The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Paint and Body Shop What did you pay for your blasting?

Did you pay by the hour or part ?
How much was it? ???
Thanks,

I paid by the part, $100.00 for the whole frame. It's a 63 K20, I think it was a good price,
Scott

Those are good prices. I just had the sides of the top off a '78 Land Cruiser done and paid by the hour. $50/hour. I was quoted about $200 for blasting and primering. I got back to a $350 bill because "some of the paint was harder to get off than expected". Last time I'll use that blaster.

In2,

I just dropped off 20-30 pieces, including the frame. To have the blasted, primed and powdercoated was $850-950. I don't know how much it was just to have them blasted, but I figured by the time I learned to paint, it was cheaper and would turn out better to have everything PC'd. Front axle and all related steering components will go in this week along with a couple of other major parts I forgot to send along with the first drop.

If you find the right PC shop..like the guy I found that is doing a mid-60's Dorf, you might find a better all in one package.

RedGreen,
Who was it that you used? Were they in Coco Beach? I contacted a company up there and the guy didn't give me a good vibe. He didn't really seem to want to answer my questions in detail. I called a monument company in Ft. Pierce because they use sandblasting for head stones. Turned out that he does auto stuff all the time. I am going down there to talk to him about prices. There is Master Blaster in Orlando too.

I used Ind-Mar Machine Works in Jacksonville. They were recommended through someone who had worked with them in the past. The work was good and done quickly. I just wasn't happy with the cost versus the estimate on such few pieces. I can't afford to drop off half my sheet metal on my truck and get a quote for $500 just to return a few days later and owe them $1000 instead. I'll try to find someone different in this area.

RedGreen,
This is who I talked to: Excell Coatings
They can blast, prime or powder coat. The guy said they do auto's all the time. But again, he didn't seem to want to go into detail. Maybe he was busy. One reason I was going to use them is that they will pick-up/drop-off your items.
If you do use them can you let me know how it turned out?

i lucked out had a buddy in the business blasted the whole truck except for the bed , welded in the pacer front end and shot every thing in dp40with the exception of the cab(which needed a little work) charged me five bucks then handed me six raffle tickets for a new tv... gotta love friends

I one day want to get my frame powdercoated...

I called a soda blaster nearby he wanted 140 for a fender adn 1800 for the whole truck.

Local street rodder blasted my cab in 3.5 hours
at $38 per hour in upstate NY

Dan

At a $140 per fender, I would just save my pennys and buy a new one.

If you have a local active Craigslist (craigslist.org) you could search or advertise in there, it is free. You will find that labor rates and willingness to do it depend greatly on locale. I would expect it to be much more expensive in California than in Iowa.

Just had a 37 pickup chassis with the front end and rearend still underit.....price for sandblasting was $150. And it was a good job.

My 48 3100 Kim anderson in Adams Minnesota $750. includes complete body in and out and frame. Thought that was a good deal.

Tom

I had a local sandblaster in Salt Lake blast the frame of my 57 T-bird for $100. Excelent work. The next lowest bid was $250 - $300.

I just got lucky.

I had my frame blasted in Ft Worth by Kurosky painting. Charged by the hour quote was 200-250, when I picked it three days later I was told "it wasn't to bad" so they charged $175. Beat that!
Needless to say I took the cab and all the sheetmetal including bed and I was charged $250. Great job by great people.

I priced sandblasting at some rod shops and sandblasting places but got by far the best price from a monument company. Yup, thats right, the guys that make headstones. They usually have a sandblasting booth for what they do that'll fit more than a cab.

They charged $70/hour and did my cab, front clip, all the small parts in the cab and front clip (hinges, mounts, braces, battery lid, rims, etc...) plus the tail gate for 3 hours, close to $200 and a 12 pack to the employee who did it in appreciation. The guy that works there had done lots of cars and frames, used a media that was easy on the metal, and was good to it- no warping or damage! They also do bathtubs, cast iron stoves, wrought iron fences, etc...

The size of the compressor and blaster being used makes a huge difference on how much time it takes.