WET SANDBLASTING A 914 |
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WET SANDBLASTING A 914 |
Curbandgutter |
Aug 10 2016, 04:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 564 Joined: 8-March 13 From: Murrieta CA Member No.: 15,637 Region Association: Southern California |
Well I'm getting ready to wet sand blast (WSB) my project car and I wanted some input form those who have done it and or have some direct or indirect experience with it. I purchased a wet sand blasting kit from a company back east. I tried a sample piece and was thoroughly impressed. I was able to remove the paint down to bare metal on the underside floor in under 5 minutes. It was incredibly fast. The primer that I am using is an epoxy primer by SPI. I spoke with the manufacturer and they said to steer away from using a rust convertor as they can be very tricky to remove from seams. They also said to just blast it and spray it the next day. The flash rust will not be a problem. What has been your experience
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jmitro |
Aug 10 2016, 10:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 713 Joined: 23-July 15 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 18,986 Region Association: None |
my car was media blasted (non WSB) for $1100 in my driveway. No panel warping that I'm aware of. It came out very clean, but there IS a lot of hidden media in the car like Andy described (not a big deal to me since it falls out as I rotate the rotisserie frequently).
As far as flash rust.....In my experience, I've left the bare chassis in my climate-controlled garage for two months with minimal rust since then.....except where my sweat gets on the bare metal. Ideally it would be nice to immediately primer the entire car, but I had too much grinding/welding left to do. I probably should have primered the areas that were finished (like the front trunk or hood) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i75.photobucket.com-18986-1470889782.1.jpg) |
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