dry ice blasting to strip tub

[hemeoncdoc]

I have a 1968 911 my father bought new. Needs a 40 year resto. Anyone used dry ice blasting to strip the car? Inherent benefits - no powder residue to contend with, no stripper chemicals, only residue is material blasted off. Cost may be an issue, but may rent machines. I am concerned re any possible metallurgical effects with significant surface cooling.... Any experience/input greatly appreciated

[tabasco]

I'm interested as well. It really looks like a clean solution.

[hemeoncdoc]

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[Mo_Gearhead]

Hummm, almost 3 weeks and no replies.

I believe 'dry ice' and 'soda powder' are relatively new techniques. No one here may have used it?

You may have better luck looking on some other sites where they restore hot rods/ classic cars/muscle cars. (Just guessing.)

I used media (crushed walnut hulls) on mine a few years back and although it worked great ...it is indeed messy to clean up after.

Good hunting.

[Fritz Peyerl]

a fellow Porsche friend tried dry ice , to strip his tub. paint and dirt came of quite nice, but the darn sound proofing and undercoating still was a problem. Yes it was a clean operation on his drive way, but the neighbours did not like the pig truck with the noisy compressor.

[euro911sc]

I had a soda blaster do my case... he had a super bird there that he had just finished... very very nice. If the dry ice is anything like that it will be worth the expense.

-Michael