media choices for cleaning the motor

[sen2two]

I am purchasing a blasting cabinet for the sole purpose of cleaning motor parts (rotors, housings, plates, ect.) and other parts that should not be blasted with sand.


What have you guys used with success? Walnuts, glass, plastic?

[sen2two]

Echo...echo...echoooo.


lol...

[My5ABaby]

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-914-914-6-technical-forum/242218-question-about-bead-sand-blasting.html
http://www.shopsbt.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-6896.html
http://books.google.com/books?id=Db5Xdju1lAYC&pg=PA84&lpg=PA84&dq=media+blasting+internal+engine+parts&source=bl&ots=v4YcBA9HW2&sig=EaYvjKRK5TXXEPDUgdWKsd1-SGo&hl=en&ei=2Np2TI-IOYaKlwfT8LzsCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=media%20blasting%20internal%20engine%20parts&f=false
http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/archive/index.php/t-38341.html
http://www.dansmc.com/sandblasting.htm
http://www.aaaeco-blasting.com/Soda_Blasting.html (I think they sell it so biased but maybe good info)
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30598http://virtualindian.org/2techclean.htm
http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/car-restoration/16946-diy-parts-sand-blasting.html

It seems that if you want to be super safe go with baking soda, but walnut shells will work also. Glass seems to be iffy unless you give it a good cleaning.

However, this is all through research as I've never used media blasting.

[Garfinkles Motor Works]

walnut shells