Re: [Amc-list] blasting media??

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Eastwood has introduced a Soda blaster that looks interesting.
Supposed to be way good for stripping paint without damaging metals.
They also carry a soda medium that has 20% of a silica or other sand in it to cut rust.
You have to be very careful using sand or other harsh abrasives on sheetmetal.
It will warp the crap out of it...
  I have a small sand blaster that does not function very well I am thinking of converting it to the soda setup with a conversion kit Eastwood also sells and seeing what happens.
   The soda is supposed to be completely safe around chrome rubber etc.
Not if it has any other abrasives mixed in though!

Eastwood is not the cheapest place to get stuff, but they have it all.

   This is not an endorsement of the Eastwood product as I have not tried it nor do I know anyone who has!!!

Silica sand is not a big danger if you use a good respirator. You want to be careful of breathing it's dust or letting the dogs and cats hangout! 

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
" Chronic Pain Hurts"

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: d stohler <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx>
> ok, i bought a portable sand blaster a couple weeks
> ago, and got some silica sand with it. i played with
> it just a few min to see how it worked. then i started
> hearing the bad stories about silica in the lungs. and
> also the silica sand is way more abrasive than i want.
> i have a couple of questions for some of you who do
> sandblasting.
> 
> q#1: what is the best media to use for stripping
> paint, not harming the metal under, and braking up
> minor rust.
> 
> q#2: where can i order blasting media as i have no
> place in town to get anything other than silica sand,
> or beach sand....
> 
> i need a media for my 1953 schwinn panther to strip
> the paint off of. then after that is done, i need to
> do some blasting on casper. that has some rust that
> needs to be knocked off. 
> 
> i plan to build a little blasting cabinet if i dont
> buy one with a vacume for working smaller parts.
> otherwise, will probably use it just outside the shop
> for the bike frame and car.
> 
> dave stohler
> http://picasaweb.google.com/das24rules
> 
> 
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