At home Sand Blasting
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Joined: Oct 2005
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From: new orleans
RE: At home Sand Blasting
ORIGINAL: Soaring
Yeah, but that ain't no fun. 
I guess that is what you city slickers have to do though. [8D]
ORIGINAL: mayh3m
i got mine done for $500 locally. the guy came out to my house, picked my up car, did the job then returned it. can't beat that!
i got mine done for $500 locally. the guy came out to my house, picked my up car, did the job then returned it. can't beat that!
I guess that is what you city slickers have to do though. [8D]
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RE: At home Sand Blasting
ORIGINAL: THUMPIN455
Sand also causes conditions and diseases because of the silica in it, your lungs cant get rid of it so you get pneumonia and silicosis. Most blasters arent recomended for use with sand, aluminum oxide, walnut shells, glass bead, and soda are some abrasives you can use. I use glass bead in the cabinet, its far less dusty, clogs less, and does a better job than sand.
Dont get a harbor freight blaster. not worth the time or money. A siphon setup will work if you have sand/abrasive that is VERY FINE and very dry. I prefer a pressure blaster, they run around $200 for the inexpensive ones.
Sand also causes conditions and diseases because of the silica in it, your lungs cant get rid of it so you get pneumonia and silicosis. Most blasters arent recomended for use with sand, aluminum oxide, walnut shells, glass bead, and soda are some abrasives you can use. I use glass bead in the cabinet, its far less dusty, clogs less, and does a better job than sand.
Dont get a harbor freight blaster. not worth the time or money. A siphon setup will work if you have sand/abrasive that is VERY FINE and very dry. I prefer a pressure blaster, they run around $200 for the inexpensive ones.
Basically, you don't want sand. You want any of the other medias, depending on what you're doing. Glass bead is not that good for removing rust and paint. It will and it's what I keep in my cabinet, but it's not the best. I only use it because it's ok for almost anything (best for Aluminum and glass etching) and I dont have to always change it out. Walnut shells are good for doing interior engine components, because the residue won't cause any problems after assembly.
A Harbor Freight cabinet is not bad. I have a friend who paid more than twice as much for the "good brand" and it's no better. As far as a pressure blaster, I got one of the better ones from Eastwood, probably a little more than $300. In that I usually have black beauty cause t's cheap.
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RE: At home Sand Blasting
ORIGINAL: THUMPIN455
MACH that almost makes me want to invest in the soda setup.. dang that looks trouble free, hardly eny protective gear even.. very different from how I look while using sand..
MACH that almost makes me want to invest in the soda setup.. dang that looks trouble free, hardly eny protective gear even.. very different from how I look while using sand..
StripCo is the outfit that does all the Eleanors for Unique Performance here in Texas. So I got to check out the shells they were working on and strip a little paint on them as they were showing me how to operate it.
Joined: Oct 2006
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RE: At home Sand Blasting
ORIGINAL: Soaring
Yeah Mach, looks like you are having way too much fun. Shorts and tennis shoes, huh?
Yeah Mach, looks like you are having way too much fun. Shorts and tennis shoes, huh?
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Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 3,566
From: Marquette Mi
RE: At home Sand Blasting
ORIGINAL: Magiarn71
That's vague man.
Basically, you don't want sand. You want any of the other medias, depending on what you're doing. Glass bead is not that good for removing rust and paint. It will and it's what I keep in my cabinet, but it's not the best. I only use it because it's ok for almost anything (best for Aluminum and glass etching) and I dont have to always change it out. Walnut shells are good for doing interior engine components, because the residue won't cause any problems after assembly.
A Harbor Freight cabinet is not bad. I have a friend who paid more than twice as much for the "good brand" and it's no better. As far as a pressure blaster, I got one of the better ones from Eastwood, probably a little more than $300. In that I usually have black beauty cause t's cheap.
ORIGINAL: THUMPIN455
Sand also causes conditions and diseases because of the silica in it, your lungs cant get rid of it so you get pneumonia and silicosis. Most blasters arent recomended for use with sand, aluminum oxide, walnut shells, glass bead, and soda are some abrasives you can use. I use glass bead in the cabinet, its far less dusty, clogs less, and does a better job than sand.
Dont get a harbor freight blaster. not worth the time or money. A siphon setup will work if you have sand/abrasive that is VERY FINE and very dry. I prefer a pressure blaster, they run around $200 for the inexpensive ones.
Sand also causes conditions and diseases because of the silica in it, your lungs cant get rid of it so you get pneumonia and silicosis. Most blasters arent recomended for use with sand, aluminum oxide, walnut shells, glass bead, and soda are some abrasives you can use. I use glass bead in the cabinet, its far less dusty, clogs less, and does a better job than sand.
Dont get a harbor freight blaster. not worth the time or money. A siphon setup will work if you have sand/abrasive that is VERY FINE and very dry. I prefer a pressure blaster, they run around $200 for the inexpensive ones.
Basically, you don't want sand. You want any of the other medias, depending on what you're doing. Glass bead is not that good for removing rust and paint. It will and it's what I keep in my cabinet, but it's not the best. I only use it because it's ok for almost anything (best for Aluminum and glass etching) and I dont have to always change it out. Walnut shells are good for doing interior engine components, because the residue won't cause any problems after assembly.
A Harbor Freight cabinet is not bad. I have a friend who paid more than twice as much for the "good brand" and it's no better. As far as a pressure blaster, I got one of the better ones from Eastwood, probably a little more than $300. In that I usually have black beauty cause t's cheap.
OOPS! Sorry about that.. Shoulda been a period after the word sand.. Sometimes I dont use punctuation so well, especially when the girlfriend is talking to me or the phone rings and interrupts what i was thinkin about..
Yeah Sand is the only thing listed there not recomended for blasters.. sorry about the confusion. And thanks for pointing it out..
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