$6100 Media blasting bill ,61 hours to blast a small convertible,is that reasonable? - Page 3 - Lateral-g Forums

**Steve1968LS2** · #1 02-28-2009, 08:00 AM

Hey, BOS has one of those little bath tubs being done at their shop right now.. man, parts for that car are expensive!

Greg from Aus · #2 02-28-2009, 08:03 AM

I own a soda blasting shop in Australia, a car this size would take around 5 hours for the top side and some where around 3-5 hours underneath. The guy is taking the piss out of you. Without any haging panels I would charge about $2000.00 and thats changing the media to remoe the rust.

Greg

**Matt@BOS** · #3 02-28-2009, 01:14 PM

I got a quote of almost 5000 for a '69 Camaro. The estimate had a detailed breakdown of hours and everything. I'm no expert but that seemed unusually high. I just looked at the estimate and it was for 28 hours to do everything, knowing the shop it would have been perfect though. I could understand 61 hours if everything was prepped, etc. as well but that doesn't seem to be the case...

In the end I had Best of Show and their guy do it for what Steve described earlier, and the guy did a great job

Matt

nvr2fst · #4 03-03-2009, 10:50 PM

The three original quotes I received when starting my project was between 1100-1500.00 here in WI. and a package discount of 200.00 if I did both cars I had with one company. All 3 were reputable places of bus. However I choose to dip my car and e coat along the way. Dip procedure for the car/subframe was 1450.00 (25hrs done twice) and a balance of 600.00 after final e-coat process is done further down the line.
Dave

fesler · #5 03-04-2009, 01:42 PM

We usually pay $800-$1500 depending on how large the car is and that is media blasted. Very smooth and has never destroyed a panel yet. Tell him you will give him $1000 that is a small car inside and out.

Jbone · #6 03-11-2009, 04:45 PM

Man, that is excessive. Esp. if it was on a rotisirrie (sp) I've never had a car stripped, but 61 hours? No way.

TonyG · #7 03-11-2009, 05:31 PM

This is very interesting since we stripped, patched panels and painted a 53 Speedster in less time..

I would get every quote from every media blaster you could and take that to the civil case. Maybe even request to see billing statements from previous customers to see if any of them came close to that price.

sacarguy · #8 03-26-2009, 06:17 PM

i have had three cars done full cars complete that were delivered disasembled of cours

1500-2000 per car for total soda blasting

you are getting hosed without vasaline

the only way would be if you handed him a whole car and asked him to blast the whole thing then reasemble it

and 100 an hour for blasting ?

wow thats nuts.

MattO · #9 05-09-2009, 03:30 PM

You know that you can go after him now right? If he destroyed the bolt-on bits provided that you have pictures of them BEFORE they entered his shop.

No lawyer in their right mind would defend this guy when presented with the previous release order, and the bill for damages after the fact.

I wouldn't even look for new parts. I would fix the ones he messed up and make him pay for every penny of labor, materials, and whatever else. He wants to play, show him that you're better at the game.