Help finding Glass Bead - Blasting media

[jwest7788]

Hey,

I've been hunting down glass bead blasting abrasives in YYC Canada for sometime now. I haven't had any luck with princess auto, the only place in town I've found that has this stuff. Anyone know where else I should look, and what I should expect to pay?

 

[PureLeaf]

I'm an object conservator (Conservation of objects in museums etc). We often use air abrasive with aluminium oxide, glass beads, walnut shell etc to clean certain types of objects.

You may try to find a Canadian Conservation supplier. I'm not in Canada so I can't be any more specific on suppliers in that country but I do know my Canadian colleagues use these materials.

Edit:

Looked up some of my Canadian research journals on air abrasive materials:

"Suppliers of the tools and materials discussed in this Note can be found in the Yellow Pages of most telephone directories under the following headings:

Abrasives
Industrial equipment & supplies Automotive supplies

Otherwise, contact the manufacturers directly for the name of the nearest distributor:

3M Canada Inc.
tel.: 1-800-361-4488 or
3M (USA)
tel.: 1-800-3M-HELPS www.mmm.com

Norton Canada Inc.
tel.: 1-800-263-6565
or
Norton Co. (USA)
tel.: 1-800-446-1119 www.nortonabrasives.com

Dynabrade Inc.
tel.: 1-800-344-1488 (Canada) or 1-800-828-7333 (USA) www.dynabrade.com "

 

[sgs236]

I would check with the local auto body shops and see where they purchase their media. If you don't need too much, you might be able to buy if from them.

 

[pi_guy]

There is cheap stuff at Harbor Freight.

 

[nes999]

If it wasn't Canada it'd sell you as much as you want. I buy it by the semi load.

 

[jwest7788]

Thanks Everyone, Really appreciate it, Will do some hunting and report my findings!

 

[jaker10]

Caterpiller dealers sell it. Any around were you live??

 

[Charles (in GA)]

MSC, Grainger, McMaster-Carr, Harbor Freight, TPTools.

 

[drivesitfar]

Nes: where are you located so when i finish setting up my shop i can stop by and fill up a couple tubs of it?