Bill Young Bill Young Kansas City, MO (1337 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 09:23AM Main British Car: '73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep |
Re: Paint remover
Jim, HF sells a 50 pound bag for $34 but I saw in the ad that it's an Armex product, made by Arm and Hammer. Looked up their website and they must have distributors in your area where you could get a better deal I'm sure.
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Preform Resources Dave Craddock Redford,Michigan (359 posts) Registered: 12/20/2008 05:46PM Main British Car: 72 MGB V6 3.4 |
Re: Paint remover
OK guys I'm confused ,,,, I thought soda blasting required special equipment?! you mean you can use a garden variety sand blaster with 125 or so psi?
Dave Craddock |
BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6468 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: Paint remover
I think so Dave. It's just media basting after all, no reason it wouldn't work that I know of.
Jim |
NCtim Tim Shumbera Western North Carolina (239 posts) Registered: 01/19/2012 04:35PM Main British Car: |
Re: Paint remover
They advise that you wash it by hand and not pressure wash. Soap and water or just water. It's a neutralizer, you can use it in your pool or hot tub to balance the pH, or take the paint off your MG!
Cheers, NCtim |
Bill Young Bill Young Kansas City, MO (1337 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 09:23AM Main British Car: '73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep |
Re: Paint remover
Dave., you might need a larger nozzle on the sand blaster as the soda grain size is pretty large depending on the grade, other than that it's the same process as any other type of media blasting.
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Preform Resources Dave Craddock Redford,Michigan (359 posts) Registered: 12/20/2008 05:46PM Main British Car: 72 MGB V6 3.4 |
Re: Paint remover
Thanks guys.
Dave |
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NCtim Tim Shumbera Western North Carolina (239 posts) Registered: 01/19/2012 04:35PM Main British Car: |
Re: Paint remover
Dave,
Go here: [barebonesblasting.com] and watch the video of him stripping an MGB. It's a pretty sizable nozzle. NCtim |
BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6468 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: Paint remover
Clearly an industrial blaster, the limitation is the size of the air compressor. My local tool rental place has big mobile compressors that are fairly priced, (I rented one for a weekend to jack-hammer a concrete slab. Not an exercise I can recommend though as I still have residual carpal tunnel trouble because of it.) If your tool rental also has media blasting equipment that would work with soda blasting as well and it would be about a one day job. The blaster would basically consist of a hopper (possibly, and I'd say preferably pressurized), a nozzle, and a protective suit. These should be fairly common.
Jim |
NCtim Tim Shumbera Western North Carolina (239 posts) Registered: 01/19/2012 04:35PM Main British Car: |
Re: Paint remover
Jim,
That's an even better idea! I completely forgot about the tool rental places. I'll definitely check that out when I get to that part. NCtim |