We have a professionally built vapor blaster where I work. It runs about 30% media to 70% water. It also uses a small hose back into the reservoir to keep the water/media mix agitated which really helps with minimising blockages. It has a windshield wiper for the viewing screen with a constant clean water trickle and a clean water hose for rinsing parts inside the cabinet.

Hints... Don't blast straight down (90*), try it more of a 45. Grab a wide strip of flashing, bend it into a big arc and screw it to the inside of the door. It'll deflect the slurry from hitting the seal at the bottom. Was going to mention that you pressure is too high, but you got it! High pressure just explodes the glass beads when they hit.

I have the same cabinet and the black cap on the left side is for a shop vac which takes the vapor away so you can see better. I also replaced the plexiglass with glass and a better nozzle. The cabinet leaks unless you seal it better, I did that when I built it. There is a boat windshield wiper on amazon I put on my side by side that would work on the cabinet. I also use either rain-x or ceramic spray to keep the glass clear. The cabinet is harbor freight. I am also a retired USAF crew chief , F-4,A-7 and F-16. I retired from the 162nd across the street. I enjoy your humor and tech knowledge.

I’ve been hoping you’d eventually get some kind of media blasting cabinet. They are a major timesaver, especially for we OCD clean freaks. Thank you, Sarah. 👍👍👍

FYI, vapor blasting does a great job of cleaning old rubber parts and plastics too. I've had an industrial built blaster for about 8 years and NEVER regretted the cost. It's paid for itself during my motorcycle restorations! Glad to see you finally have one!

Change out the media between ferrous and nonferrous metals.The ferrous metals will pollute the media with rustable partials if you bast aluminum whit it it will imbed into the surface, that will discolor the aluminum over time.

If I owned that, a week from now everything in my garage, house, shed, and possibly the shed itself would have been through it and I'd be looking for my next candidate as an excuse to use it. "Surely the kettle will be alright, after......yeah AND it'll look nice. Yeah it'll be fine." I'd get £400 worth of value back from that in about 3 days I reckon. Haha.

We have gathered to witness the cleaning of the car parts - miracle. Glad to have found the right bunch 👍

Thank you for teaching me stuff

I can’t wait to see the OCD opportunities on upcoming builds!

You never fail to provide a quality and informative video.

I am glad that you found a deal on a small cabinet prompting you to go for it sooner than later.

tip from experience with the same unit, seal all the seams of the cabinet, not just mine but most of what i hear is that they like to leak a little bit (may not be enough to bother you but it bothered me)

Thank You Scientific Sarah for being overly cautious with your health. Nice machine.

In our company we use a similar machine, but we use dry glass-sand/pearls for polish stainless steel or clean rusty and dirty metal parts. Inside the cabin there is only dust, then you can see better through the plastic-window while working. The glass-pearls came in 25kg bags. For big metal parts we use professional blast machines and the medium is metal grains. Important is, that the blasting medium is softer than the editing parts. Perhaps it´s better to blast with dry medium an after that you clean the parts with water? Greets from germany.

Ceracote is cheaper than powder coating. Have a look at that for sealing up your blasted bits. To flush the hose . drop the pump into a bucket of clean water and blast, when you finish. It'll give the cabinet a washdown inside as well.

Sarah, easy way to clear the feed hose is, while your hands are in the machine take your left gloved hand and place it over the spray nozzle (blocking flow) and give a squeez of the trigger or two then continue cleaning the parts.

"...you're in for a wild ride." Sarah, I'm only here for the wild ride! You're hilarious and awesome! Keep it up

Rainex on the inside of the dry glass before use will bead the spray and make it easier to see. A side draft blower over the glass would blow the beads away.

I predict this new machine will be getting a lot of use!

Blasting cabinets are so awesome. Even the cheapest thing can be so nice to restore stuff and a time saver. Glass beads are great but aluminium oxide is what you need when something needs something more abrasive. As for the ratio, you want a slurry between 15% to 25%of media particulate by volume.

Thank you Sarah!

Absolutely gorgeous!!!

I’ve seen vapor blasters before, but never the finished pieces having been cleaned. That is an amazing piece of hardware. I’m impressed with the look of the parts that were cleaned. Who needs new?

Always entertaining! What a fun video! Great addition to your shop.

The new parts cleaner looks fantastic. A huge timesaver.

This is awesome! I'm so glad you got a vapor blaster! Such a cool machine! I love your content, and your quirkiness, so I always watch to the end of every video. Thank you so much for all the hard work you put into everything you do! Your attention to detail is second to none!

I had the same cabinet. I switched to real tempered glass and it made a huge difference. Added LED lights

You're right, it is awesome. Thank you for showing us a reasonable alternative to the industrial units, and please keep sharing what you learn. Enjoying your journey - Thanks for the inspirations!

Hey Sarah just a thought. Perhaps you can keep a small shower squeegee in the cabinet and wipe the glass when needed. Love your vids! 👍🏻

Great job on the video folks! Thanks for making it.

CNC milling machines sometimes have rotational windows. Its just a glass disk that spins really fast and the inertia wipes the fluid outwards. These windows are really resilient and slim to mount.

Awesome piece of kit, good to see your recycling good equipment Sarah, don't worry I always watch all of your videos 👍👍

Yep. Like how you mounted up that regulator. And nice add to the shop!

Just what Sarah needed! Something to clean parts with.

Great video Sarah ! Love the potato cam !! 🤣😂🤣❤️

Can’t wait to see the upgrades and work you do to this new tool. You’re already getting your money’s worth for sure!

Happy Saturday evening Sarah!!! Stood on the Tucson Dragway starting line all day, just now tuning in.😁 That cabinet works frickin awesome! Will definitely help with you OCD adventures for sure! High5 to Angel!! Stay excellent!!😎

You can be beautiful, goofy and a nerd at the same time and it all works. Stay genuine pretty lady.

An awesome tool for the queen of clean!!!

Sarah, you are such a trooper - i stay amazed to your dedication. You are always in content mode. I bet you think out loud even when the camera isn't rolling. :) Great stuff. Rock on.

Thanks for the video Sarah and Angel 🌻🐧

Sarah. Try using Rain X on glass. It works well to shed water. I use it for windshield on a motor yacht that gets hit hard with wave spray and especially if a wiper quits. Available at parts stores. Excellent video of the blast cab.

That’s a pretty nice blaster. Looking forward to the upgrades. 👍🏾

You're the best Sarah!

I've seen people use a water repellent spray on the windshield when the wipers were not working. I guess it would work on the glass of your new fav machine too. Shan't keep you any longer. Toodle pip for now.

I always like your videos before I watch them and I am never disappointed.

Add a few drops of Jet Dry (yes, the dishwasher stuff) or other surfactant. It makes the water "wetter".

Whoa!!! Now that's an awesome idea with the vapor blaster. Angel Food Cake Carol Of The Engine Studs was cool at the end!

That thing does an awesome job!

Love how much time you spend on detailing everything.

Yeah thank you Sarah for a great new video

Sarah, I've been watching your videos for a while now (LOVE the humor, especially the risque stuff ;) but I'm just amazed at the knowledge you have about a great number of things. Just really impressed that you've learned so much, especially at such a young age. But your videos are impressive, to say the least. Thanks again.

I might try that. I have access to an unused sand blast cabinet. Very cool! Thanks, Sarah!

This girl is a treasure.

Excellent construction of what will be a much-used device.

From Newfoundland you are my favorite channel. Love your work ethic. You are around the same age as my kids. Keep up the awesome vids

This is my favorite channel hands down!

Glad to see you finally have a vapour blaster. This will suit your drive for cleaniness perfectly.

Heat shields are typically Aluminized steel for its reflective properties. I used to sell it to the stampers in Indiana and Michigan that dealt with the Big Three (Ford, GM, Chrysler).

OCD Sarah is screaming with happiness inside 😂 I see plenty of use and smiles from you using this in many videos.

Love the swipe at TikTok! 👍👍

I am in Love with Grams Ranger I watched every video on the rebuild Excellent Job Sarah

Sarah, cut and mount a light in the top of the vapor blaster so it doesn’t block the view area. Silicone it in.

This is a GREAT project!

works fantastic!

This video was a blast!

Get a cheap squeegie, like for a shower, and put it inside the cabnet. you can use it to clear the glass window as needed while using the cabnet.

Smart person I have the exact same polisher and it works great

That’s just amazeballs ❤

As you cover labels on your parts you can get clear plastic sheets to use on the inside of the viewing window, so as not to have to wind up micro meshing it later. You are awesome and so is Angel !! So enjoyable watching your videos! 🙂

I shan't stop watching Sarah's shenanigans on her shannel. Tasteful, and won't create cavities!

Cool, A wet sand blaster..very cool.

Right up your ally Sarah bravo

Awesome new toy. Very Cool.

i shan't miss watching a Sarah-n-Tuned video. this one was a blast! 💗 ✌️🐝➕️

Might be worth making a vent to prevent the cabinet from pressurising (leading to leaks). An oil bath oil filter on the vent will catch any particles that are blown out.

Hey Sarah been watching your videos for a long long time and love all your videos and of course I am subscribed to your Chanel your videos are always the best and I know you like deep cleaning surfaces on your cars.. But I just watched a video about Laser cleaning and it has blown my mind how well and how fast it works I know you have done the dry ice blasting but from what I saw on the laser cleaning dry ice has nothing on Laser cleaning its so fast and does not make a mess !!! Keep up the great work I'm a huge fan !!!!!!!!!!!

Like said below, you need to hit the part at an angle, but also from further away (like at least 4 inches). It's even more important with glass beads! 😉

Great show ❤

I love your attention to detail. You would make a great fire truck mechanic (EVT).

Great job Sarah and Angel the wonder worker!

A magnetic fish tank cleaner might be of use for cleaning the glass. Modify it a little and you could build a wiper mechanism on the outside of the vapour blaster unit.

Congrats on the new toy! I knew you would get one someday.

thank you both for the vidz

Amazing find, wonder it’s not more popular diy, I think you as well as other viewers, have the same ideas about how to improve that on the cheap

Yes, wet blasting is pretty special..

Thank you Sarah!

That new addition to your shop looks like it works quite nicely. The "starch" cam looked pretty sweet as well. Hahaha

Vapor honing cabinets are really cool. I've been watching Rebuild Rescue here on the tubes, and they have been able to save a lot of airplane parts because of it.

I sha'n't miss any of your videos, Sarah. 🙂

I had the same cabinet and you can put any seal between the two halves to stop water leakage. And put the replaceable plastic shield on the glass to save it from being hit from the water.

You get all the cool toys! 👏🏻😉 Bargain of the century! You’re going to have a ton of fun with that… 👍🏻😎

That Blaster will be such a great addition to your garage! Will bring up the OCD to a whole new level! I adopted a puppy and named her in your honor. Named her Beans! Thank you for your work!

Hello Sarah, DIY - Put the air compressor line dryer and pressure regulator etc. mounted on the wall or machine for use with manifold for a few air lines or hoses! like near entrance you then can run hard line front back of shop with a valve too move hoses around the shop mounting points some kits available.

When it comes to silicosis, nothing is overkill.

much enjoyness and infofilling

Ive been doing this for several months on mostly motorcycle parts, it works and looks much better if you blast dry with the same glass beads first, it also keeps you from having to change out the vapor media as much.

The ultimate OCD machine. Great addition to the shop Sarah, vapour blasting is far safer dust debris wise that dry media , spot on for being concerned of lung disease. Thanks for sharing.

I have got the exact same blasting cabinet, but only use it with dry blasting media. Different media for different purposes (for instance glass beeds for glossie finisch, or nutshells for elektric parts or delicate carburator parts) What i deed was to silicone al of the inside gaps and used a thicker joint tape on the door. Works perfectly.