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david

12-22-2001 18:03:38




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about how much does it cost to sand blast a tractor its a cub.




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Tim

12-24-2001 19:31:01




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 Re: sand blasting in reply to david, 12-22-2001 18:03:38  
About $80.00 for sand blaster (Harbor Freight), $30.00 for sand(lumber yard, kids play sand in bags), and your time. I also use a bead blaster for the smaller parts (Harbor Freight, $199.00).
Works real good for me.



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Greaseman

12-24-2001 15:23:39




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 Re: sand blasting in reply to david, 12-22-2001 18:03:38  
Way to much unless you rent a sand blaster from a rental shop and plan to do it all at once. I personally prefer to take each piece of and clean in in a container of "LYE". Although I've not done it yet, I plan to( during the summer) purchase a pan to do the smaller parts of a Farmall Super "C" and a "Hot tanking" of all the larger pieces.



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bob

12-24-2001 06:31:13




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 Re: sand blasting in reply to david, 12-22-2001 18:03:38  
have you guys ever used glass beads we use them at power plant and do not hav warpage as people taLK ABOUT we sandblast about every thing Just a thought



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steve

12-23-2001 17:45:38




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 Re: sand blasting in reply to david, 12-22-2001 18:03:38  
probably about $300-$400. I prefer to do the prep myself. I normally take off the hood, fenders and seat. Run the steam cleaner or oven cleaner and a brush to get off the grease. I use a 4 inch wire wheel on a air grinder (could be electric) to get the loose paint, rust, and 90% of the "stuck" paint off. I have a small grinding pointed tool to get into small corners and tight spots. I then feather out any paint with sandpaper, or just wire brush more in this area. I took the final drives and transmission off of my B so i could replace the oil seals to stop leaks. Did their cleaning when setting on the bench. I primer each thing as i get it done wiht red oxide enamel primer from the hardware store. just use a brush. wipe parts off with reducer, etc, prior to painting. reassemble everything, gets the primer between the bolt joints. after a few months when everything is rebuilt and piece primered, i sand the brush marks where it will show and then do the finish paint. I use automotive paint that cost $150 gallon to get a better long lasting finish.

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Dave K. (Fl)

12-23-2001 09:29:06




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 Re: sand blasting in reply to david, 12-22-2001 18:03:38  
I have done two pretty rusty tractors, an Allis WD and a John Deere A. I elected not to samdblast for several reasons. It is very difficult to keep sand out of bearings and other places it should not be. It is easy to ruin sheet metal with sand blasting. What has worked well for me and is cheap, except for your time itself, is to degrease the whole tractor. I used mineral spirits and a paint brush and a scraper. On the second tractor I use an air compressor with the engine cleaning gun and degreaser bought at an auto parts store. Both ways worked well. I then sanded with a rotery sander and a finishing sander and finally, some by hand sanding. As I finished sanding each piece I would spray it with WD40 so it would not rust until I could paint it. The WD 40 is wiped off with mineral spirits or paint thinner before painting. If you are set up to paint you can also spray the primer right away. I found on the JD that using JD primer and paint all the rust pits filled in fine with three or four coats of primer. On the WD I used DuPont paint and the pitting all filled in fine also. It just takes some time this way and I used a resperator when degreasing and when painting and it must be done with very good ventilation!

Dave

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Gordon (TN)

12-22-2001 20:38:27




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 Re: sand blasting in reply to david, 12-22-2001 18:03:38  
$250.00 & up depending on size of tractor & how much dirt,grease& oil is on it (30.00 to 50.00 hr)
the last time i ask. Some of the welding shops do this work.Get someone that has done this type work
for a while, too much time in one place on sheetmetal will warp the metal and it will never look right. hope this helps Gordon



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Brian

12-26-2001 11:18:45




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 Re: Re: sand blasting in reply to Gordon (TN), 12-22-2001 20:38:27  
I got my CA sandblasted for $125 in Altoona IA. I had all major parts off to do separately, otherwise it would have been cheaper. I blasted mine before I did the engine and fixed the leaks in the trans. That way it would be easy to see if sand had gotten in the trans. It didn't matter with the engine. It got completely dissasembled and hot tanked to get it clean. The better quality paint and prep, the longer it will look like it was just painted. Brian

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