hey mark this is the one i was talkin bout

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170194733249&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=007

can you post anything showin me wat you got any links of where to buy em from or anything. yours sounds good for wat i need it for.

would not recommend dipping body shells.it will do a brilliant job of stripping the body but then you will have acid striped everything inside of panels e.g sills which will then be bare and the acid will come out and ruin your new paint as well as leave no protection on inner panels you cant paint and will be more prone to rust.blast it.

thanks rodford2000.

mark il give the one on ebay a go and see wat its like its not to expensive so cant hurt.

i was readin throught turbosport and one bloke had a few kilo of sand falling out of the car so i guess i just got to clean it very well after im done.

cheers for ya help

Lucas did you end up buying that gritblaster?

nah i was to broke at the time and still am but i will be lookin at something similar as soon as i get my stuff together.ive done all of the outside of the car with wire wheels and flappy discks.

I've bought a cabinet one from Hare & Forbes. Great for smaller items - although I have done the cross member, struts and can get a 13" wheel in there.

For deals you should not refuse speak to oldesky2lt on this forum (thanks Chris, you da man)

Its a good value unit and I recommend it for small parts.

The kettle one from ebay did the job, although once the air got water in it it did tend to clog up and it was worn out after an engine bay and 2 front guards. But for $170 + sand it was an alright cost.

thought i would put my two cents in on this topic regarding the blasting with grit or sand and the smaller booth systems used. i used to work for a sanblasting company and i was asked several times to sand blast car panels including a pair of front aluminuim guards off some car from the 20's...
Anyways if its done right blasting shouldn't warp panels....i was taught to lower air pressure and sand feed and work in larger circle type motions at a 30-45 degree angle and to move over the area quickly as to reduce heat which is why most panels warp in the first place.

had the job of blasting a 2 door HQ GTS coupe once and the owner came in with me to watch what i was doing, he seemed happy with the work gave me a 50 dollar tip on top of the job cost...was stoked....

the smaller booth type units with the gloves you put your hands through are really good for like everyone has said use with small parts, i do suggest however if you are going to do alloy parts that you use a glass type grit instead of garnet or bead.m it looks like really fine sugar and does not pit the surface of the alloy as much as garnet does and brings it up perfect every time.

cheers

Hey Brad,

What is the best to use for cars, sand, glass beads or garnet.? Cheers Rob

and it is true you can use baking soda?

Hi Sterling, you have to use a special type of soda called bump soda otherwise normal soda is affected by moisture and clogs the machine up. I went down this road and ended up sending the soda blaster back, I was told also I only needed 18cfm to push it through and then it turned out I needed 80cfm which is a huge compressor.