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Dane · #1 03-12-2008, 01:48 PM

soda blaster

what do you guys think? I am restoring my 1967 mustang coupe and even though it had a nice paint job on it, it was starting to bubble and crack in different places. At first I was going to sand the top layer of paint off and seal it...but after closer examination of the troubled spots (removing the bubbles). The problem goes all the way down to the bare metal, the metal is not rusted but I think the guy that painted the car before I got it did not properly prep and seal off the old paint so the old paint and the paint he put on it just does not sit right...

So now I just want to take it to the metal and I have heard that soda blasting is the way to go because it does not harm chrome or glass and does not pit the metal like sand does.

I would use a shop but I think it would be cheaper to do it myself.

so...

1. What do you guys think of the soda blaster I linked?

2. What do you guys think about soda vs the other medias.

3. Do you guys know of any shops that blast and does good work? I mean obviously doing it myself I get the job done right and I am thinking it would be cheaper but after I strip this car I more than likely wont use the soda blaster again unless I get another car.

Brigzee · #2 03-12-2008, 06:30 PM

I have seen a lot of paint jobs go bad because of soda blasting. If you don't get all the soda off it will come back to haunt you. Its not so much the flat surfaces but it is all the hidden spots the soda will get in that you can't get out. You will want to check with some automotive paint company's on warranty, I know a few of them will not warranty anything that was soda blasted. I would stick to media or sand blasting.

Greg from Aus · #3 03-13-2008, 04:15 AM

I have a soda blasting business in Australia, and I keep hearing all this carry on about failed paint jobs

, but its all Chinese whispers. I have blasted hundred’s of cars and boats with no failures. Yes you must prep the car properly, blow the car out with air, wash the car with soapy water, dry the car with air and scuff the surface with a scourer and then wipe with prepsol. And you will have great job.

kennyd · #4 03-13-2008, 05:20 AM

i have a customers 33 ford in the shop right now that was soda blasted , the paint is crap and full of fish eyes . the painted blamed the fish eyes on the soda BUT i dont think so . other than that it sticks fine and was a real good way to take a fiberglass car down .

NovaBlue71 · #5 03-14-2008, 06:08 PM

I've heard good and bad about soda blasting. I know alot of paint companies have been struggling to get a handle on what is the proper method of treating surface before applying any type of primer to bare metal.I have a friend that own's a paint company that make some of the best epoxy that you can find and they do not recommend at any time to use their epoxy over a vehicle that has been soda blasted. With that being said I have seen plently of guys that are doing it and like someone else has posted I believe you really need to be through about the prep work and your ok.Good luck and let us know how you make out .Joe

ccracin · #6 03-14-2008, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyd

i have a customers 33 ford in the shop right now that was soda blasted , the paint is crap and full of fish eyes . the painted blamed the fish eyes on the soda BUT i dont think so . other than that it sticks fine and was a real good way to take a fiberglass car down .

Kenny,

I've seen this before. It was also on a glass car that was blasted, but with plastic. The culprit was determined to be silicone from the seals in the compressor and residual oil from the compressor. And yes this system did have state of the art filtering. Turns out the glass after the pours were opened up from the blasting turned into a sponge. Solvent, a DA, time, and new Gel coat fixed the problem. Hope this helps.

TonyG · #7 03-16-2008, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ccracin

Kenny,

I've seen this before. It was also on a glass car that was blasted, but with plastic. The culprit was determined to be silicone from the seals in the compressor and residual oil from the compressor. And yes this system did have state of the art filtering. Turns out the glass after the pours were opened up from the blasting turned into a sponge. Solvent, a DA, time, and new Gel coat fixed the problem. Hope this helps.

Glad someone mentioned this.. Gel Coat for glass.. a must. At the Corvette restoration shop that I work part-time at we will not paint a vette without gel coat.

As far as the blasting. You MUST clean everything. blow out all the corners and jambs extra well and of course you will clean the surface before sealing it.