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Sand/walnut shell blaster

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Anyone have one?

I need to remove some paint from my valve cover racer for Flanders and would prefer to avoid the mess of chemical strippers.
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Aircraft paint remover.

Brush it on, let it sit and wash in off.

Easy peasy.
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80 grit aluminum oxide in my blaster
Why don't you just scuff up the existing paint and paint over existing paint?
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I heard that once you go PBB, there's no going back.
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I was gonna strip it down as I sent it out for plating.

Not sure if it's gonna be chrome, or black nickel yet. Were gonna see what will look best.

:D
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Thumbs down for chrome.

Chrome don't get you home.

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May I suggest...

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If they're chrome, they wouldn't look like those... Lol
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