For those with sand blasters.

[Naplm00]

Ive got 2 cabinets

one for glass bead (80grit) and one for oxide (70 grit)


i use a shop vac to evac the housings and keep the rear vent plug in place.

[White325is]

I already got new sand and took care of all the issues. Works mucho better. I will take before and after photos of a part I need to do tomorrow.

[JMil86]

Seal the box with duct tape, seal the cracks around the shop vac with duct tape(or caulking on the parts you don't have to take apart. Make sure the filter on your vac is reasonably clean. Make sure you are using new enough sand so it's not all dust. Black stuff is a good idea. Regardless it's going to make some mess(from my experience), but it shouldn't make a HUGE mess. Good luck.

[M-technik-3]

on this topic .... im going to blast some naked throwing stars before powder coating. the lips are polished and i wont be retaining polished lips. the wheels will be powder coated all one color. im assuming i need to blast the lips for the powder to adhere but will black beauty be ok??

Don't go with to much pressue or they will be rough Medium pressure and flow of material is where it matters.

[Wishno87]

[blunttech]

on this topic .... im going to blast some naked throwing stars before powder coating. the lips are polished and i wont be retaining polished lips. the wheels will be powder coated all one color. im assuming i need to blast the lips for the powder to adhere but will black beauty be ok??

[BenM]

I've used 60 and 80 grit combined in a cabinet with pretty good success. Takes a while to do, but only because the cabinet I use has a filtration issue.

[Wishno87]

I will take a few photos of my dads setup when i return in a few days.

[White325is]

I will PM you.

[mrsleeve]

This one is not too bad the indian (dot not feather) owns it keeps it fairly clean and its not too bad. His cousins place up the road (bings) is a total shit hole and more money. Still trying to find a better place if you know a of a decent rental 2 bed room, there are 2 of us,
you hear about let me know

God bless you!!!. I will look into that stuff you posted about when I get back from vacation.

[White325is]

ding ding

God bless you!!!. I will look into that stuff you posted about when I get back from vacation.

[eurotrashm20]

I am a big fan of "speed bead" from tp tools. I will second contacting TPtools.

[mrsleeve]

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you dont want to use sand or shot, plastic beads maybe but I would use walnut shells.

Glass and steel beads will mar the AL surface and the sand and more abrasive stuff will pit and and eat the AL.

[FredK]

I don't own a blast cabinet, just a pressure blaster. I want to blast some aluminum wheels. Any recommendations on media? Glass? I was figuring I'd blast outside, on top of a tarp or something to collect the media so I can recycle it.

I do know that using play sand is among the most dangerous to lung health. I guess it doesn't take that much sand to cause lung silicosis. So please, blast safely!

[BillBrasky]

https://www.tptools.com

You need to contact these guys over here in Ohio. You most likely need a new dust collector. One thing that I can tell you is that a shop-vac used for a dust collector will lose its suction, eventually to the point where it is useless, just like most entry level dust collectors due to the fact that the media is actually passing through the motor blower. The other thing is that play sand is not the same as aluminum oxide. You can talk to anyone at TP tools and they'll assist you with selecting the correct media for your application and different nozzle orifices and materials. They make all of their stuff right on site and everyone there is a car guy that understands quality.

By the way, I'm not sure how close it is to you, but they have a booth at the big swap meet in Carlisle, PA every year as well.