blasting media

[mickey]

whats the best media to use to blast a scoot including the aluminium parts.

[jackojacks]

I use J Blast Supafine.
lots use crushed Glass but mind the Glass on ally if using on ally its best to use old stuff or it embeds into the ally.
i use J Blast supa fine on Steel and Ally brings ally up Quite nice. Gives Nice Key on steel for the paint but not too coarse a finish.
Glass Bead is nice for Ally Casings N stuff Depends what ya after Really...

[mick1]

crushed glass works fine .....mind what pressure you use though...

[mickey]

thanks for the replies, what material is the jblast and is the glass cleaner (less dusty).

[jackojacks]

I Think J Blast is Copper Slag if i remember right. i use it in a pressure pot
It is a desposible Media however i use it over and over in my cabinet but the more you use it the more dust you get from it as it turns to dust slowly been desposible.
but mine still cuts well but does need replacing now but i have done a lot of work with it.

Crushed Glass is also desposible i have not used it myself so cannot advise on Dust.
Make sure you get the right Particle size if you buy too big a media you will block your Nozzle constantly
Then you will resort to banging your Head against a Brick wall

[jackojacks]

If i was starting out with no media i would prob try a Bag of crushed Glass infact when i empty my cabinet for renewing i might try a bag for comparison.
But i cant knock J blast at all its very good and has served me very well been using it for years.