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Joe I was where you are about a year ago. Here are some of the things I found out both here and from experience. I have a 30 gallon compressor, it's no where near large enough to do any serious sandblasting. I have to stop and wait for the compressor to catch up quite often. Because the compressor has to run so much this also causes a lot of moisture build up in the lines which really slows down the sand making it much less effective. As to "can you do it in the barn". I started in the barn with a cardboard wall on 3 sides it worked pertty good for stoping a lot of the mess but there was still a lot of sand all over the place. Reusing product can be done by purchasing a screen or making your own. I have not had any trouble reusing media. I have heard you don't want to reuse it too many times because it takes the edge off it. I am currently restoring an old pick up and am using a combination of sand paper, chemical stripper and blasting. I am using the stripper on the large flat areas to take off the top coat of paint and some of the base. Following with the sander to finish. For the curved surfaces a combination of blasting and sanding. One very important thing to remember is to MAKE SURE ALL of your body parts are covered. You will have sand in places you never thought you could get sand into. I wore my glasses (a necessity) and a regular pair of goggles with a face mask and still got sand in my eyes. NOT a good place. Bought a hood with a window from EASTWOOD wore the glasses and the goggles and made sure I was not 90 degrees angeled from the gun and it worked good. If you want save the hundred bucks get the gun with a siphon hose that just drops in your media bag. Than you can give blasting a try and see if its for you. Sorry for the long post. JMT.
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