The Ford Barn - View Single Post - media blasting

banjobrad · 02-22-2011, 09:42 AM

Go to Northern Tools and buy one of their small 50lb sand blasting outfits. These have
a small red hopper which you've probably seen around. Buy the 100lb bags of fine
silicon sand. Find an area where you can make a mess. Definitely slop on the strongest paint stripper you can find, and don't hesitate to waste a few bucks
going through a few gallons of the stuff. Take the panels down until they are just
gooey primer then hose all of this chemical crap off and let things dry. Start
your blasting, but don't get so close to the metal you warp it, just spray from a distance that gets the surface rust off the back sides of your panels. Don't
blast the good side, you can just sand these by hand or DA.
Hopefully you have or will invest in a good compressor. You need this more than
anything else when it comes to restoration.

B.G.

02-22-2011, 09:42 AM	#36
banjobrad Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47	Re: media blasting - special considerations? Go to Northern Tools and buy one of their small 50lb sand blasting outfits. These have a small red hopper which you've probably seen around. Buy the 100lb bags of fine silicon sand. Find an area where you can make a mess. Definitely slop on the strongest paint stripper you can find, and don't hesitate to waste a few bucks going through a few gallons of the stuff. Take the panels down until they are just gooey primer then hose all of this chemical crap off and let things dry. Start your blasting, but don't get so close to the metal you warp it, just spray from a distance that gets the surface rust off the back sides of your panels. Don't blast the good side, you can just sand these by hand or DA. Hopefully you have or will invest in a good compressor. You need this more than anything else when it comes to restoration. B.G.