[turbo69bird]

So thought this might be helpful. Many years ago my machinist has lightly glass beaded my RAIV intake. It left it with a slightly fuller finish compared to what it originally looked like. Over the years it got even fuller fro. Sitting and use. for years I looked for a good way to restore it.

I bought/ built myself a good vapor blaster recently and did a bunch of testing with it to find the right way ti get the look I wanted. . Here’s the result.
I initially did just the front half so I could see the difference, it’s so dramatic . Even the finish picture isn’t quite done but gives the idea.
Looks just like a new intake now that I’ve finished it up.
Used very fine beads, light pressure, a lot of care and time, w the blaster.

Transmission cases come out great also, but it does just as. Nice a job on steel as well . Very happy with the results . I have found that dry blasting lightly first will give better results there’s definitely a process involved to get it just right.

As you can see there’s a spot of RTV on the water neck it’s so gentle it will not removed the RTV unless it’s brittle like paint it’s not coming off. It pretty much just removes the oxidation