Sandblasting small parts

[Grant Bowker]

Talk with Bob, Hammond Barn proprietor, he is almost sure to let you try the sandblast cabinet at the barn. Assuming that you don't want to take the CV joint apart to clean out abrasive that will work its way into every unprotected crevice, I would not trust the CV boot (even though it does a pretty good job of keeping blasting road grit out). The protection needs to be both grit resistant and resilient to absorb the energy of the flying grit. Think about how hard it is to blast firm rubber off of a steel substrate and how well the blaster works at taking relatively brittle material like paint off the same steel.