rob.121 Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Wanting to get my ute cab media blasted of some sort, what are the pros and cons of either sand or soda blasting? The cab is stripped bare and off the chassis. It has a small amount of rust/bog but nothing major just 30yrs of wear/tear/road grime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 I think Uncle Jake will have an answer from experience, but IIRC soda blasting is a lot gentler on your body panels - sand blasting creates a large amount of heat - to the extent it warps large areas of flat steel (roof, bonnet, door skins etc) I believe - Sand is best for thick gauge steel, Soda is best for thin gauge steel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Please do a search. I know for a fact that this has been covered at least 5 times in the past few years. Last time was only a few months ago too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 yeah i remember that, big discus over soda vs sand vs acid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Please do a search. I know for a fact that this has been covered at least 5 times in the past few years. Last time was only a few months ago too In the time it took you to post this, you could have posted up a link to one of the threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 viewtopic.php?f=2&t=18138&start=0&hilit=sand+blasting viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17842&start=0&hilit=sand+blasting viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15457&start=0&hilit=sand+blasting A reply was quicker but figured i may as well find a few threads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Beooooooo.......... Please do a search. I know for a fact that this has been covered at least 5 times in the past few years. Last time was only a few months ago too In the time it took you to post this, you could have posted up a link to one of the threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 i saw, but added some more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.121 Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoKer Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I did a search (thread necro) but now all the old links are 404's :/ Soda Blasting in welly options if any / not many? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/52912-wellington-bead-blasting/#entry1756739 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Vapour Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Have a look at vapour blasting or dustless blasting on YouTube. It's a mix of glass, water and high volume air. The air basically vaporize the water. But the water cools the steel so no warping.the water also cushions the bead so it removes the paint with out damage to the base surface. Yes there is water and clean steel but there is a rust prevented to stop flash rust. Soda is Costic, so you still have to flush with water any way. I'm have ordered a cabinet vapour blast unit from England so I'm a little bias. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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