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It looks great but I'm ignorant I know, but what is vapor blasting? (I know of media blasting, sand blasting etc. just never heard of it). Thanks

You are not the only one. :)

Tell us about it Nathan. Looks like it does wonders on aluminum.
It’s become popular in the motorcycle and quad industry, and it’s basically a wet media blast, they can use different media, some use soda in the water and there is other media used as well. They can add some degreaser too. I think it’s pretty basic, but it leaves a really nice finish, and deep clean, without deforming the surface. They even make blast cabinets for it, and you can convert other cabinets,
 

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Terry Ives does vapor blasting on the Mac cylinders he works on, it leaves it a very nice finish. I've done dry blasting with soda and fine nickel media but the finish with those is not as nice as vapor blasting.

I know some of the vintage kart guys have used crushed Walnut shells for blasting as well on thin sheet metal.

An example of Terry's vapor blasting:

 

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Terry Ives does vapor blasting on the Mac cylinders he works on, it leaves it a very nice finish. I've done dry blasting with soda and fine nickel media but the finish with those is not as nice as vapor blasting.

I know some of the vintage kart guys have used crushed Walnut shells for blasting as well on thin sheet metal.

An example of Terry's vapor blasting:



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Ah yes. My heater is going again.
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