Re: sandblasting

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

What you are asking for requires a large investment in an air
compressor, floor space, money, and a blasting cabinet. Look in
Eastwood or T.I.P. for it. An alternative for the less serious user
would be an electric drill and a wire brush. Or you could find someone
locally to bring the parts to, to have blasted. Look in a Hemmings
Motor News also under "Services" for people who do this kind of work
or "Parts and Supplies" for the tools to do it yourself. It is a very
messy job without a blast cabinet and some parts will be too large for
most cabinets (like rims). The larger the cabinet the more expensive
of course. If you do blast parts they must be quickly primed or
painted or they will corrode so you will also need painting equipment.
Aluminum less so than steel but if you want to prevent corrosion you
have to do something. You can also find used equipment at car shows or
on E-Bay. When you add up what this will cost you, you will discover
that unless you have a lot of work to do it doesn't make sense to do
it yourself.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, billsfanmd@xxxx wrote:
> After seeing a few of the coolant pipes on ebay that have been
sandblasted I was wondering how much is involved to actually do this
yourself? Is there a tool or sandblasting system you can buy retail to
do this yourself? As part of our ongoing restorations of these cars
it would be nice to clean and sandblast parts as we need to make
repairs...
> 
> Mike C