The sand blaster works. I got half a bag of glass beads from work, hooked it up, and proceeded to blast all the paint and rust off the fan shroud. (It was the worst looking part on the bike--very rusty.) The compressor didn't want to keep up, so I had to stop a lot.
On the way home from work, I got some hi-temp orange paint from NAPA, and I'm gonna paint it tomorrow. The bike is black, so it should stand out nicely!
Paint cost: $8.00
I made a mess with the beads, and I'm pretty sure I have some in my lungs. I also have got it in my mouth, somehow. It's crunchy.
But bead blasting is the way to go. Someday I'll get a blast cabinet and just blast rusty parts all day long!
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