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Sandblasting Rubber

Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 1:22 am
by pmbrunelle
I just found out that sandblasting (actually, I'm using crushed glass media) works well for cleaning rubber.
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This example is for the rubber bushings which hold the steering rack to the front crossmember. There were a lot of corrosion byproducts stuck onto the rubber.

Re: Sandblasting Rubber

Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 3:08 pm
by The Dark Side of Will
Rubber should be especially easy to media blast.

Re: Sandblasting Rubber

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2023 12:28 pm
by ericjon262
makes sense to me, outcome looks great! thanks for sharing the idea!