Update, got lots of tools today. Feels like Christmas :
-NT 90 lb Sandblaster (god my compressor is going to hate me, I won't get but a few minutes of sandblasting without straining that little compressor)
-200 lbs of black diamond media
-Lincoln 180 welder
-Grinder (old one broke on me)
-Dewalt Drill (My old man got sick of me using his that he keeps up at the house, haha)
-Dewalt Many different abrasive and cutting heads for the grinder
-Many different abrasive heads for the drill
-Replacement off road casters (since I'm blasting with my rotisserie outside)



And I got outdoor casters to replace my indoor ones. I'm doing all my sandblasting outside so the floor casters won't work well, if at all.



Gotta get practicing with welding and sandblasting! I plan to sand the whole body of the car, and use the sandblaster for the engine bay and underside.

 

too bad you don't live in NJ i would definitely offer my assistance.

Do keep posting the pictures of the progress. how do you plan on practicing sandblasting?
you probably meant media blasting

 

I would hope media. I'm in NJ and used Hyers to media blast my car. Plastic to remove the paint and a quick shot of oxide so the primer would have something to stick to. Didn't want to spend the money but in the end the car was completely clean. They did a fantastic job. Only downside, still trying to get all the media out of everything. When you think you got it all, shoot air down the rocker and more dust comes out.

 

Yes, sorry, media, seeing as that's what I got, haha. I'm gonna practice on my old trunk lid, to see how it goes, but like I said I'll probably just sand the body using my grinder with an abrasive pad.

You might try a leaf blower to get some crap out, haha.

Did you do anything special about the cowl? I've seen people cut open the sides, cut it off completely, etc. And I'm wondering what to do about mine. I see no visible rust except where the water flows out the sides.

Also, do you know what media they used?

Thanks!

 

The cowl was cut out and replace by the previous owner, however based on the other work I saw on the car I wanted to get back in there to clean it out, hit the seams with epoxy sealer and get everything covered in a good paint. Ended up cutting out the two end vents on either side of top of the cowl. Removed the silicon caulk they used on the seams, got it clean, put down SEM epoxy seam sealer then POR15 over everything followed by tie coat primer. The 2 vents are filled solid, don't really need 6 and with all the other changes happening to the car keeping it original isn't a concern.

Not sure what the media was, for paint removal it was plastic. The pieces that I'm still finding are white. The oxide left a great surface for the primer.

Leaf blower, compressor you name it. The stuff just seems to hide and multiply. We're finding less and less these days.

I'll give Hyers a call sometime this week and ask him what the media was that he used. They really seemed to know their stuff when it came to blasting cars, metal stretch etc.

 

The best thing to get the media out that it was blasted with leave it on the trailer and find a nice bumpy road,It will shake all the stuff out.

 

Thanks, I'd appreciate the knowledge.
So I should push my rotisserie down a hill when I'm done sandblasting?

 

Mr. Velocity can you recommend reputable car shops in NJ. I found one in Boonton but the problem was that they never bothered to call back with an appraisal or even bothered to reply my email. Not cool.

how much did the media blasting set you back?

 

Blast was right around $1000, I can't remember if it was just above or just below. I had the car complete disassembled before I took it there. I like the guys at Hyers in Toms River, they knew their stuff and didn't try to sell me on stuff I don't need.

For motor work I'm using Jeff Arnseth, JTL Automotive in Keyport. I just met him but friends have been using him for more than 20 years. He's a good guy and from what I hear an awesome machinist.

 

See that's why I'm doing the media blasting myself. (and all my work really)
I simply can't afford to pay someone to do it for me.