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98valk
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« on: April 01, 2020, 05:11:37 PM »
anybody have experience with this?  looks interesting.

https://www.vaporblastingequipment.com/wet-blasting/what-wetblasting-guide-vapor-blasting-process
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« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2020, 06:12:26 PM »
  Interesting concept.

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« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2020, 06:48:32 PM »
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« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2020, 07:45:34 PM »
It does a super job on motorcycle parts. Cleans them but doesn't destroy them . I have been looking into a small one for home projects . I am reconditioning an old Yamaha 750 and have  had various parts cleaned by a fellow that lives close by.

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« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2020, 08:20:40 PM »
I watched a CBX cam cover being vapor blasted last year. The finish was better than any other blasting/cleaning process I’ve ever seen. It was at Restocycle in Tucson.
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« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2020, 04:50:53 AM »
I have never used this specific tool system but used wet blasting with fine baking soda multiple times on airplanes preparing them for painting or polishing.  IT does and excellent job and is WAY cleaner that using traditional dry media. 
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« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2020, 07:15:37 AM »
Used to use it to finish aluminium molds before shipping to customer back in the 70's. Definitely not as aggressive as dry blasting thus its used to get a fine finish on aluminium if needed. I still use #80 grit dry blasting as the finish is better for coating purpose. Wet or dry the final finish is still dependant on how fine/coarse the grit being used. Glass bead gives a glossier look than silicant sands.
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« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2020, 06:31:20 PM »
Soda Blasting? Isn't that about the same as what they are offering?

Wouldn't finish always be based upon the particle being shot, and the material being blasted?
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« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2020, 10:31:59 AM »
Quote from: gordonv on April 02, 2020, 06:31:20 PM
Soda Blasting? Isn't that about the same as what they are offering?

Wouldn't finish always be based upon the particle being shot, and the material being blasted?

And pressure, angle of blasting...
More ordinary blasting use grit or beads, which act differently, while Vaporblasting mix water into this,
Particle in water have a some different, softer impact... Smiley ...less aggressive...
Nutshell, plastic particles are also  one can use which is less aggressive.
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