Jims project
Jims project
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- Feb 23, 2008
Has anyone changed a 100lb. portable sandblaster over to a sodablaster? if so how did it do? I'm wanting to do my whole tub.. any pros or cons on it? the air compressor is not an issue.. thanks
How do you neutralize the soda before painting?
How do you neutralize the soda before painting?
I bought one of Eastwood's kits to convert a pressure blaster to soda. As a soda blaster it works well and I would recommend it. However don't count on being able to take one blaster and switch back and forth. The soda blaster has a restrictor in the soda feed that keeps it from flowing too much and the orifice is smaller than the coarse blasting grit. You can NEVER completely empty the old media out of the tank so it will plug the orifice in the soda conversion kit.
It works well but count on starting with a new blaster that has never seen coarse abrasives.
I was going to switch it to soda and leave it..your saying it would work if you didn't switch back and forth.. did you do your tub this way? how much soda did it take? and time doing it?
Little things like making sure it is empty when you are done and screening your media will help a lot. Keep your media dry. It will absorb humidty and become a real pain.
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Has anyone tried the small Harbor Freight soda blasters? I know, I know, but for tools you aren't going to make a living with or use for more than one job they can be appropriate. Anyway, they have a 10 lb size and a 15 lb size, both for $99, plus two grades of soda. Go to Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices and search for soda.