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| | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 22 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 22 | Question for ya. I found a 40lb sandblaster on Craigslist that I will likely buy. I'm trying to save money by doing most of the restoration by hand, however keep in mind I'm an amateur. Never done this before. I've read about sandblasting and it seems like soda blasting may be my best bet here because it cleans and deodorizes as well, taking everything back to it's bare surface. Any suggestions or comments on this? And can regular soda be used in any sandblaster? Are the all pretty much general "media" blasters? I'm thinking the soda would be better too, because the media is cheaper than the sand, which I'd probably have to sift through and try to reuse. Soda doesn't matter if we do it outside and it can make a mess out there.
Keep in mind, that most of the paint is/will already be removed, this is just to decrease my sanding by hand of the surface rust and grime. So no need for the super abrasive stuff.
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | Soda blasting media is a one-time use material that is made for soda blasting. The last time I saw some for sale, it sold for about $30 per bag. A soda blaster will not also work with sand or other abrasive media, without changing the fittings (conversion kits are available). If I am wrong about this, we will see corrections posted soon. Soda blasting might remove light surface rust but it supposedly will not remove heavy rust. http://www.theblastmasters.com/FAQs.html | | | | | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,438 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,438 | Eastwood.com has what they call a combination soda/abrasive blaster so you can switch between them or even mix. Not sure how well it works but you might check it out anyway
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | JTK..if you are not planning to do another project I promise you that you will be much better off having someone blast the pieces for you. Save yourself a lot of sweat and aggravation and probably save time. A "search" here will probably give you hours and hours of the "good,bad,ugly". Unless you have a good air compressor and DRY air your attempts will be futile.
Yes, these are my opinions and I've "been there and done it" quite a bit. If it don't fit in the blasting cabinet it goes out to a fellow I know that does a good job.
... you may want to even do a search on soda blasting before you go that route. Just my opinions. | | |
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