Need some advice.

[JimmyZ]

Check out Harbor Freight's pressure pot sandblasters. I got one from Enco for $80 a few years ago. Harbor freight has the same model. I also lucked out and got a 7HP 60 Gal vertical compressor on sale for $350.00! (Harbor Freight has great sales every now and then) The 7HP can keep up with the pot but I usually double up with my 5HP compressor.

The size sandblasting pot that you will get at a rental yard will usually be too large for what we need. If you really need to sandblast on a budget you can always use a siphon sandblaster and a small compressor. You can even constuct your own siphon sandblaster for $10.00 if you are in a bind. (If you like I'll dig mine up for a few pictures) Invest in some Aircraft remover and Ospho before beginning. Strip the paint and do a little pretreat of rusted areas with Ospho. Stripping paint, body filler or seam sealer greatly increases your sandblasting time so strip these using other methods to speed things up.

In Florida I get sand for $2.00 a 50lb bag and use a screen to recycle used sand a few times. If using a small pressure pot screeing new sand is a must because it can easily clog the ceramic nozzle. There are always a few stray chunks of debris in bagged sand.

My2c

Jim

[Ed]

Harbor freight sells sand blasters for about $60-80. And as far as pulling the harness and laying it over the fender, don't. Pull that sucker through the firewall and seal off as much as you can before you begin blasting. That sand gets EVERYWHERE!