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MoBlu

12-05-2004 14:37:16




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Portable sand blasters are starting to show up in farm store adds. They cost around $100 and have 10 gal. tank with 6-25 cfm and 60-125 psi working pressure. Would they be adequate for cleaning tractors and equip. for painting. That scraping and brushing turns into work.




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David Lewis

12-08-2004 19:09:00




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 Re: Sandblasters ? in reply to MoBlu, 12-05-2004 14:37:16  
Go get one! Bought one 3 years ago and it did a great job on my 1940 AC B. I would still be out there scraping away now without it. AND did the wife's old wooden furniture which scored me lots of points.
Sand will go everywhere so do it outside and spread a tarp, and do it in low humidity or it will clog. A great tool I would not be without it now.



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Ramrod

12-06-2004 09:48:54




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 Re: Sandblasters ? in reply to MoBlu, 12-05-2004 14:37:16  
I got my sandblaster from Harbor Freight, a 40# pressurized version for $79. It works fine, but I also replaced my compressor with a 70 gallon 3 cylinder rig that really delivers the needed air. I team this up with a commercial pressure washer, and I have my clean team on the job. I love the look I get after I sand blast and power wash the old tractor parts. Follow up with Picklex 20 and primer/paint, and it's all new again. Looks good, lasts a long time as we used to say in the Navy.

The only regret I have is I wish I had bought the 160# sand blaster instead, holds more sand.

Ramrod

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Charles Park

12-07-2004 12:26:56




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 Re: Sandblasters ? in reply to Ramrod, 12-06-2004 09:48:54  
Where would you find Picklex 20? Thanks.



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Ramrod

12-07-2004 12:29:51




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 Re: Sandblasters ? in reply to Charles Park, 12-07-2004 12:26:56  
Check here...



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Mike M

12-06-2004 09:46:50




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 Re: Sandblasters ? in reply to MoBlu, 12-05-2004 14:37:16  
They are good on the small stuff.I'd hate to do too big a piece with one it would take forever. I used an old unit that was rated at 105 cfm I always had worn out nozzles which cuts it back some. This size was good for tractors it will clean those rusty rims up pretty good not as fast as the larger units the commercial guys use,but I could also do tractor sheet metal without warping.



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CNKS

12-05-2004 17:39:41




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 Re: Sandblasters ? in reply to MoBlu, 12-05-2004 14:37:16  
Probably ok if you have a compressor capable of maintaining at least 25 cfm, 6 cfm will be slooow. Commercial sand blasters are usually 200-400 cfm for comparison. NaOH (lye) gravy or not, chemical strippers, etc all work to a certain degree, but you still have to do a LOT of wire brushing and cleaning afterwards. Every method has it's tradoffs.



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Bob

12-05-2004 15:10:11




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 Re: Sandblasters ? in reply to MoBlu, 12-05-2004 14:37:16  
Cleaning the sand out of all the places it's not supposed to be is a lot of work too!

Have you tried F-I-T's lye gravy?



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MoBlu

12-05-2004 19:29:59




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 Re: Sandblasters ? in reply to Bob, 12-05-2004 15:10:11  
Tell me more about F-I-T's lye gravy i'm not familiar with it.



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Bob

12-05-2004 21:21:20




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 Re: Sandblasters ? in reply to MoBlu, 12-05-2004 19:29:59  
Punch below:



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MoBlu

12-06-2004 20:13:50




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 Re: Sandblasters ? in reply to Bob, 12-05-2004 21:21:20  
Thanks fellows for the info. You can see my 58' 861 on photo's section under NLB-Mo done the hard way.



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