 Can someone perform this experiment?, How does soda blasting work on headlight bezels? |
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| smontanaro |
 Jan 19 2010, 11:12 AM
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Can someone with a soda blaster and some trashed headlight bezel(s) see if soda will take off stains and paint without damaging the plastic? I'm curious. I have neither a soda blaster nor a sacrificial headlight bezel. I do, however, have a car with headlight bezels which were painted black at one point in its lifetime. I'd like to know if there is any hope for them being restored to their original whiteness or if I should start looking for a new set.
Thanks, Skip |
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| underthetire |
Jan 22 2010, 12:21 PM
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Air is the only way to go !
I picked this up http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/disp...temnumber=94667 was on sale for 169, with a 20% off coupon, it was like 140 bucks. Works fine for std air tools, but not enough for a lot of blasting work or body tools. Runs my impact/grinders/ratchets/spray guns just fine. My last one i got from them is still going after 10 years, but the EX decided she wanted it. If you want to do a lot of blasting work, I recommend a 60Gallon 5 horse two stage. |
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smontanaro Can someone perform this experiment? Jan 19 2010, 11:12 AM
underthetire You can make your own soda blaster with some tubin... Jan 19 2010, 11:47 AM ConeDodger I have a set hanging in my garage that were simila... Jan 19 2010, 12:04 PM Vacca Rabite I think the OP is talking about the plastic surrou... Jan 19 2010, 12:52 PM
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I think the OP is talking about the plastic surro... Jan 19 2010, 01:00 PM kwales Wow!!!!!!
That was a bug ... Jan 19 2010, 12:58 PM Mark Henry Is there anywhere that sells soda in bulk?
Has any... Jan 19 2010, 01:16 PM Vacca Rabite
Is there anywhere that sells soda in bulk?
My bl... Jan 19 2010, 01:23 PM McMark Soda Blasting Media Jan 19 2010, 01:21 PM underthetire gRDX6BPzpj0
Shows using it on a glass vette.
Sor... Jan 19 2010, 01:52 PM Rav914 I used a very homemade soda blaster on a windshiel... Jan 19 2010, 03:21 PM Gint Didn't see this until now. I still have some ... Jan 19 2010, 10:54 PM snakemain Bought a dedicated 10lb soda blaster at Harbor Fre... Jan 20 2010, 08:44 AM Eric_Shea Industrial soda works but it can leave them a tad ... Jan 20 2010, 10:34 AM 914Sixer Harbor Freight has blasting soda if you have one c... Jan 20 2010, 12:57 PM kwales I think you need a dry ice blaster.
Those suckers... Jan 20 2010, 01:04 PM Gint Found some white headlight surrounds. And they... Jan 20 2010, 05:28 PM Gint This actually took 5 minutes or so. Plain old Cos... Jan 20 2010, 05:55 PM Sleepin
This actually took 5 minutes or so. Plain old Co... Jan 22 2010, 09:50 AM Gint Better pic?
Jan 20 2010, 06:00 PM kwales Usually when you abrade flexible plastic, it gets ... Jan 21 2010, 12:13 PM Gint Usually when you abrade flexible plastic, it gets ... Jan 22 2010, 08:47 AM smontanaro Gint - Thanks for the test. That gives me the not... Jan 21 2010, 09:49 PM Vacca Rabite If you have an air compressor, you really can just... Jan 22 2010, 08:14 AM smontanaro if you don't have a compressor, this is *just*... Jan 22 2010, 10:12 AM Vacca Rabite
if you don't have a compressor, this is *just... Jan 22 2010, 11:53 AM zymurgist
the smallest I would get is a 24 gallon oil coole... Jan 22 2010, 12:10 PM Vacca Rabite I think that soda is supposed to be a single use m... Jan 22 2010, 08:59 AM Gint One time use of soda what I've been lead to be... Jan 22 2010, 09:05 AM underthetire The Fuzzy should be able to be knocked off with pl... Jan 22 2010, 09:59 AM smontanaro *sigh* let me try again... http://www.dewalt.com/u... Jan 22 2010, 04:57 PM Gint *sigh* let me try again... [url=http://www.dewalt.... Jan 22 2010, 05:16 PM |
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