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Old 11-04-2009 | 08:44 PM
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hi has anybody out there used the machine mart heavy duty sandblaster £300 one if so are they anygood am thinking of getting one got some stuff needs doing i have a heavy duty compressor for spraying so cfm should be ok, got to be cheaper than shelling out hard earned every time i need to clean things for painting, any help appreciated CheeRS
Old 11-04-2009 | 09:09 PM
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What parts are you blasting etc?? Are they badly corroded??
Old 11-04-2009 | 09:23 PM
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got some engine parts to do, things like driveshafts, wheel hubs, doin a resto.
Old 11-04-2009 | 09:29 PM
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You may think im taking the piss here but bare with me. My mate showed me this link then i tried it for myself and boy does it work!

Give it a go!

http://www.cookhaus.co.uk/vinegar/index.htm
Old 11-04-2009 | 09:32 PM
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yeah vinegar works well give the parts a good wire brushing 1st (in a drill if theyre bad) then vinegar to eat away the rust.

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Old 11-04-2009 | 09:35 PM
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yeah seen this before mate on rs website if it works as good as it looks bloody fantastic, mite nip to macro an buy a few gallon an save me hard earnd, got a big parts washer so mite fill it up with vinegar instead lol. cheeRS for that
Old 11-04-2009 | 09:41 PM
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Well worth ago even if yo have to leave the bits in for a week! It does work, i tried it this week but forgot to go to Makro for a boat load of it
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