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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 08:14 PM
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Bead Blasting?

I want to re-finish my camaro rims and i'd really rather find another way to do it than the hand sanding, but if it comes to it, i will.

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/whee...g-project.html

that project is something i'm looking for as an end result. If i stuck my rims in the blast cabinet, would it help any, hurt them or just be a waste of time?
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 11:26 PM
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Re: Bead Blasting?

It depends on the pressure and what type of beads you are shooting at the rims, but if you use glass beads at a low PSI i think you should be fine, just lightly go over the rim and dont stay on one spot for too long or youll start taking away a little metal. But ive beadblasted plenty, are your rims aluminum or steel?
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 05:51 AM
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Re: Bead Blasting?

not sure. i think they're aluminum
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