Sand blasting

[rosinante]

Hi All I am in the throes of stripping and repairng my S2 land rover chassis,it is to be a complete stripdown,repair and repaint,is it feasible to shot blast it at home ,I have a 1.5 hp comp with a 25l tank,if not does anyone have an idea as to cost and if anyone in the Medway area does it,thanks

chris

 

[the snooper]

would take you forever with a small spot gun and compressor

 

[rtbcomp]

I've moved this to the Compressors forum.

You'll really need a pot-type blaster and at least a 3hp compressor. Machine Mart now sell the popular "Ebay" pots, don't go for their gravity feed system with a syphon gun.

You also have to consider dealing with all the dust!

I did my SIII wheels, tub, wings, bonnet & bulkhead as it was cheaper to buy the kit than to pay someone to do it. This has now developed into a fulltime business.

 

[Normsthename]

Machine Mart now sell the popular "Ebay" pots, don't go for their gravity feed system with a syphon gun.

Have you got a link?
I can only find the syphon type

Andy

 

[rtbcomp]

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-cpsb100pressurised-sandblaster

 

[Jon_m]

You could try Underdown Plant Hire & Blast Cleaning. They have alot of experience in working on cars. They are between Canterbury and Herne Bay which is not to far away. I am just about to have my MGBGT done and was quoted £300-350 for blasting and priming.

Contact number: 01227 710226

Jon

 

[bigb1970]

sorry to butt in ?What compressor do you recomend??

 

[rtbcomp]

sorry to butt in ?What compressor do you recomend??

Absolute minimum 3hp 14cfm. It will work very hard to keep up with a 2.5 mm nozzle.

 

[rosinante]

Hi All thanks for your replies,it looks as if it is gonna be out of my budget so its scrape and wire brush time ,thanks again

Chris

 

[steveburton]

chassis

land rover bits are dirt cheap aren't they,

won't it be better to bite the bullet and purchase a new galvanised chassis
and build up from that,

by the time you have messed about with your old one and tools , equipment and time it will probably be chear and quicker to buy a new one.

and safer

 

[Chipper]

Been blasting a Landy bumper today. V.slow with crapola suction gun 3mm nozzle and 14cfm displacement (9.5 FAD) / 150 litre compressor, and it was working pretty much all the time.

 

[rosinante]

dirt cheap landrover bits

New galv chassi £825 +delivery!!!!!!
Thats a lot of dough chassi repair approx £60 for new dumb irons,already got a MIG and argoshield etc no contest !

Cheers anyway
Chris

 

[Shox Dr]

All depends on if you are looking at keeping it. As those rust mites didn't just stay in the Dump Irons, however much you try to convince yourself