Vintage Grumble Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, i'm thinking of doing a bit of DIY soda blasting, as I have a pile of small aluminium bits to strip paint off/de fuzz. Has anyone had a go at it them selves with success? I have one of these shitty guns, And a compressor, so assume I just whack some baking soda/sodium bicarbonate shit in there, and go to town? Any tips/info from chaps that have done it themselves would be lovely, or shoot me down if i'm wasting my time/money. Regards, VG. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo999 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Go for it! I went from this IMG_3574 To this IMG_3576 In about 30 seconds Also IMG_3577 IMG_3578 And IMG_3566 IMG_3580 Cheapest place for Soda is rural supply shops 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bronze Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I did the old cheapy air-blower version and it gave great results - it has a narrow nozzle which made it quite focussed, so it concentrated the clean but did take some time. I got bulk soda at bin inn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 Excellent! I found a person near by that has 20kg sacks for $50. Another question, can the media be reused? I read that it kinda explodes on impact, so unsure if its reusable? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo999 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Excellent! I found a person near by that has 20kg sacks for $50. Another question, can the media be reused? I read that it kinda explodes on impact, so unsure if its reusable? Thats very expensive https://store.nzfarmsource.co.nz/catalog/interchem-sodium-bicarbonate-25kg/200024 no you cannot reuse it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 ^ Excellent, RD1 are going to get me a couple of sacks in. Will be interesting to see how well it works. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangbug Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Hurrah! Do it.And then report back with much vulgarity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cute wee gem Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Will that stuff remove paint? Even cheap spray can shit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickrock Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Yes removes paint but not rust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteybean Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I'm looking at cleaning up engine n gearbox few other bits interested to see how it turns out !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Btw if you do it outside it will kill the grass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Has anyone used a blaster with the cup that catches the used media? Do they work OK at cleaning up panels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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