If wetblasting alone had been used, then the brass would have been left brighter and the embossing would have been better preserved.
Wetblasting removes the need to degrease, gives a superior finish right off the bat and preserves better the features of the brass and alloys.
Here, we used a very fine AH grade glass bead to bring up a bright finish for display purposes and as you can see from the photos it makes all the difference.
When it comes to vintage restorations, you can dial-in the brightness depending on what you wish to achieve. We chose a fine bead in this case to improve the harsh finish left by the dry process.
No more nasty cleaning chemicals or dusty old dry blaster!