Blasting Cabinet / Material

[yahh]

I'm starting a restoration on my Porsche 911 and I'm looking to buy a blaster and cabinet. I've built a few cars before (Ls6 95 M3, s52 E30, couple others) but I have never really cared 100% about the look of the parts. On this car, I want to be as detailed as I can. I will be blasting powder-coating most of the common things (suspension arms, vc's, intake, etc). I'm looking to buy a blasting cabinet and trying to figure out what media to use for it. I don't think I need anything bigger than 36" and will have the shell professionally blasted as I don't think that's within my limits. I'm also familiar with walnut blasting (work for a BMW shop) and know that is safe for carbon buildup but we also have issues with it clogging as the particle sizes are pretty inconsistent. Is soda a better alternative?

 

[Showkey]

There are dozens of post on the topic..........

These guys have all topics covered from cabinets to media to technique.

http://www.tptools.com/Most-Popular-Abrasives.html

Media is all about the base material and the mount of cleaning needed and surface finish desired. There is no one size fits all. But changing pressure and technique can make some media more versatile. Example soda or walnuts on rusty suspension parts will take forever and course aluminum oxide on a zinc or pot metal part will erode and destroy the details or damage the part. There are varying grits of glass beads that can cover a wide reange of cleaning and finish.