I've sandblasted before, but usually with sand or silicon carbide. I tried a bead blaster at work and like what it does. I would like to get some for my small blasting cabinet at home, but I don't know where to go or what to buy. Is it all the same material, or are there different hardnesses, etc.? I imagine it comes in different sizes... what is best?

I intend to use it for cleaning car parts as prep for paint or powdercoating.

Black Beauty is my favorite..I like the name...

you can get it at your local tool rental place that rents sand blasting equipment...

They sell the sand and the glass bead (black beauty)

Rich

Good ol Harbor Freight carries glass bead last time I checked... they can hook you up with a 50 lb box.

Stay away from SiO2 common sand.... look up silicosis disease on the web if you want to now why....

Home Depot sells Marble sand (CaCO3,).... probabably get a 50 to 100 lb bag real cheap for something more agressive than glass bead.

- Dave

I'm not sure what all is available, however I can easily get bead or glass fines. The bead is about triple the price. There are multiple grades of sand and similar material. I even have a quantity of ground walnut shell.