04-18-2004, 07:21 PM
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Sandblasting the intake....

Can i sandblast the intake, or do i have to be beadblast it?
I painted it red and do not like it very much. I am going to polish it, so i need to get is as clean as possible

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Old 04-18-2004, 07:40 PM
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Either will work.
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Old 04-18-2004, 11:36 PM
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bead would be a much better choice on the aluminum intake.
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Old 04-19-2004, 12:36 AM
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Originally posted by plappo
bead would be a much better choice on the aluminum intake.
What he said.

I noticed that the machine shop that blasted mine also "roughed up" the injector holes a little.

Do those need to be polished-like?
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If you're going to polish the entire intake I'd sand blast it and then glass bead blast it. If you want a look close to polished but w/ much less work, you could have it ceramic coated.
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