Pittsburgh sand blasting

[47silver]

Has anyone used Ameritech (kevin) in bethel park to sand blast a 911 Porsche car body or similar?
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everything I read says do not do sand blasting unless the person is experienced and knows how to not stress metal.

[john walker's workshop]

glass bead, walnut shells, baking soda, anything but sand.

[47silver]

that seems to be the consensus.
anyone know of a company in the area that does not use sand?

[Bob Kontak]

JASCO and razor blades. Lowes.

Strip it in a weekend or less.

[47silver]

did you do it in a garage or outdoors? I used stripper on wood in my house years ago and swore it off but.. things change..

[Tim K]

Originally Posted by john walker's workshop

glass bead, walnut shells, baking soda, anything but sand.

Mind if I ask what your reasons are?

I am aware that silica can be a health hazard. It makes a terrible mess and gets into everything. Anything other than that?

Tim K

[Cooper911SC]

The biggest reason is that many blasters aren't careful/willing to be patient.

They turn up the pressure and crank through the job. (Not surprising really)!

The bummer is that doing this will warp the large panels like hoods and doors. It also work hardens the metal.
This leads to the body man either needing to metal finish
Or spread a skim coat of filler over the panels to get them straight again.

Cooper