I need a sand blaster.

[slick64]

I need a blaster that I can use outside the shop for large body panels like fenders and doors and such.
I've never used a portable blaster so any advise would be apreciated. I have plenty of air and I'd like to stay under or around $400.

Also I hear sand may not be the best media to use any recondmendations?

I'll be using to remove both paint and rust off of old cars sheet metal and parts that wont fit in a cabnet.

Thanks for any info,
Mike

P.S. I did look around and search first but couldn't find exactly what I need.

 

[83diesel]

The best place to use a sandblaster is outside. You still need to wear a respirator with fine filters to protect your lungs. Do not use regular sand or silca sand, they contain silica which is harmful to your lungs, even out doors. Make sure you wear long rubber gloves, hood and long pants and shirt also.

The gravity blasters are the cheapest but tend to clog or surge. The pressure pot blasters are the way to go. Get one with at least two bag capacity so you are not constantly shutting everything off and refilling. With sheet metal I turned down the pressure and turn the volume of sand up so you can get more done faster and lest likely to blow through the piece. Basically trial and error, every sand blaster is different.

I bought my sandblaster from TP tools. Quality blaster for the price and have the parts in stock and usually get them within 2 to 3 days.

Good luck

 

[rsanter]

use a pressure blaster, takes less time

outside is good but be in an area where there is not stuff you do not want sand on as it will get all over.

use a painting quality water trap/seperator to avoid cloggin up.

filter all the sand through a screen even if it is new just to be sure and will help avoid clogging.

strip heavy paint with stripper before trying to blast. saves time and avoids heating the pannel by having to uverhit the area with the blaster.

sand will be fine for steel or things that are not fragile. the area you are blasting in should be covered with a tarp or be concrete so you can recycle the sand. scoop up the sand and drop through a screen going into a 5 gal bucket then you can dump back into the blaster

bob

 

[Benw455]

Check tractor supply they have a pressure blaster for under 120.00.
http://www.tractorsupply.com/webapp...4221_______14151|14204|44221?listingPage=true


I have a blast cabinet I bought from tip tools and it rocks. And they have them big enough to fit doors or fenders in. Check them out.
http://www.tptools.com/
Hope this helps. Ben

 

[slick64]

thanks guys. Good info.
Are there any particular features I need to look for when buying a pressure blaster?

thanks again,

Mike

 

[nissan_crawler]

Check tractor supply they have a pressure blaster for under 120.00.
http://www.tractorsupply.com/webapp...4221_______14151|14204|44221?listingPage=true

HF has that same blaster for cheaper. I think I paid $60 for mine on sale.