Body sand blasting or acid dipping |
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Body sand blasting or acid dipping |
r_towle |
Nov 4 2014, 07:45 AM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,591 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
When prepping a car for sandblasting, what is the common thing to do with the aluminum tags in the front trunk and door pillar?
I suppose the second question would be do I acid dip the car or get it sandblasted? |
mepstein |
Mar 23 2021, 10:07 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,315 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Plastic media blasting worked well for us when I worked at the shop.
There is no best method, just what’s best for you. They all have comprises. We used a place called - plastic media blast, near philly pa. |
worn |
Mar 23 2021, 03:46 PM
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can't remember Group: Members Posts: 3,164 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Plastic media blasting worked well for us when I worked at the shop. There is no best method, just what’s best for you. They all have comprises. We used a place called - plastic media blast, near philly pa. Why is it either, or? The acid will get to the innards, the sand will be all over the place. Neither is very selective. If the box beams that make up the longs, tunnel, and fire wall have significant rust inside, then cutting them apart to restore strength makes sense. If they look bad but are not compromised, then there are coatings that will neutralize the rust and block off water to stop future decay. It turns out that little British sports cars also rust (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) a noted restorer has pointed out that these cars are no longer in the used car worthless category. They probably will not be parked forever in the rain or coated solid white with salt like my daily driver is right now. I have sand blasted frame and body and discovered that afterwards you never leave the Sahara. Can’t believe dipping is that much better. Strip, sand, convert if needed, epoxy to block H2O. |
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