[Shop-talk] Cheap Eastwood Soda Blasting Setup

[mark at noakes.com]

   B I got the same catalog and saw that too. Soda blasters are usually a
   lot  more  expensive  than  that, so I may consider it as well. I have
   never  used  soda  to  blast,  but  I do know that it is the preferred
   method for fiberglass bodies and has been used on Corvettes for years.
   I  have  an old Lotus, and they have extremely fragile bodies (so thin
   that  you  can clearly see light thru them when not painted) so that's
   why  I  am  interested.  I  don't  know  that  there  would be a major
   advantage  to  soda  blasting  for  metal  car  bodies. I have a blast
   cabinet  where  I  do  glass bead for most items and walnut shells for
   engine  parts  and  fragile  items.  My understanding is that soda can
   handle both tasks.

   Mark NoakesB

   On Dec 29, 2007, doug at dougbraun.com wrote:

     Hello,
     I got a new Eastwood catalog yesterday, and they are
     advertising a $129 kit to convert a regular pressure
     pot blaster to a soda blaster. (They also sell a
     couple of blasters with the kit already installed.)
     Has anybody ever tried soda blasting? B Do you think a
     kit like this will have enough mojo to do a car body
     in a reasonable amount of time? B This sounds a lot
     more appealing than doing my whole car body with paint
     stripper!
     Doug
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