sand blasting

[fadz90]

Anyone knows a good place where i can get my bike sand blasted?

Is sand blasting a good method? Is there any better method to take out rust.

Can it be a home or D.I.Y job or is there a few complications with that?

cheers!

[brockssracer]

what sort or metal is to be blasted? we use garnet in the blaster at my work and it is alot gentler to the metal than steel shot. sand blasting will take everything incl rust, paint etc so a nice clean slightly roughened surface perfect for painting over as the paint gets max adhesion qualities if sprayed on under the right conditions. temp, humidity, time of day etc. guess it depends on how much effort you want to put in. as for blasting in your own home it takes to much time and effort to make a blaster and have it work successfully then having to get the garnet sand or whatever medium you want to use. painting well depends if your going to use the $5 cans from supercheap or a compressor and spray gun. thought about powder coating the frame. dont know what the deal is with temps and frames cause it has to be heated 160-200 deg. ask about that one.

[fadz90]

i just have a few rust spots on the surface on my bike, and also the extractors/headers to the muffler are rusted as so i want them to be sand blasted.

[brockssracer]

where abouts are you as i could take it into my work and have it blasted.

[fadz90]

im in the wetherill park area, near liverpool/fairfield/parramatta area

[brockssracer]

thats a bummer dude, im in brisbane qld.

[BrisZX9R]

So brocks... is that an open invitation to any KSRC member???

[Gazza]

i just have a few rust spots on the surface on my bike, and also the extractors/headers to the muffler are rusted as so i want them to be sand blasted.

mate i work on victoria rd smithfield & have a sandblaster at work , but its not huge .
prob around 600mm to 650mm long by 450mm to 550mm wide by 500mm to 550mm long only guessing.
if you want to come and check it out just pm me for my number and come and check out weather or not it will fit.

[brockssracer]

it was an open invitation but i just got the ass from there yesterday. 1 of 20 ppl that got let go. hopefully i will be back into blasting again soon and i will help people out. most of the blasting that i do it all industrial so i could do a car in theory. but i still have contacts there so if you want something done i could get it done within the next week...

[fadz90]

Gazza,
if i got you the headers would you be able to do it for me for the right price of course.

cheers.

[Gazza]

Gazza,
if i got you the headers would you be able to do it for me for the right price of course.

cheers.

just say when mate.