Sand blasting a tank
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Sand blasting a tank
I have a dented tank I want to strip the paint off of. I have access to a sandblast cabinet but am not sure if blasting it is a bad idea or not. The median can get everywhere and I don't want to F anything up. good idea or bad?
I can use a wire wheel and/or paint stripper but the cabinet will save me tons of labor. Looking for the opinion of someone with more experience with me. Thanks.
I can use a wire wheel and/or paint stripper but the cabinet will save me tons of labor. Looking for the opinion of someone with more experience with me. Thanks.
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my advice is going to come from a bodyman painter of 20yrs
if no experience in body or paint work leave it up to us the pro`s, what you want to do there is no need for blasting a hole tank for one dent that's crazy
do not use the cheap crap from autozone either that's garbage material and your wasting your money!! go to your local bodyshop supplier, and buy the good products that we use if no experience let us fix the tank and paint it
I get it you want to do it your self I get I do but over 20yrs I have redone and fixed so many backyard hack jobs it makes me sick because now not only is it more work for us but its going to cost you more money to have it fixed the correct way
I do not know your profession, but by your post I can tell you have no experience in bodywork and or painting, its not easy what we do, people think its soooooooo easy I invite anyone to come work with me for a day and you will change your mind on a artistic physically demanding trade
keep that advice in your head when you want to tackle on bodywork and or paint work
if no experience in body or paint work leave it up to us the pro`s, what you want to do there is no need for blasting a hole tank for one dent that's crazy
do not use the cheap crap from autozone either that's garbage material and your wasting your money!! go to your local bodyshop supplier, and buy the good products that we use if no experience let us fix the tank and paint it
I get it you want to do it your self I get I do but over 20yrs I have redone and fixed so many backyard hack jobs it makes me sick because now not only is it more work for us but its going to cost you more money to have it fixed the correct way
I do not know your profession, but by your post I can tell you have no experience in bodywork and or painting, its not easy what we do, people think its soooooooo easy I invite anyone to come work with me for a day and you will change your mind on a artistic physically demanding trade
keep that advice in your head when you want to tackle on bodywork and or paint work
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Good advice bdyman2007! I recently bought a tank cheap for my Glide, which had a small dent. The painter I used, earlier this year, is also a panel beater and removed the dent invisibly, as well as doing an excellent paint job. I have no idea if he stripped the factory paint right off or not. No substitute for an expert!
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Well I am not sure this tank is fixable anyways, but I was going to go for the grungy look, so I didn't really want it to look professional haha.
And yea I could use glass beads or walnut shells if sand would be too much.
And yea I could use glass beads or walnut shells if sand would be too much.
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my advice is going to come from a bodyman painter of 20yrs
if no experience in body or paint work leave it up to us the pro`s, what you want to do there is no need for blasting a hole tank for one dent that's crazy
do not use the cheap crap from autozone either that's garbage material and your wasting your money!! go to your local bodyshop supplier, and buy the good products that we use if no experience let us fix the tank and paint it
I get it you want to do it your self I get I do but over 20yrs I have redone and fixed so many backyard hack jobs it makes me sick because now not only is it more work for us but its going to cost you more money to have it fixed the correct way
I do not know your profession, but by your post I can tell you have no experience in bodywork and or painting, its not easy what we do, people think its soooooooo easy I invite anyone to come work with me for a day and you will change your mind on a artistic physically demanding trade
keep that advice in your head when you want to tackle on bodywork and or paint work
if no experience in body or paint work leave it up to us the pro`s, what you want to do there is no need for blasting a hole tank for one dent that's crazy
do not use the cheap crap from autozone either that's garbage material and your wasting your money!! go to your local bodyshop supplier, and buy the good products that we use if no experience let us fix the tank and paint it
I get it you want to do it your self I get I do but over 20yrs I have redone and fixed so many backyard hack jobs it makes me sick because now not only is it more work for us but its going to cost you more money to have it fixed the correct way
I do not know your profession, but by your post I can tell you have no experience in bodywork and or painting, its not easy what we do, people think its soooooooo easy I invite anyone to come work with me for a day and you will change your mind on a artistic physically demanding trade
keep that advice in your head when you want to tackle on bodywork and or paint work
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my advice is going to come from a bodyman painter of 20yrs
if no experience in body or paint work leave it up to us the pro`s, what you want to do there is no need for blasting a hole tank for one dent that's crazy
do not use the cheap crap from autozone either that's garbage material and your wasting your money!! go to your local bodyshop supplier, and buy the good products that we use if no experience let us fix the tank and paint it
I get it you want to do it your self I get I do but over 20yrs I have redone and fixed so many backyard hack jobs it makes me sick because now not only is it more work for us but its going to cost you more money to have it fixed the correct way
I do not know your profession, but by your post I can tell you have no experience in bodywork and or painting, its not easy what we do, people think its soooooooo easy I invite anyone to come work with me for a day and you will change your mind on a artistic physically demanding trade
keep that advice in your head when you want to tackle on bodywork and or paint work
if no experience in body or paint work leave it up to us the pro`s, what you want to do there is no need for blasting a hole tank for one dent that's crazy
do not use the cheap crap from autozone either that's garbage material and your wasting your money!! go to your local bodyshop supplier, and buy the good products that we use if no experience let us fix the tank and paint it
I get it you want to do it your self I get I do but over 20yrs I have redone and fixed so many backyard hack jobs it makes me sick because now not only is it more work for us but its going to cost you more money to have it fixed the correct way
I do not know your profession, but by your post I can tell you have no experience in bodywork and or painting, its not easy what we do, people think its soooooooo easy I invite anyone to come work with me for a day and you will change your mind on a artistic physically demanding trade
keep that advice in your head when you want to tackle on bodywork and or paint work
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