Mopar Muscle Association UK

Re: compressors- i bought my 1st one, wasn't big enough, sold it to get a bigger one, that isn't big enough now!!!

Re: powder coating- best thing ever if it's done right. Place i use in N. Wales, blast & coat same day and have a huge range of colours, even metallics.

Re: pot-type blaster- Wil- are these suitable for bodywork? What happens to the used sand? Is the sand/powder easy to get hold of?

Paul....

If the bodywork is thin then i'd say it will come out full of holes, but then again if it is thin then you don't want to leave it anyway.

Also I guess it depends on the guage of the steel in the first place, the 54 pickup I had would of stood a complete sand blast no problem.

It would also depend on the sand/grit used and the air pressure, my little pot will work down to quite low pressure and it's reasonably gentle

There is several different types of sand/grit/beads all easy to get hold of around here at least.. and if it's done inside or on concrete then it can be swept up sifted and reused, one other thing you're going to need some protective gear as even on the rebound it hurts like hell

but they had to be careful not to get any fingers on it as the acid in the fingerprint grease would cause it to rust way quicker, too ...

just to verify that comment, never touch the newly cleaned and degreased and chemically treated metal surface prior to painting. It`s amazing what skin oils can do. I have performed tests of painted materials under high humidity where the metal was handled prior to painting and the the result were microblisters in the perfect form of a fingerprint. Obviously this was an accelerated aggresive test, but with time the same thing would have happened. Do you want this corrosion activity lying dormant under your paint?

Always use silica free blast medium-you don't want silicosis (silica dust causing lung cancer) Wear the right dust protection.

Good tips on both counts!

Neil- cheers for the info, sounds like i'll have to invest in one at some point.
The Belve roll cage rails etc in the engine bay were never painted so have some stubborn-looking surface rust in some stubborn-looking places!!