Fellow Spridgeteers,
Though I never did as Gerard...turn the car upside-down...after more than twenty
years, I'm still vacuuming sand from the boot of FROGGI! Be warned.
WFO Herb
Keep the sticky side down!
Geoff Branch wrote:
> If you're going to do this yourself, stay away from glass beads!!! Although
> they are very gentle, they are quite expensive and so fine that you find them
> crunching in your teeth for days afterward.
>
> Geoff Branch
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
> To: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>; Dan O'Shea <danoshea@idsi.net>
> Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 10:40 PM
> Subject: Re: Media blasting
>
> > Frank,
> >
> > I sandblasted my '68 myself and even though I used compressed air to
> > dislodge as much as I could, vacuumed the car several times, including
> > every space I could get into with small hose, I needed to turn the car
> > upside-down to get the last bits out. It finally stpped shedding after
> > that. Seems that plastic media wouldn't be as annoying as sand though.
> >
> > Gerard
> >
> > At 10:30 PM -0700 4/16/00, Frank Clarici wrote:
> > >Dan O'Shea wrote:
> > >>
> > >> List,
> > >>
> > >> I am not very familiar with media blasting. I imagine that many
> > >> spridgeteers have had this sort of work done. Should I expect that most
> > >> auto body shops will have this service available? I expect to treat a
> > >> bodyshell--any idea of a reasonable price range? Any tips would be
> > >> appreciated.
> > >
> > >I had the A40 media blasted. Not all body shops do this. Check around.
> > >The car came out perfectly clean and shiny bare metal. They did some
> > >aluminum oxide blasting on any rust in the hard to reach crevices.
> > >The cost was $350 (about 3 years ago) Back them Midgets were $300 as a
> > >friend of mine had his midget done just before me.
> > >Prices differ from place to place but I would say $500 is too much.
> > >I also got to see the car in bare metal when the shop owner talked me
> > >into urethane primer for an extra $375. So far no rust anywhere except
> > >around the outer lip of the boot lid. And I saw this in unrusted bare
> > >metal. It is where the metal folds over to form the seam. My guess is
> > >the rust was on the inside and worked it's way to the surface after
> > >paint of course.
> > >It hasn't gotten any worse in 2 years but it's there. That fancy primer
> > >really works.
> > >
> > >Problems... My buddy's Midget always had plastic media chips coming out
> > >of places after it was carpeted. Once a week he would vacuum up plastic
> > >chips.
> > >I have not ever seen any on the A40. The Midget may have nooks and
> > >crannies that store the stuff, or a lousy clean up guy when it was done.
> > >Other then that, no complaints from me or him.
> > >
> > >--
> > >Frank Clarici
> > >Toms River, NJ
> > >Down to only 3 Sprites, 1 Midget and an A40 Farina
> > >http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > G G Gerard Chateauvieux
> > E A
> > R R pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com
> > A A
> > R G Pixelsmith on Duty
> > D E
> > S http://www.gerardsgarage.com
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