Looking for a sandblaster in Syd to do th roof of my LJ.
Can anyone recommend someone ?
Sand Blaster
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, Feb 03 2006 06:42 PM
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Posted 03 February 2006 - 06:42 PM
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Posted 03 February 2006 - 06:59 PM
coastline abrasives. kembla grange (wollongong)
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Posted 04 February 2006 - 08:01 AM
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MK Blasting at Greenacre did my car. The job was excellent, when they found some repairs they removed the bog so that there was only a peice about the size of a 10 cent peice left so you could tell where it was damaged. Made it easier to repair.
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MK Blasting at Greenacre did my car. The job was excellent, when they found some repairs they removed the bog so that there was only a peice about the size of a 10 cent peice left so you could tell where it was damaged. Made it easier to repair.
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Posted 04 February 2006 - 01:18 PM
Hey Ian how are ya mate.
I was trying to remember the place you went to, i was about to email you thanks mate.
Did you get my other emails?
One more thing, i cut out the passenger sill, when you did yours (sand blast etc) did you prime your inner sills then coat it with red lead? or just used the red lead?
Sorry mate i know i asked you when you were here but i need to make sure, as im about to clean up my inner sill.
I was trying to remember the place you went to, i was about to email you thanks mate.
Did you get my other emails?
One more thing, i cut out the passenger sill, when you did yours (sand blast etc) did you prime your inner sills then coat it with red lead? or just used the red lead?
Sorry mate i know i asked you when you were here but i need to make sure, as im about to clean up my inner sill.
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Posted 14 February 2006 - 10:05 AM
if you ask me its worth avoiding.
i did a small section in my boot and the grit just got everywhere.
i cleaned it all out(so i thought),put it on a tow truck and when i got to the destination the car was full of grit again.
it had bounced out of every nook and cranny.
ive heard stories of paintshops laying the paint on only to have sandblast grit start to float through the booth like it was the southpark canned food drive
i did a small section in my boot and the grit just got everywhere.
i cleaned it all out(so i thought),put it on a tow truck and when i got to the destination the car was full of grit again.
it had bounced out of every nook and cranny.
ive heard stories of paintshops laying the paint on only to have sandblast grit start to float through the booth like it was the southpark canned food drive
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Posted 14 February 2006 - 11:52 AM
Yep, I would not sand blast a roof, only panels and parts removed from the car.
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Posted 14 February 2006 - 09:52 PM
how about bead blast?
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Posted 14 February 2006 - 11:00 PM
We had the whole car blasted and over 5 yrs later i'm still get sand out of my hatch lid. You should have seen how much came out when i turn the vents on the first time, covered both front seats and 1/2 of me, i directed it at the passenger side to blow it all out and couldn't see my seat colours (grey & black) they just looked like red garnet sand paper. But besides that it does a great job striping.
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Posted 16 February 2006 - 06:07 AM
Bead blasting and sand blasting are the same thing, it's just the type of media used to do the blasting. There are sevearl types you can use, sand, glass, plastic, aluminium, wallnut........ At the end of the day, you have the same drama, it gets everywhere. I'd hand sand the roof right back with a good pnuematic orbital sander.
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Posted 18 February 2006 - 02:07 PM
do some research on the net about dry ice blasting.....
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Posted 18 February 2006 - 07:30 PM
dry ice blasting...without looking it up, i'll assume the theory is it is abrasive when a solid, then quickly turns to gas and evaporates from nooks and crannies???
i recon it would also freeze the metal and make it shrink, only to warp when it warms up again.
i recon it would also freeze the metal and make it shrink, only to warp when it warms up again.
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Posted 19 February 2006 - 12:37 PM
dry ice blasting sounds interesting
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Posted 27 February 2006 - 03:55 PM
Sand blasting sound great to give a perfect surface for painting and bog but ive often wondered when they do underneath how much fills up in the rails. I bet it would be coming out for years.
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Posted 04 March 2006 - 09:12 AM
think thermal expansion / contraction wouldnt be as bigger issue as condensation forming on the fresh metal surface and causing rust everywhere....dry ice blasting...without looking it up, i'll assume the theory is it is abrasive when a solid, then quickly turns to gas and evaporates from nooks and crannies???
i recon it would also freeze the metal and make it shrink, only to warp when it warms up again.
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