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Old 04-20-2015, 10:06 AM   #1547
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Re: Restoring Rusty

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Originally Posted by hatzie View Post
I prep for powder by scrubbing with Dawn Dish Detergent and hot water, baking the parts for several hours well above the powder cure temp, shell blasting, re-baking, and shell blasting again. Baking will drive the contaminants out of the aluminum along with any trapped gasses in newer castings.
How do you bake 'em? Specialty equipment, or a do it yourselfer rig?
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