Looking to buy that No32 'scope.........

[Roger Payne]

Hey DPL,
Hadn't seen this little gem as I was away in France when you posted. It's most informative. Now, speaking hypothetically you understand; just supposing one had a (small) bag full of rather sad, rusty, dented, but genuine ex-Indian issue No32's in one's garage, all in need of major life-saving resuscitation; what effect would bead/sand blasting have on the pitted or damaged tube, financially & aesthetically? And of course, is the ostensibly life-saving blasting off of rust going to cause any other further damage, perhaps that might not immediately declare itself?

Your thoughts please!

ATVB.

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[darwinmauser]

Hey DPL,
Hadn't seen this little gem as I was away in France when you posted. It's most informative. Now, speaking hypothetically you understand; just supposing one had a (small) bag full of rather sad, rusty, dented, but genuine ex-Indian issue No32's in one's garage, all in need of major life-saving resuscitation; what effect would bead/sand blasting have on the pitted or damaged tube, financially & aesthetically? And of course, is the ostensibly life-saving blasting off of rust going to cause any other further damage, perhaps that might not immediately declare itself?

Your thoughts please!

ATVB.

Roger, don't bead blast them , to clean them find someone with a soda blaster, they use this for cleaning off car bodies when they restore them, the soda blast is a lot kinder and won't remove any sound metal.

cheers
Pete