At 08:03 PM 5/3/01 -0400, Serge wrote:
>I need information on sandblasting ? I never did this and my goal is to
>do fender well and the frame...Will go and rent one please tell me what
>would I need to do this step...What pressure should the compressor be
>and what grid of sand would I need and how much I need...and what size
>of tip I need for sandblaster...Thank in advance..Serge
Serge,
I have to agree with Rick. I sent my chassis out to be blasted. It cost
me about $125 and I had to rent a truck for the day to transport it.
I have a 5 hp, 30gal (oil lubericated) compressor and both a blasting
cabinet (which the chassis won't fit in) and a pressure blaster. But blasting
takes time. I do a lot of blasting of everything else but for something
as big as a chassis it's easier and cheaper to have it done by someone
that does it for a living.
I do all my work at my house. So when I use my pressure blaster I string
a piece of rope diagonally across the corner fence in my backyard and clothes
pin a large plastic tarp to it. Depending on the part I'm going to blast
I then lay a piece of plywood or cardboard on the bottom of the tarp, so
I don't poke holes in it with the parts. This allows me to recover about
85% of the sand that I blast. Most shops don't bother with this. But I
really don't need a beach like yard - covered with sand, and I'm cheap.
Hope this helps.
John
You have to keep in mind
John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net
Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
48 TR1800 48 #4 Midget 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V
75 Bricklin SV1 77 Spitfire 71 Saab Sonett III
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