Daverse 175 Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Hi chaps, Ive managed to nab a sand blaster off my brother in law for the week, and im going to strip down a rear sub frame and a few other bits, what sand do you recommend for this? just normal sand or maybe ali oxide or something different? And any other tips anyone can give me? This should hopefully keep me occupied yhrough the holidays! cheers Link to post Share on other sites
Daverse 175 Posted December 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 bump, anyone? Link to post Share on other sites
bungy 2 Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 I always get my blasting done by someone else. The metal particles are more aggressive and erode the surface loosing some detail. You can blast with crushed walnut or coconut shells but not sure where you would get it from or if you can use the same equipment. Link to post Share on other sites
rodney 17 Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 yeah... I was going to say that it is more known as media blasting now as nuts/glass/plastic is used rather than sand as it is less abraisive to the surface of the material etc... "Greeen" as well in some cases... Link to post Share on other sites
Daverse 175 Posted December 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 never heard of anything like that! I know some people use soda for woods e.t.c. that doesnt need anything aggresive on it. this is just for the rear sub frame and hubse.t.c. so not really bothered by quality, as long as it paints up okay to stop rusting up im happy. I would have got someone to do it but i just had a chance to do it for free si thought I'd have a blast! (See what I did there? ) Link to post Share on other sites
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