hope ya'll are having a better day---blasting in messy work---sam

Have not done any blasting but have watched,,,and yes looks like work and messy. good luck on your finished product.

im doing that today as well. post up some before and after pics!

This may sound funny but I liked sandblasting.

do you guys own or rent a sandblaster?

is it expensive?

This is why people bring their frames to a professional in the first place :thumb:

deez
Cruisin

Join Date: May 2008
Location: New Jersey

do you guys own or rent a sandblaster?

is it expensive?

You can get a sandblasting kit at wal-mart for about $15---infact that's the gun I use.You also will need a compressor---big is better.Then you will need a cabnit/booth/or somewhere to do the blasting and a way to recycle your sand.And sand.

cizzlak This is why people bring their frames to a professional in the first place
Well said!---sam

Hello All,

I've done a bit of sandblasting
in the past, 2 things to keep in mind.
EYE PROTECTION and DUST MASK
and of course be safe.

Cheers.

I guess i'm very lucky to have a professional sandblasting company called '' Métal fini '' ( meaning ''finished metal'' in french) near my home !! It cost me 40$ ( including the 10$ tip to the very helpful guy , Andrew , that helped me ) to Media blast my cruiser frame . It took me about 30 minutes to do the fork and the frame , and it all fitted in the Sandblasting ''cabinet'' which was 72 x 55in in size . That means i didn't get dirty at all...

I gave a good tip to Andrew , because before i started mediablasting my frame , he took about half an hour of his time to explain how the machine worked ,how to use it properly so i could save time ( and money , since i was paying by the hour) . He showed me and my brother all the types of media he had in the workshop , from glass beads , fine or coarse , to Aluminum Oxide , which i used.

What pressure is safe to use on steel frames?

What pressure is safe to use on steel frames?

depends entirely on the type of steel.

quad-butted paper-thin race bike tubing is much more fragile than an electro-forged Schwinn ;)