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My AT2 mild restoration

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Replied by AirborneSilva on topic My AT2 mild restoration

Hey Wes, I did find a guy on FB but haven't had anything done, been spending way too much money on getting the Tenere outfitted so cash has been low. As for soda blasting, it does a descent job just cleaning things up but don't think it will do anywhere near the job vapor blasting will do. I have a small 21 gallon compressor so I bought a hand held harborfreight soda gun to clean up some parts, of course the compressor couldn't keep up but what I could do before running out of air did clean the parts fairly descent. If I had the room I'd save up and invest in a vapor blast setup...

As for retirement, I did 5 1/2 years ago and have been so much happier since. I did give up some money from SSN for taking it at the earliest I could but don't regret it!
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Which VHT model did you get?  VH700?  Weekend Warrior?  They have so many.  Would love to hear more.
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Hey MarkT I got the micro hone I talked to there tech guy for about 20 minutes he said I could up trade if I want to later I told him exactly what I needed it to do also with any vapor blaster you should use it once a week as the slurry will harden if you drain it in a bucket eventually it will harden like concrete I’m going to send you a message 
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MarkT send me some spare parts and I will do it for you to see also Tony I’ll have some before and after photos  if you like the way it turns out I’ll do yours for you my plans are to get cranking on it Memorial weekend 
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Sounds good Wes and thank you! I'm sure you'll get it figured out quick enough and do a fine job.
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Hey Tony I sent you a message my friend 
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Got it, thanks!
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MarkT when I talked to the Technician at VHT one of my questions was about the quality compared to the weekend warrior he said the quality was the same except it takes longer because most people don’t have a big enough air compressor I do have a 60 gallon 5 hp plus a reefer (a/c)  dryer for my sandblast cabinet he said for motorcycle carbs,cases and so forth I should be good they sell quite a few to motorcycle guys. They sell used ones for cheaper but I bought a new one for free shipping 
   PS I do have running water and a drain in my garage 
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Hey MarkT I unpacked my VHB just took a few quick photos more to come I feel like I could make this for about $300 not including the cabinet has a flojet pump so I looked it up they took off the label so I’m not sure the model number hopefully I can use it tomorrow more info later 
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