# Beadblasting wheels

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [February 27, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/beadblasting-wheels/250593 "2010-02-27T20:32:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/beadblasting-wheels/250593/14 "2010-03-01T12:28:53Z")

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> [@FS: EJ20 05 WRX Engine](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-ej20-05-wrx-engine/29634/9):
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> More details on walnut shells please.

you can get a sac from harbor freight. I think they are like $19 for 20lbs or what ever the big bag is. They are softer than sand but still get the job done. Even on the sections of the wheel that were polished it didnt even faze the metal. It cuts right through the original paint nicely though.

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