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| 914GTSTI |
 Nov 22 2012, 09:51 AM
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Who has stripped their chassie and had it blasted? The good and the bad. And what did you do to the metal after it was striped? My car will be on a rotisserie for the stripping.
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| scotty b |
Nov 20 2014, 07:17 AM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
Yes you need a large diesel 185 CFM unit to run this system. I wasn't happy about that at all. I talked to the builders before buying, gave them the specs on my shop compressor( 10 horse 2 stage 180 gallon tank ) and was told it would have no problem running it. .......yeah for about 15 minutes. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) It just couldn't keep up with what the blaster needs. A screw compressor MAY be able to keep it going.
As for my long term experiences, yeah, it is wonderful on the exterior, and if that was all you had to do I could see a 914 taking an hour or so if the bondo isn't too thick. Interior, engine bay is another issues. I've done Cairo's car, a model A sedan, and a 40 Ford inside and out so far and the slurry gets packed...PACKED into every little corner. PACKED (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) And inside and out took anywhere from a day to 2 days depending on that car. Once you get into complex areas it gets slow going. You have a hard time seeing between the media in the air, and the slurry sticking to the surface. h and did I mention it gets PACKED into every nook and cranny ? With the HOLDTITE mixed in and low humidity weather you have enough time to get the job done the clean it out. I have had issues with flash rust even using the holdtite, but those seem to have been mid summer when the heat was high and the humidity was as well. I suspect the parts dried before the holdtite had time to do it's job. Every method has it's drawbacks and this one is no different. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
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914GTSTI To blast or not to blast? Nov 22 2012, 09:51 AM
GeorgeRud Seems that blasting would be the quickest and easi... Nov 22 2012, 11:53 AM gopack I had mine soda blasted, did a good job of taking ... Nov 22 2012, 11:58 AM Gint My /6 tub was dipped. The tub was painted and it... Nov 22 2012, 12:01 PM
Eric_Shea
My /6 tub was dipped. The tub was painted and it... Nov 22 2012, 04:11 PM biosurfer1 5 years? you need to get working on that!... Nov 22 2012, 12:38 PM cary I'd say it depends on your budget.
Dipping is... Nov 22 2012, 01:07 PM wingnut86 Many of the blasters down South provide an option ... Nov 22 2012, 01:28 PM turk22 The dude in Italy had his car put in a kiln/oven a... Nov 22 2012, 03:11 PM SirAndy
Who has stripped their chassie and had it blasted... Nov 22 2012, 04:04 PM Gint That's why I paid the big money having it fini... Nov 22 2012, 04:13 PM BarberDave :trophy:
Has anybody had experence with Dry... Nov 22 2012, 04:50 PM pcar916 Just had mine fine-grit glass-beaded ($800). ... Nov 22 2012, 06:49 PM scotty b Dipping = I have no personal experience so I wont ... Nov 22 2012, 07:21 PM MDG
IMHO...Go for what you can afford, just make sur... Nov 22 2012, 07:30 PM 914GTSTI
IMHO...Go for what you can afford, just make su... Nov 22 2012, 09:09 PM scotty b
[quote name='MDG' post='1772289' date='Nov 22 201... Nov 22 2012, 09:15 PM buck toenges
Dipping = I have no personal experience so I wont... Nov 18 2014, 07:05 PM Cairo94507 I am pretty sure Scotty B will stripping my Six in... Nov 23 2012, 09:06 AM cary Another new method is wet sand blasting. Its done ... Nov 23 2012, 10:22 AM Eric_Shea I saw that at SEMA. You must have a rust agent to... Nov 23 2012, 01:44 PM 914GTSTI OK,so I went to HF and R2 came home with me! T... Nov 24 2012, 04:40 PM cary Looks nice. Good work .................... Nov 24 2012, 05:36 PM rdauenhauer My experience: 1) had the LE blasted with Sand ... Nov 24 2012, 08:01 PM 914GTSTI
My experience: 1) had the LE blasted with Sand ... Nov 24 2012, 08:14 PM boxsterfan If you have all the bolts out of the car and it is... Nov 18 2014, 10:09 PM OllieG
If you have all the bolts out of the car and it i... Nov 19 2014, 02:09 AM cary I think this is the system that Scotty has.
http:/... Nov 19 2014, 08:57 PM mepstein
I think this is the system that Scotty has.
http:... Nov 19 2014, 09:01 PM cary I know. That's another $3-$4k. So no... Nov 19 2014, 09:37 PM |
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