I have researched places but have noticed it is a bit pricey if I take my car to a "restoration specialist". Does anyone know of a place that rents sodablasters? I have to take all the rust and old paint off my car. Or, if someone knows of anyone who can "backyard" it? There are plenty of places that do sandblasting but I have heard that the sand gets hot the steel hot and can warp thin body panels, which is why I'm gonna use baking soda. Any help would be great. Thanks, Kevin



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Kevin Walshe

Costa Mesa, California

Soda blasting will not remove rust, paint yes. Find a guy who knows how to blast sheet metal. It can be done, but you have to know what you're doing.

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Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

I have been on tons of websites showing video of soda blaster taking off rust but I also heard it's expensive. I might just buy a small sandblaster and give it a go myself. Not the smartest idea I've ever had but I can't afford $900-1200 on someone doing it. I'm ready to win the Lottery, now!



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Kevin Walshe

Costa Mesa, California

Take a look at Eastwood. They have some dual purpose units that will do Soda or sand. Not super cheap but a lot less than paying someone else. With the Soda you don't have to worry about the heat build up so much. And you can switch to sand for the rusty areas. Chuck in NH

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Manchester, New Hampshire

I have always used chemical paint remover. Messy and takes a while but it is cheap. Rusted metal needs to be totaly cut out. Blasting it is not the answer. One of main advantages to soda blasting is it does not harm chrome or ruber and will not destroy things itd gets into llike sand. Not sure soda blasting is realy a do it yourself thing.

Another thing - you must get all residue of the soda out of the nooks and crannies or you will have paint problems so I am told.

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Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

Moonshadow- What brand did you use? Can I still braze on that stuff? Will I have to grind down to bare metal?



- I totally agree that it may be a pain in the butt to get every speck of that stuff out, I thought it would be the quickest. The investment in a sandblaster from Eastwood might be the way to go since I have a bunch of old Schwinn's and numerous other little rustys sitting around.



- Still lost in soda/sand land.



Kev



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Kevin Walshe

Costa Mesa, California

Kevin:

Keep in mind it takes a pretty high volume air compressor to keep up with a soda/sand blaster.  If it's too small, you'll spend a lot of time waiting for the pressure to build up.  I have about 7.5 cfm, and it could stand to be a little more.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

I didn't use anything special in the sand. Just bought it from the local parts house. It was only about $8 a bag from them. I use glass bead in my cabinet for cleaning parts for powder coat.

If you watch the video shots of soda blasting online you may notice they really tape and cover up everything not being blasted. The soda is very fine and will get into everything not covered. They even completely tape off the interior in many of the pics. Takes time but not real expensive and the results look to be worth it.

Check Eastwoods catalog or website for some ideas on which media to use they break it down pretty well. By the way I'm a satisfied user of Eastwood products, not a schill for the company!

Chuck in NH

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