Shot blasting

Chrisw8 · Aug 12, 2018

is it expensive to get things shot blasted ?

Was thinking rear trailing arms. A frame, etc

Any rough guides ?

The Mad Hat Man · Aug 12, 2018

about £60 the pair

dieseldog69 · Aug 12, 2018

The Mad Hat Man said:
about £60 the pair

Price that up as the big Bertha blaster you got and the compressor, two bags of sand and then the convenience of being able to do what you want, when you want.

Buy the gear and do as much as you want, when ever you want.

The Mad Hat Man · Aug 12, 2018

still havent decided on replacement media - i have narrowed it down to iron silicate or Medium Glass grit

Chrisw8 · Aug 12, 2018

Can you reuse the media stuff ?

The Mad Hat Man · Aug 12, 2018

Chrisw8 said:
Can you reuse the media stuff ?

yes - but different media is more reusable than others.

Chrisw8 · Aug 12, 2018

Ok , next stupid question, how do you separate the media from the crud ? Magnets ?

The Mad Hat Man · Aug 12, 2018

Using a mesh grid. I pass the crud through a 4mm and then a 2mm sieve into a bucket, and then through a domestic sieve into the blast pot.
Always drop the crud from a reasonable height, so that any dust can be blown away.

rickdulas · Aug 15, 2018

chassis, axles etc etc blasted and primed in epoxy primer,. then a couple of coats of Raptor..£600. HTH

The Mad Hat Man · Aug 15, 2018

rickdulas said:
chassis, axles etc etc blasted and primed in epoxy primer,. then a couple of coats of Raptor..£600. HTH

what media did they use to blast the chassis and axles?

rickdulas · Aug 15, 2018

Don't know really.. just took it to a guy who does shotblasting

The Mad Hat Man · Aug 15, 2018

looks a bit better

rickdulas · Aug 15, 2018

Aye.. should last another 30 years??

Togo · Aug 16, 2018

The Mad Hat Man · Aug 16, 2018

anyone tried this?
seems useful for those small jobs, without much outlay.....

rickdulas · Aug 20, 2018

been trying one of these wet blasters.. attach to a pressure washer and it feeds the blast medium through with the water Second picture is a really old calliper I had lying around, and the 3rd is the inside of a defender wing

The Mad Hat Man · Aug 20, 2018

3rd pic????

rickdulas · Aug 20, 2018

No, the 3rd is the 1st again It really does wok well. Better than my computer skills

The Mad Hat Man · Aug 20, 2018

what medium are you using?

it does keep the dust down

rickdulas · Aug 20, 2018

that was just a bag of kiln dried sand.. no dust and gives quite a good finish on the wing... water and sand everywhere though

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