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People tend to think blasting should be inexpensive and easy until they try it themselves. It is a nasty, miserable, dangerous job without the right equipment. I'm talking about full respirated blast helments, big compressors, proper hoses and nozzles, lighting, expensive media, recovery equipment,etc. Most home sand blast units use 1/8-1/4" nozzles that shoot a pattern of about 1/2" in diameter, which is fine for small parts, but will take forever to do larger areas and will barely break the surface of many coatings. Our units shoot about 2-3" diameter and flow enough media (about 600lbs/hr)to remove almost anything. Plastic media only requires 30-35psi vs. sand which takes 60-100psi to move because it is heavier.

But, if you have the patience and the time, go for it.



Thanks for chiming in, that was the point I was trying to make. To sustain the necessary air pressure with a shop compressor you have to use a 1/8-1/4" tip on your wand sandblaster and it takes forever and a day to get a large area done. Go try it and see for yourself. It's like sanding down an inner fender with something the size of a pencil eraser.