requesting pictures of sandblasted plenums

**Maximal** · 10-05-2010, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by Lithium

just wanted to say kick ass avatar maximal, vintage sabers FTW

That's actually their new logo now too.

/off topic.

**i3igpete** · 10-05-2010, 05:07 PM

yeah I was mainly just curious if it would be possible to get out the sanding roughness. I didn't have any intention of making it completely smoothed or polished, but wondering if it looks "good enough".

**lawdogg** · 10-05-2010, 05:34 PM

I have a few sandblasted plenums back in VT dude. They clean up nice but are still rough in terms of texture.

**IPD** · 10-05-2010, 08:48 PM

anyone ever shave the lettering? i'd like to do that with mine. make it match the valve cover.

**CoreyB** · 10-05-2010, 09:28 PM

Do it man. You have been wanting to do that for awhile now.

**IPD** · 10-05-2010, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by CoreyB

Do it man. You have been wanting to do that for awhile now.

i know. i hate my life. it's a constant battle between maintaining the car, making it look better, making it faster, my daily use of it, and my pocketbook.

it also doesn't help that i have $500 of parts sitting around that i can't get sold.

**CoreyB** · 10-05-2010, 09:51 PM

My constant battle is just on the pocket side. What parts are these that you have. Sorry OP for the derailment.

Dont bother sandblasting. Use a orbital sander with 150 grit and you would be surprised how easy it is to remove the texture. Its faster if you start with 80 grit and move on to a finish of say 220.
When I did the little I did to mine I used the orbital down to about 220 grit and then went on to the finer grits by hand. Only took a couple hours, a few beers and was not difficult.