Well id like to get a sandblaster to hurry up the process of sanding down my car. But im not sure how/what to do. what grit would i need to successfully sand down my car and paint it after, no wetsanding? also can you reuse the sand? like sift it? im talking about a tank blaster not like kind that you stick something in the box. let me know any information that would be helpful, thanks

 

please move to gcc.....

 

Sand might be a bit too harsh for what you want to do. I think you will need to use a less harsh abrasive or you will might etch and distort your sheet metal.

 

i saw on boyds hot rods that they were using walnut shells and and tiny glass fragments for blasting... came out pretty good

 

yeah sand is too abrasive - walnut shells or plastic media.

 

Anyone know how much *roughly* it is for sandblasting? I dotn care about the metal or etching.. is it an hourly rate?

 

from what i know they do it based on what the object is or something...i was planning on bnuying one.

what do you mean by plastic media??? so your telling me i have to sand down the whole car inside/out by wetsand??? damn this blows...how much would a pplace charge to just sand down a car, inside and out, i realize itd be a lot but they wouldnt have to take out any dents and such...lmk

 

They can beadblast, wich is just tiny plastic pellets..

 

It really varies by what it is... Wheels and stuff is usually more expensive than a panel because of the nookes and crannies - and of course how much work the place has...

And no = you do not need to wetsand an entire car. is there a reason you have to get it to bare metal? It's a bitch to keep a car in Florida bare metal - it will start rusting the minute you get it there...

 

I wanted my aluminum boat stripped, some asshole painted it with housepaint. Then I was going to primer it up and paint it some color who knows.

What about those home sandblaster kits... they any good?