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****** Sandblasting? *******

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D. MAC (St. Lou

05-01-2004 08:03:54




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Finally, I got the section for paint and body work!!

I decided to hold off on buying a tractor until next summer, in order to save up some money and make my first purchase the right purchase! After looking intensely for the past two weeks, these tractors are my favorite, JD 3020, Ford 4000, AC's 170 - D15, and Oliver.

So, what did I decide to do or purchase in order to disc my 1/2 acre foodplot? A Tufline ATV Disc. I got a wonderful deal on this disc, which is an older disc, but still built the same! In fact, it's the heavier disc they make! The paint has faded, some rust on the bolts, so I thought for my summer project, I'd give it a face lift. I decided to unbolt it, and then sandblast and/or chemically remove the paint? What do I need in order to sandblast? I have compressor (2.5 hp Rol-Air) & hose. What else do I need, and where can I get sand? I heard people using Baking Soda?? I'd rather not purchase, or spend alot on equipment, except for the paint gun. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Attached below is a picture/link of the Tufline Disc I purchased. Any suggestions are appreciated? Up close, the paint is starting to peel, and rust underneath. But, I think with some care, I can make this think look new again!

-Dennis

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Butch

05-01-2004 18:53:11




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 Re: ****** Sandblasting? ******* in reply to D. MAC (St. Louis, MO), 05-01-2004 08:03:54  
I dont know of a way to do a project like that with materials that will last a while without spending some bucks for equipment. Sand blasting requires a good filtered respirator if for no other reason the possibly harmfull dust from the paint, long tern exposure to the silica dust is not healthy either. You could by a syphon gun blaster for less than $50 but between waiting for your small compressor to catch up and the slow anyway sypon blaster it will be a pretty long ordeal to balst it yourself. Your still stuck buying some good breathing equipment unless you plan on using the $20-30 per gallon implement enamels. Those cheap paints will fade before your eyes if you leave them sit outside and the better ones require air supplied breathing equipment. A suggestion, you should have no problem finding a blasting company in the Yellow Pages. The blasters around here will do the whole deal for you and use good paint if you demand it, might be worth checking out.

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randy morgan

05-01-2004 17:16:10




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 Re: ****** Sandblasting? ******* in reply to D. MAC (St. Louis, MO), 05-01-2004 08:03:54  
i can't help but think that you would be miles ahead letting some one chemically dip to remove the old finish. it will do a better job and you won't spend a bunch of money buying stuff you'll only use once. did it on my tractor sheetmetal and it looked like new stuff when i got it back. just my humble opinion.



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