The next step for injectors with metal bodies is a thorough externalcleaning by bead blasting the body with plastic blasting media. Thisremovesallrust,dirtandcorrosionfromtheexternal surfaceswithout damagingtheinjector.Thisallowsforacloserinspectionoftheoverallconditionoftheinjectorandalsoallowstheflowtestfluid
Injectorswith plasticbodies arenotbeadblasted butare cleaned in a heatedultra-sonicbath toremovedirt andcontamination fromtheexternal surfaces.