Re: Re: Sand blasting concerns

Posted by Paul in Mich on June 15, 2004 at 22:14:03 from (68.188.227.110):

In Reply to: Re: Sand blasting concerns posted by Brian on June 15, 2004 at 18:56:03:

Brian, I've always been very leery about sandblasting any part of the tractor that is not removed. There are some things I remove such as carburetor, air cleaner, or anything else you wouldnt want to get sand in if it were installed in place. I've talked to some guys who power wash the grease off of everything, then spray oven cleaner (it takes several cans) then let it set until it begins to dry then power wash again, and most of the dead paint comes off that way. I use a pneumatic needle scaler for most of the castings, and do a lot of wire wheel on a lot of the parts I remove. I remove, nearly every bolt, one by one and run them on the wire wheel to remove all the paint and clean up the rust or oil from the threads, then replace them one by one, except for the bolts used for the removed parts. I sand all the sheet metal ( do not use scaler as it will stretch sheet metal), then replace all leaking seals and gaskets before considering applying any primer. If you plan on doing things right and not just slap on a coat of paint and apply fresh decals, as someone else mentioned, it is a tedious task, with no shortcuts, but the end result will speak for itself.

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