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Re: Crack detection

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Subject: Re: Crack detection
From: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 21:59:33 -0700
It is indeed the dye system, but amazingly enough, Eastwood does call it
the "Magnaflux crack detector".  I guess whoever owned 'Magnaflux' lost
their rights to the trademark ...

Zeke5550@aol.com wrote:
> 
> <<Magnaflux Crack Detector Kit listed on the Eastwood website for $29.99
> (item number 43128).>>
> 
> If the kit is what I think it is, it is a die penetrant kit not a magnaflux
> kit.  This kit sprays red penetrant which penetrates down into any cracks.
> Then when you spray the white top coat the red bleeds back thru and makes any
> defects very obvious.  This will work very well for the kind of defects we
> are looking for if used properly.
> This is a good way to check for potential problems yourself.

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