I brought all my lose parts that I can carry like hood, fenders, trunk lid, rad support, inner fenders, to a shop. He has a huge room where he blasts somthing that looks like baking soda. He said it's a his own special mix. He wears a full spaceman suit when he is in there blasting. The cost was $500.00 and well worth it in my opinion. The parts came back 100 per cent bare metal and no damage. I was going to bring the body shell to him but with new quarters on and car has vinyl roof so was not that much to blast compared to a lot of work to bring the body to him. I should have planned better and gave him the whole body. I did some of my own blasting with sand but will not do that again. They say the sand silica is very bad for your lungs.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Benjamin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 2:00 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] blasting a body > I also use the Aircraft paint stripper. Works well but yes you do need > gloves and news paper on the floor to pick up mess. I wipe the body down > with thinners afterwards. > If you let it dry on the floor and don't step in it it cleans up easy. > > Dave > Ingersoll,Ontario > My web site: http://members.tripod.com/benj30/ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Zack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 1:56 PM > Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] blasting a body > > > > You could always use the stripper "Aircraft Remover" It's nasty stuff > though > > so you have to use gloves and peel the bubbles up paint off with a putty > > knife and neutralize it with water after. (You do have to use gloves when > > applying and when scraping and make sure to wash it all off otherwise > > nothing will stick to the body afterwards)Man that stuff burns. Used it on > a > > '71 Monte years ago and it works great. > > > > Brian Zack > > '70 Chevelle Malibu > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Clint Hooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 11:38 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] blasting a body > > > > > > The problem with using sand is it can warp and work-harden body panels > which > > ruins them. Sandblasting a car takes an expert that really knows his stuff > > and those people with the expertise are uncommon. I just wouldn't do it. > > Even if it costs a little more,the other methods will ensure a good job. > > This is not a good place to be scrimping on money. > > Clint Hooper > > LT5 Registry Director > > Wichita Falls,Tx > > (940) 855-6636 > > '91 ZR-1 Callaway Aerobody > > TX TAGS: USA ZR1 > > http://www.LT5Registry.net/ > > '69 El Camino ProTourer > > '99 Honda F6 Valkyrie custom > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Kyle Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > I'm assuming with the talk of sand being to abrasive that you can get > sand > > > in a corse and fine grade, but even the fine is too corse to the novice > > > sandblaster. > > > > > > Is this correct? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Kyle Bennett > > > Raleigh, NC > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 12:47 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] blasting a body > > > > > > > > > > We had my mom's Jaguar sandblasted and it cost us $700. I called to > > have > > > my > > > > 69 Chevelle blasted and they wanted $1100. That was on a rotisserie > > lift > > > > also. Too much in my opinion so I sanded the whole car down myself > with > > > 80 > > > > grit and a DA sander. I used sand to blast a few of the parts like > the > > > > doors, hood, trunk lid, and under side of the fenders. Sand will > work, > > > but > > > > it will blow holes through the sheetmetal if the pressure is too high. > > > Glass > > > > bead or baking soda is the best to use from what I heard. You can > rent > > a > > > > commercial blaster for about $150 for the day and get the job done in > a > > > few > > > > hours. This is what I plan to do with my 69 Charger. > > > > > > > > Tom > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
