The Ford Barn - Wet sand blasting??

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Re: Wet sand blasting??

Sounds like you were doing some 'vapor blasting' in Southington.

Re: Wet sand blasting??

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Originally Posted by 51 MERC-CT (Post 1907722)

Glass bead is not aggressive enough (wrong media) for the removal of epoxy paint.
That, along with excessive air pressure is a recipe for disaster.

That may be but, it was the only thing available.

The aluminum I was working with was old traffic signs. They were free but, I didn't want the printed surface to show. It was in about '69 so, I assumed epoxy, rather than anything else available, in that day. But, my point is, that anything that peens a surface, will expand it, in relation to the opposing side and to be careful with thin sections of sheet metal.

Re: Wet sand blasting??

Industrial painting companies used wet blasting when the AQMD squalked about dust.
After a while they went back to the dry sand.
Bruce