I have a beater stainless 45 with bright flats and the top of the slide and underside of the frame are matte. I was wondering what type and size of media (for a small sand blaster) would be needed to dull the flats to more closely the matte sides. This is an experiment in progress and any advice would be appreciated.

Steve..........

glass beads -- i forget what size ... run them through a small pot blaster 3 times on junk, and they break up nice ... pretty matte finish

larger beads means a coarser finish .. but you knew that

Knew that about the larger beads, I'll run some small beads through a couple of times and see what happens. Thanks.

Steve......

I use 325 mesh beads

I think I can get some 325 locally.

Steve......

Down here in s Florida, you go out back take a shovel , flip the soil over dig down about 6 inches and hit the white sugars sand . Let dry , sift and blast for a very fine matte finish .

I use Portland cement @60 psi for a satin chrome look