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Old 05-07-2010, 11:28 PM   #11
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Re: To Blast or???

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Originally Posted by mr48chev View Post
If you take the cab to a blaster make sure that they do sheetmetal on a regular basis as some of the guys who normally blast heavy or farm equipment may be too heavy handed with the blaster and warp the panels. If you can find one that is tied in with a powder coater they may be more used to items that need a fine touch.
............... O H BOY, watch out, he said alot !!

We spent many, many hours trying to straighten out these problems on doors and hood and the back of the cab on TWO projects.

Be careful who you chose, these cabs and sheet metal will WARP big time !!
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