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Subject: Re: [TR] Sandblasting wire wheels
From: George Richardson <gpr@key-men.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2016 18:32:27 -0500
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I powder coated them.

George Richardson
Key Men - Keys for Classics
www.key-men.com

1957 Triumph TR3
1961 Jaguar Mark 2
1975 Triumph TR6
1997 Land Rover Discovery

On 2/21/2016 4:50 PM, alan salvatore wrote:
>
> Use epoxy primer.
>
> On Feb 21, 2016 3:55 PM, <terryrs@comcast.net 
>
>     Two or three years ago, I picked up a sandblaster from Harbor
>     Freight. Last spring, I found some glass bead, coarse and medium,
>     on sale because the bags had been opened.
>
>     Filled the tank with coarse, cranked up the air pressure, and
>     started blasting.  Nothing happened.
>
>     Reminded me of a girl I dated rather too hopefully in high
>     school.  Same as here, issue turned out to be me.
>
>     Oh well.
>
>     Finally figured out after bead refused to come out the hose, that
>     the bead was damp and clogging in the hose.  Comes from buying
>     open bags, I suspect, then leaving them most of a year in the garage.
>
>     Went to Tractor Supply Co., bought bags of dry black beauty, and
>     LO!  Caked up paint evaporated at a touch of the nozzle. Amazing
>     and fast.  What had seemed mysterious and complicated yesterday,
>     piece of cake today.
>
>     Wonder how long I can remember how I did it....
>
>     Will paint next weekend when I'm not too tired and likely sloppy.
>
>     Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
>     New Hampshire
>
>
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    I powder coated them.<br>
    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">George Richardson
Key Men - Keys for Classics
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" 
href="http://www.key-men.com";>www.key-men.com</a>

1957 Triumph TR3
1961 Jaguar Mark 2
1975 Triumph TR6
1997 Land Rover Discovery</pre>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/21/2016 4:50 PM, alan salvatore
      wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CAAAEehQrCa1hxT6bkiNmR15v6fuJyQehrt-DxrSaWk4kTeLkhg@mail.gmail.com"
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      <p dir="ltr">Use epoxy primer.</p>
      <div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 21, 2016 3:55 PM, &lt;<a
          moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:terryrs@comcast.net";><a 
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" 
href="mailto:terryrs@comcast.net";>terryrs@comcast.net</a></a>&gt;
        wrote:<br type="attribution">
        <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0
          .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Two or three
          years ago, I picked up a sandblaster from Harbor Freight. 
          Last spring, I found some glass bead, coarse and medium, on
          sale because the bags had been opened.<br>
          <br>
          Filled the tank with coarse, cranked up the air pressure, and
          started blasting.  Nothing happened.<br>
          <br>
          Reminded me of a girl I dated rather too hopefully in high
          school.  Same as here, issue turned out to be me.<br>
          <br>
          Oh well.<br>
          <br>
          Finally figured out after bead refused to come out the hose,
          that the bead was damp and clogging in the hose.  Comes from
          buying open bags, I suspect, then leaving them most of a year
          in the garage.<br>
          <br>
          Went to Tractor Supply Co., bought bags of dry black beauty,
          and LO!  Caked up paint evaporated at a touch of the nozzle. 
          Amazing and fast.  What had seemed mysterious and complicated
          yesterday, piece of cake today.<br>
          <br>
          Wonder how long I can remember how I did it....<br>
          <br>
          Will paint next weekend when I'm not too tired and likely
          sloppy.<br>
          <br>
          Terry Smith, '59 TR3A<br>
          New Hampshire<br>
          <br>
          <br>
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