I was at Northern Tool and I was talking to the salesman about a sandblaster, and they were all high priced. He said, how about $20. Hell yea! So we went out back and he had a return laying in a corner. I stopped off at the lumber yard to get some playground sand, lit up the BBQ and commenced to empty my air tank. I started with a small block manifold, and that was fun. so rolled out an old set of magnesium Halibrands and did the back side first, as I was "scared" to do the front. It turned out OK, hell, this is a good place to begin polishing. Here's a front wheel to show what it started like. It's kind of fun, although I think I need a regulator on my air tank, as it can consume some sand wide open! Happy motoring...
Great fun, ain't it! Here's a couple hints you might want to keep in mind. 1) After you've cleaned, washed and blow-dried your blasted item several times, do it all a couple more times, especially if it has any corners or crevices that can trap sand. 2) For heaven's sake, wear some sort of breathing protection! Carry on ..... have fun!
They are old Kleber 145 SR15's, a VW buddy sold me those back in the late 90's. Blaster came with a hood, and you're right about a face mask! Very dusty....
Playground sand used as a blast medium can cause SERIOUS health issues if inhaled. This is no joking matter! Do some careful research when it comes to safe ways to blast at home.
The hood will keep sand out of your hair, but as HRP said if you are using this thing protect your lungs. I have lung problems from an autoimmune disease and believe me it's not fun! KK
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