From: Jim (W7LS@BLARG.net)
Date: Mon Apr 25 2005 - 10:25:33 PDT
Oh, I think it is very 'on-topic' for this list. Here are my findings:
1. I bought the cheapish Harbor Freight pressure pot blaster and tried it with silica sand from Home Depot. No good. It surged, clogged, and generally worked poorly. That could well have been because I used the silica sand that was really too big for it. HF does sell some really really fine sand and that may be what you need to buy. The HD sand is $6 per hundred pound sack. HF is way more.
2. The HF 'spot blaster' works well if you use the fine HF sand and 'ok' if you use the HD sand, but it's a hand held gun type thing and not going to do large areas very well. It costs about $15 on their current sale.
Good luck! Keep us aprised of your findings, please. Jim
On Mon, Apr 25, 2005 at 9:50am John Brian Seeling <JBSeeling@cox-internet.com> wrote:
> I'm about to get started on a significant project restoring a 1942 GPW. It
> will take a long time, mainly due to the costs associated with F-parts and
> the fact that I'm doing this on a shoestring budget. However, as finances
> permit, I plan on doing it right the first time.
>
> I will need to do a lot of sandblasting over the next year or two, for frame
> and body work that I can afford to do. I am prepared to purchase a CHEAP,
> but FUNCTIONAL sandblasting setup. I've got access to a shop with a high
> CFM compressor setup. Also, I've got access to a much larger CFM compressor
> that is trailer-mounted and would probably be better for sandblasting.
> Nobody has a blasting pot/setup I can borrow and I believe that I'm wasting
> money with continued rentals.
>
> First Question: do they even sell blasting sand anymore? I've always used
> a respirator for blasting and painting, but it would seem like blasting sand
> is a thing of the past. What is everybody using now for blasting media?
> (cheap stuff).
>
> Second Question: Is there a good Harbor Freight or other inexpensive but
> decent quality/capacity setup that I should purchase for my hobby work? I'm
> not looking for a blaster that will be used every day, but I want something
> that WORKS when I need it (once a month, or perhaps less).
>
> Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to e-mail
> off-list since this is not directly MV related, but I promise to keep the
> list apprised of my progress on the GPW as it goes along.
>
>
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