[Curt Campbell]

Vin tin: I am anal about my work (some would say a personality defect). I have been around a lot of "Sandblast Pros" and usually I find they have little understanding of the characteristics of metal and what over blasting can do. They usually have big compressors and primarily do big truck beds, trailers, cement mixers and the like. Usually a minimum wage person doing the blasting. I have had friends get their pieces over blasted and ruined. I want it done right so I Do it myself. I have tried others...never had good luck. Not to say there not good ones someplace.

Health....I know a little bit about health. After stage 4 throat cancer, 35 straight days of awful radiation and chemo,9 months on a feeding tube, and after 5 years clear of cancer but still dealing with side effects of awful life threatening g treatment I am VERY SENSITIVE ABOUT HEALTH. Proven fresh air supplied systems are the only way to go for blasting and painting. I cringe when I see the "PROS" ON TV using drug store particle masks and cheepo 3m throw away charcoal filters which DO NOT stop silica particles and the isocyanates in modern paints. They simply don't work. Skip Foose uses cheap charcoal masks or none at all when painting on his Overhaulin show. Sets terrible example for others in my opinion. $25,000 for paint booth and 100's of 1000's of $$ on tools...and uses $2 or $15 protective gear for the only throat and set of lungs we get.. Go figure. Fortunately I sometimes see someone using a SATA or other correct breathing gear.

The bottom line is do whatever you think is best for you.