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Sandblasting an upper intake?

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Aluminum is easy to stain, purple power will do it, sulfuric acid will do it, aluminum oxide soap will do. All it does is stain the surface, they're fine.
 

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Vanessa91 said:
Aluminum is easy to stain, purple power will do it, sulfuric acid will do it, aluminum oxide soap will do. All it does is stain the surface, they're fine.
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It's not just a stain, it's actually eating the surface. But if you clean it off well enough it's not terribly critical. Just don't do it to polished parts!
 
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It's not just a stain, it's actually eating the surface. But if you clean it off well enough it's not terribly critical. Just don't do it to polished parts!
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I know, but it generally only blackens raw aluminum. It'll wipe off with brake clean usually. I hate polished stuff so I wont worry about it.
 
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