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wheel blasting question. what media? strip for powdercoat |
Aaron Cox |
Jul 17 2006, 11:00 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
hey guys, i need to strip some wheels completely for powdercoating... 8 total. one set, will be powdercoated all the way around... while the second set, want to retain a polishable lip....
what media should we use? sand? glass bead? what grit rating??? 4 15x7 cookies and 4 15x5.5 4lug fuchs.... |
Matt Romanowski |
Jul 17 2006, 11:14 PM
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I would probably use glass. Every supplier seems to have a different rating system (at least around here). I would start with medium - fine and work from there.
Matt |
Aaron Cox |
Jul 17 2006, 11:20 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
cookie cutters have been blasted before (thanks SLITS ) with a glass bead.. but didnt fully get all the factory epoxy paint suff off....
so no rough sand? |
KaptKaos |
Jul 18 2006, 12:26 PM
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bondo |
Jul 18 2006, 01:55 PM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California |
I've used aircraft stripper and a wire brush on cookies. Takes a few days but works. That paint is some amazing stuff.
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Allan |
Jul 18 2006, 01:58 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
When I had my Pedrinis done the guy used soda.
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Aaron Cox |
Jul 18 2006, 02:11 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
I've used aircraft stripper and a wire brush on cookies. Takes a few days but works. That paint is some amazing stuff. you are telling me!! yeah, i bought these wheels from felix, who got em from bill pickerings race car... so they had bills cool yellow and black paint, on top of the factory epoxy stuff.... took an hour per wheel i swear with glass bead at slits's place... and not all of it came off... so sand is tooo rough? AA |
TonyAKAVW |
Jul 18 2006, 02:49 PM
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That's my ride. Group: Members Posts: 2,151 Joined: 17-January 03 From: Redondo Beach, CA Member No.: 166 Region Association: None |
Remember that the powder goes on pretty thick, so minor surface impercections especially those that are random won't show up so badly. If you have 1/2 mm deep pits though that would probably be too much.
-Tony |
Aaron Cox |
Jul 18 2006, 02:56 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
so would sand be too rough?
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Eric_Shea |
Jul 18 2006, 03:05 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,278 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE so would sand be too rough? YES... Do not use sand or glass. I had a spare (thank god it was the spare) that we glass bead blasted. It ruined the wheel. It sorta polished out but... Jim Chambers may still have it as the spare. Maybe he could post the rough stuff. I've used plastic with decent results but my choice would be soda. You can also take them to a platers and they can remove most of the anodization etc with an acid bath. They really have to know what they are doing though. |
Aaron Cox |
Jul 18 2006, 03:07 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
bah! lameness.....
soda or walnut shell or plastic bead..... where can i get a sack of the above mentioned media? |
Allan |
Jul 18 2006, 03:10 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
Where are you going to do it? Rons?
My guy did mine for $20.00. Prolly cost more for the soda... |
SLITS |
Jul 18 2006, 03:11 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None |
A media blaster supply house young engineer! Plus, the cabinet you use must have the proper orifice in the gun for the material used.
Yellow pages or MSN yellow pages works wonderfully for finding stuff. |
Aaron Cox |
Jul 18 2006, 03:11 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
allan, when can you come get the wheels? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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SLITS |
Jul 18 2006, 03:24 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None |
Hell Aaron, just get your SO Matt to do the bump and grind for you like he always does and stick sandpaper to his ass.....the wheels will be done in no time.
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Allan |
Jul 18 2006, 03:25 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
Depends how soon you need them. |
Aaron Cox |
Jul 18 2006, 03:31 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
Slits is a comical mother today......
well, kaptkaos' friend has a sanblaster and we thought he could take care of that for us... but it doesnt look like it..... Allan - it was only 20 bucks to have the wheels done? im sure joe and i would be interested in that.... sounds like a trip to bakers tucky is in order (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Slits - thanks again for letting em get blasted the first time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
Allan |
Jul 18 2006, 03:35 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
Allan - it was only 20 bucks to have the wheels done? im sure joe and i would be interested in that.... sounds like a trip to bakers tucky is in order (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) He charges $100.00 an hour but got them done in less that 15 minutes. Ergo, $20.00. He has a big ass compressor and everything comes off really fast. |
Eric_Shea |
Jul 18 2006, 03:37 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,278 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE well, kaptkaos' friend has a sanblaster and we thought he could take care of that for us... but it doesnt look like it..... Buy about 40 boxes of Arm & Hammer and dump it in there. Report back (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
spunone |
Jul 18 2006, 03:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 945 Joined: 6-April 04 From: Anaheim CA Member No.: 1,901 Region Association: Southern California |
Whats wrong with having them chemical striped ie Burrlington eng in Orange CA they used to strip alum wheels for alot of suppliers before they chrome plate the alum go figure
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