ny bill o Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 I bought a cabinet sandblaster years ago, never used it. I have a 1960s metal PowerTrac pedal tractor taken apart to clean the rust off of. Not thick rust, just want to get it ready to paint. What would you recommend to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oleman Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Rice hulls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDN 400 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 We always use glass beads in ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
int 504 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 58 minutes ago, CDN 400 said: We always use glass beads in ours. X2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
searcyfarms Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 i used some kind of black stuff one time on some stuff either got it at tractor supply or harley fright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitty Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Sodium bicarbonate is supposed to work although it would be pretty fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ny bill o Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 this what I'm working with. The other side is total rust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawleigh99 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 I use Black Beauty, but you want to be gentle on sheet metal. Just back off on the pressure and hold the gun further away from the part. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 I use walnut shells on stuff like that. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stronger800 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 I’m not a sand blaster but I had some parts done last year. The shop used glass, and it sort of imbedded itself into the metal. My metal was not rusty, but it had three layers of paint on it and I wanted it gone. I had to do a bit of sanding to get the glass “off” the steel. I was going to ask if they could use soda or something fine, as a finishing pass, if I do it again. I used 320 paper on a jitterbug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Englander Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 I use glass beads in a cabinet and black beauty (coal slag) in a pressure blaster outside. Put some beads in that cabinet and you'll find you'll be using it often on all sorts of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmall Doctor Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 How long do the glass beads last? I started with crushed glass, and I got rid of it… went to Black Beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsaIHCs Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 8 hours ago, ny bill o said: this what I'm working with. The other side is total rust. I think I have the twin to that in a shed. Or at least something very close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihcubguy Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 I use black beauty in my cabinet. Just have to be careful on thinner materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Englander Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 On 3/10/2023 at 9:20 PM, Farmall Doctor said: How long do the glass beads last? I started with crushed glass, and I got rid of it… went to Black Beauty. I get good life out of them. As they eventually break up they go out as dust to the collector. I just replenish to keep the siphon buried and to allow for what collects on the edges of the screen floor and parts that I seem to leave in forever. Clean out and sieve when I get clogs and replace the plastic view protector at the same time. I use one of those pre-collectors that fit on a 5 gallon bucket so I don't have to change the bag as often on the old shop vacuum that serves as a dust collector. One of my friends was using black beauty and found glass beads worked way better in his cabinet. Black beauty is really disposable stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihfan4life Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 On 3/10/2023 at 1:13 PM, searcyfarms said: i used some kind of black stuff one time on some stuff either got it at tractor supply or harley fright Black beauty…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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