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ChrisHamilton ChrisHamilton is offline
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Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6 View Post
I'm surprised he said crushed glass, that doesn't create a tooth, it creates dimples. Cerakote requires aluminum oxide to create a tooth and they say precisely not to use glass because it leaves a dimpled surface.

And I like a blasted surface because it gets everywhere, especially in little nooks and crannies that nothing else can, and in seams, an important place for adhesion.

Glass Beads leave a surface you are referring too, crushed glass leaves a surface nearly identical to coal slag or sand. It is essentially the same as coal slag or sand when blasting. Leaves a really good tooth and gets steel "white". Been using 40/60 crushed glass for years. I think it's actually more aggressive than coal slag, it cuts quicker, removes rust faster, probably not as aggressive as sand but I never use sand because of the free silica in it.

All of what I'm referring too is in the context of blasting a body. Al OX would be prohibitively expensive to use completely on a body. At least for me. I will go through 15 or more 50lb bags of media when doing a body.
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Last edited by ChrisHamilton; 11-07-2023 at 09:52 AM..
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