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Old 11-03-2007, 12:10 PM   #33
ronh72c10
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Re: Tried My New Sandblasting Attachment For Pressure Washer Today (pics)

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Originally Posted by AusMarty View Post
Sandblasting is like hitting your panels with a ball pein hammer thousands of times and when you do that it stretches the panel which is what causes the warpage, I hand strip the main part of the panel and blast around the edges
Just to chip in here, AusMarty is correct, you're peening the panel when sandblasting. Heat is not an issue with sandblasting, I've never seen anything come out of the blast cabinet that was even remotely warm, no matter how aggressively I've blasted it.

Different media would be a better idea, the professionals use plastic media to strip paint on body panels.

Ron
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