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59mgaguy · 08-11-2013, 06:41 PM

Wick,

I see your from the VB area. Most of the blasters are use to the heavy plated steel on the boats. So you might as well forget having them strip the rust and paint of you car body. I took a MGA fender that I DA the paint off and wanted them to lightly touch the edge where the fender meets the body. That and 24 small piece (bumper braces, water pump pulley, gas tank straps, etc) Cost was $200 and they blasted the whole fender warping the He-- out of a good fender.

I'm still looking for someone that can do a good job. And no to using Soda. It's no good. If you happen to miss a spot cleaning it will bleed through the paint.

08-11-2013, 06:41 PM	#45
59mgaguy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 114	Re: media blasting - special considerations? Wick, I see your from the VB area. Most of the blasters are use to the heavy plated steel on the boats. So you might as well forget having them strip the rust and paint of you car body. I took a MGA fender that I DA the paint off and wanted them to lightly touch the edge where the fender meets the body. That and 24 small piece (bumper braces, water pump pulley, gas tank straps, etc) Cost was $200 and they blasted the whole fender warping the He-- out of a good fender. I'm still looking for someone that can do a good job. And no to using Soda. It's no good. If you happen to miss a spot cleaning it will bleed through the paint.