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    About Abrasive Blasting Media
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    Compare abrasive blasting media hardness to find the best one for your application.

    Abrasive Blasting Media for Delicate Materials

    Remove paint, coatings, and rust from delicate materials. Softer than other abrasive blasting media, this media cleans away contaminants without scratching or marring the underlying surface. It is a good choice for finishing soft metals, plastics, wood, or sensitive equipment.
    Our abrasive blasting materials are sorted from least to most aggressive. The more aggressive the media, the more material it removes from your surface.
    Both particle mesh size and grit measure the size of the abrasive particles. The higher the number, the finer the particles are.
    Walnut Shell
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Contains Annotated, Inset. Abrasive Blasting Media. Abrasive Blasting Media for Delicate Materials, Walnut Shell.
    Gentle abrasion without damage. Not only will walnut shells clean, but they also polish and debur thanks to their slight abrasion.
    Low Reusability—Effective for a handful of cycles under normal blasting conditions.
    15 lb.
    50 lb.
    Particle
    Mesh Size
    Grit
    Recommended Blast
    Pressure, psi
    Reusability
    Each
    Each
    6-10620 to 90Low3393K270000003393K1000000
    8-121420 to 90Low3393K28000003393K200000
    12-2016-2420 to 90Low3393K34000003393K300000
    20-303620 to 90Low3393K41000003393K600000
    303020 to 90Low3393K42000003393K700000

    Tumbling Media for Aluminum, Brass, and Soft Metals

    Image of Product. Front orientation. Tumbling Media. Tumbling Media for Aluminum, Brass, and Soft Metals, Granule, Walnut Shell.

    Granule

    Walnut Shell

    Made of soft material, this tumbling media gently finishes aluminum, brass, and other soft metal parts without distorting them. Choose the shape that best matches the contours of your part and a size that’s large enough not to get stuck in recesses and holes. You can also mix shapes and sizes to tailor the finish to your part.
    For Ultra Smooth Finish—Remove tarnish, oxidation, and light scratches to make your parts shine. Ideal for detailed or engraved parts, this media rubs the surface without wearing it down to preserve the shape and sharp edges.
    Dry Tumbling Condition—Run this media dry and it won't stick to your parts. Dry media simplifies setup and cleanup, but it takes longer to finish your parts than wet media.
    Walnut Shell—These walnut shells have larger particles than those used for abrasive blasting. They’re cleaned and treated for use in tumblers.
    5 lb.
    10 lb.
    Density,
    lb/ft³
    Recommended Media
    to Parts Ratio
    Abrasion
    Type
    Tumbling
    Condition
    Material
    Pkg.
    Pkg.
    For Ultra Smooth Finish
     
    Granule
    307:3NoneDryWalnut Shell4947A11000000———0
    404:1NoneDryWalnut Shell———04947A21000000
     
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