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Customer Reviews for ALC Medium Glass Bead Blasting Abrasive - 25 Lbs.
ALC Medium Glass Bead Blasting Abrasive - 25 Lbs.
Item# S1586
Glass beads are manufactured from lead-free, soda lime-type glass, containing no free silica. Glass bead blasting produces a clean, bright, satin finish, without dimensional change of the parts. Glass beads are primarily used in blasting cabinets for honing, polishing, peening, blending, finishing, removing light burrs and cleaning light foreign matter. Is also widely used for glass etching projects where a smooth finish is desired. For delicate thin-walled parts and thin welds, peening with glass bead abrasive material provides the right balance of stress relief without over-stressing and causing damage. Glass bead can be reclaimed and is most likely to be used in a blast cabinet. Best uses paint & coating removal, surface preparation, removes carbon, rust, and corrosion from aluminum and steel and glass etching. A light, low-dust abrasive. U.S.A. Weight lbs. 25, Grade M, Recyclable Yes, Material Type Glass beads.
Average Customer Rating:
(4 Reviews) 4
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Customer Reviews for ALC Medium Glass Bead Blasting Abrasive - 25 Lbs.
Review 1 for ALC Medium Glass Bead Blasting Abrasive - 25 Lbs.
Overall Rating:
Feeds well, works well, and was clean throughout.
,April 16, 2013
By SWAT253
from Garland, Texas
"I'm using the glass bead media and have had good results. It does create quite a bit of dust, but a shop vac hose in the supplied port keeps the work space clean. I haven't tried a coarser material yet, but plan to with something heavier later on to remove mill scale a bit faster."
Describe Yourself: Home Handyman
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
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Review 2 for ALC Medium Glass Bead Blasting Abrasive - 25 Lbs.
Overall Rating:
Excellent media for fast stripping
,June 1, 2010
By pryner
from Tampa
"I use this in my blast cabinet to remove rust and paint off of old auto parts. Work very fast and leaves a small rough surface perfect for paint. Makes cast parts look new. Not recommended if you want to maintain a mirror surface on aluminum. Seems to last forever - I've never had to replace the media."
Describe Yourself: Home Handyman
+6points
6out of 6found this review helpful.
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Review 3 for ALC Medium Glass Bead Blasting Abrasive - 25 Lbs.
Overall Rating:
Good for light removal of surface crud
,January 21, 2008
By Spills
from Buford, GA
"I tried this before I switched to aluminum oxide, seems to work pretty good. It didnt cut as fast as the AO did, but if you're worried about warping or pitting the metal, might wanna give this a try first."
Describe Yourself: Home Handyman
+5points
5out of 5found this review helpful.
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Review 4 for ALC Medium Glass Bead Blasting Abrasive - 25 Lbs.
Overall Rating:
blasting material
,July 10, 2007
By rapidrobert
from Siler City, N.C.
"when i bought my blaster at n/t i thought it would just be a once in a while thing. i used sand when i was getting used to the blaster but then i came upon some searous fine and detailed work that needed something other than dirt.i looked in my catalog and found the glass bead abrasive. this stuff was like a invisable hand that could get into anywhere. i did not know how important it was to use the proper blasting materials until i used this product,not just once but over and over again."
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+4points
5out of 6found this review helpful.
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