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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Cairo94507 |
Aug 26 2016, 08:48 AM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 9,750 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California |
Mark just probably wanted to blast some rust and the rim was easiest thing to find and do to test his new toy.
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Mark Henry |
Aug 26 2016, 11:13 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
Why not just use a regular sand blaster on a steel wheel? Mark just probably wanted to blast some rust and the rim was easiest thing to find and do to test his new toy. Bit of both, yes it was handy, but I'm going to use this sprint star rim as a spare on my bug. As far as a regular sand blaster or my blast cabinet using my 5hp (real 5hp) 120gal compressor I'd say this would have taken me about an hour+ to get this far. For big jobs I've used a service in the past, but they have a minimum charge , make an appointment, get my ducks in a row, wait till they get here or take it to them...paint like crazy for the next 24 hours. This was one hell of a lot faster. Mark do you use air ratchets at work? Do you torque with them as well? Some tools are great at what they do, but you have to reach for another tool to finish the job. To me this did a great, fast job on the heavy rust, a bit of flash will come off PDQ in my blast cabinet. Better drying and holdtight and I should have minimal flash. On flash and small parts I wonder if drying in my shop oven would help. Not for everyone, it makes a hell of a mess. |
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