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Media blasting parts. What to use?? #676212 04/20/10 10:04 PM 04/20/10 10:04 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 849 Avondale AZ Prodart440 OP super stock
Prodart440 OP super stock Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 849 Avondale AZ	I have some parts I need to clean the surface of. What I am working on is the steel covers and doors from my heater box. What do I use to clean them?? I bought a cabinet media blaster, but what do I buy to clean them with?? Aaron 68 Roadrunner 383/AT 69 Dart GT Conv. 383/AT 05 Dodge Ram 4x4 Cummins 06 GoManGo R/T Daytona #757 68 Coronet 440

Re: Media blasting parts. What to use?? [Re: Prodart440] #676213 04/20/10 10:17 PM 04/20/10 10:17 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,917 Ontario, Canada S Stanton Don't question me!
Stanton Don't question me! S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,917 Ontario, Canada	I use sand on just about everything.

Re: Media blasting parts. What to use?? [Re: Prodart440] #676214 04/20/10 10:48 PM 04/20/10 10:48 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,515 It's a dry heat gtx6970 Too Many Posts
gtx6970 Too Many Posts Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,515 It's a dry heat	fine glass beads

Re: Media blasting parts. What to use?? [Re: Prodart440] #676215 04/21/10 01:00 AM 04/21/10 01:00 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 8,850 Central Coast, Calif. S Snoopy master
Snoopy master S Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 8,850 Central Coast, Calif.	Be very careful with sand. The sandbox sand that you get at Home Depot and Lowe's is silica based and is very bad for your lungs, Silicosis.

Re: Media blasting parts. What to use?? [Re: Snoopy] #676216 04/21/10 03:34 AM 04/21/10 03:34 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,178 People's Republic of Kali 70runner super stock
70runner super stock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,178 People's Republic of Kali	Quote: Be very careful with sand. The sandbox sand that you get at Home Depot and Lowe's is silica based and is very bad for your lungs, Silicosis. Plus generally contains moisture - clogs up blaster nozzles. Do as Bill says...glass beads. Thats what I used on my heater box and lotsa other stuff.

Re: Media blasting parts. What to use?? [Re: 70runner] #676217 04/21/10 03:45 AM 04/21/10 03:45 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 8,850 Central Coast, Calif. S Snoopy master
Snoopy master S Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 8,850 Central Coast, Calif.	If your not trying to remove rust, plastic media works great and you won't have to protect your blast cabinet window.

Re: Media blasting parts. What to use?? [Re: Prodart440] #676218 04/21/10 07:39 AM 04/21/10 07:39 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio Challenger 1 Too Many Posts
Challenger 1 Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio	I like #8 glass beads...

Re: Media blasting parts. What to use?? [Re: Challenger 1] #676219 04/21/10 11:16 AM 04/21/10 11:16 AM
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DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada	What works best for removing paint and rust? I bought a cheap bag of silica sand from the local hardware store, but when I opened it up the sand is super fine and doesn't have much bite when shoot it with my home sandblaster. Would I be better off wtih a coarser sand, the glass or the walnut shells?

Re: Media blasting parts. What to use?? [Re: DaytonaTurbo] #676220 04/21/10 11:45 AM 04/21/10 11:45 AM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,808 Wisconsin wkroncke17 master
wkroncke17 master Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,808 Wisconsin	Quote: What works best for removing paint and rust? I bought a cheap bag of silica sand from the local hardware store, but when I opened it up the sand is super fine and doesn't have much bite when shoot it with my home sandblaster. Would I be better off wtih a coarser sand, the glass or the walnut shells? Black Beauty from Menards ($10.00/50 lb. bag) for that kind of work. Its coal slag, cheap and effective. Walnut shells is for very gentile work. I used it on an alternator case, and it hardly touched it. Glass beads is the best for cleaning aluminum - pot metal etc.

Re: Media blasting parts. What to use?? [Re: Prodart440] #676221 04/21/10 06:28 PM 04/21/10 06:28 PM
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attaboy enthusiast A Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 221 New Mexico, USA	I used the fine silica sand from Lowes. It worked great. The higher the pressure-the better. Don't use the playground or sandbox sand as it will clog your sandbaster. Wear leather gloves. The sand can be reused several times if you sift it first through screen like window screen material. Be sure and wear a mask. Breathing the silica is really bad for you.

Re: Media blasting parts. What to use?? [Re: attaboy] #676222 04/21/10 07:38 PM 04/21/10 07:38 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,917 Ontario, Canada S Stanton Don't question me!
Stanton Don't question me! S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,917 Ontario, Canada	Daytonaturbo ... try the white stuff TSC sells - not the black stuff (way too coarse).

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