sandblasting questions
 

ok so i have some old wheels with paint on them that will not come off. i've tried all kinds of chem products and decided i just need to have them blasted. i called a place and they quoted me $75-$100 so i decided i'd run to harbor freight and buy a blasting gun. so i figure i'm gonna throw the wheel in a tub and just blast it, but what do i use for blast material? i know there is stuff made for it, but this is hmt. can i go to the beach and grab a bucket of sand and just use that? i was reading on another forum to use sand from home depot, but figure the sand at the beach is free and the sand at home depot is $5

so what do you think
just use the home depot sand or run to the beach tonight and steal some sand?
this is the blaster i was gonna get.
$15
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/pho...5799/95793.gif

Re: sandblasting questions
 

Me personally I wouldn't use that gun because that ---- can go everywhere, plus it does take a while to clean ---- so that stuff would definitely go everywhere. Might want to pick up a cheap cabinet from harbor freight just to contain all the beads.


The sand from the beach is different from the ---- they sell. I don't even think you can use sand. lol


The stuff we use in the shop has glass beads in it, and is fine for soft aluminum parts.

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ok so if you were going to blast something and you were not going to spend the money on blast media then what would you use?

also if i was gonna spend the money on a cabinet i would just pay to have it done

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aircraft remover ftw. you telling me you tried that and it didnt remove paint?

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sandblasting is a pain in the balls you will go through about 3-4 bags of sand to do you wheels now imagine taking 4 bags of sand pour it on the ground then clean it up. it works great but its a pain also imagine how many times you would have to reload that gun to go through a couple bags of sand

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i used aircraft remover
i used a whole jug of jasco, this ---- won't come off. it's not like normal paint it's the devil

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That gun sucks arse. You need a cabinet and Pressurized Abrasive Blaster to do any major work like rims. That price is fair that he is charging

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Well, if you really want to go the cheapest way out, then might as well get some sand paper.


Can you show us with what you're working with?

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i don't have any pics of the rims, but they are gsr fat fives so there are not many tight spots. i am going to paint them black or silver so i could use sand paper.

even if i had pics it would just look like black paint

ok forget the blasting then i'll just get a paint removal disc for my drill

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---- sand, baking soda ftmfw!!!!!