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Old 05-22-17 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by davidad
Keep it below 1200 degrees. Better yet if there is a machine shop in your area they may have a sand blasting booth for this job.
MEDIA blast only, IMO... if the tubes are double-butted, that means the CENTRAL sections of the tubes are THINNER... sand WILL remove material, and the results can hurt!
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