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Bobnotch
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Great pictures and thank you 
How long did it take?
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The blasting took about 2.5 to 3 hours. But then I wasn't in any kind of speed race to get it done. I still had to get the sand off it, and roll it back into the shop, so I could epoxy prime it that night. I painted it the next day.
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120
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racoguy
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Bob is on to it, I also have a Harbor freight one but is one model bigger (75lbs I believe)
Can't believe how well it works, I'm at 8 bags of sand now and haven't replaced anything yet exept getting rid of the stupid safety handle on the hand piece which I replaced with a ball valve.
You don't know what you've been missing till you have one of these, blast away rust and paint with total ease..................but like Bob said.......makes a mess..................A BIG MESS 
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WendyArmbuster
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My HF sandblaster worked well too, after the modifications listed above. Went through tips fast. I dried the air with a 5 gallon bucket of ice with a copper section of my air line coiled up in it and it solved my clogging issues during the hot humid summer months.
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rustbucket64
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i hate mine with a passion. wasted to much time and money to get the thing to work right when i could have paid someone and let it be there problem  |
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ghiaguy682002
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Air-Cooled Head
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Wish I'd read this thread long ago. I was so frustrated w/ my HF blaster, I abandoned it when I moved. 
Ghiaguy, you should be able to get it done w/ the compressor you have, but you may have to stop & wait for the compressor to catch up, every few minutes.
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jpjohns
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Wish I'd read this thread long ago. I was so frustrated w/ my HF blaster, I abandoned it when I moved.
Ghiaguy, you should be able to get it done w/ the compressor you have, but you may have to stop & wait for the compressor to catch up, every few minutes. |
There are some mod videos on Youtube that actually make the HF blaster a decent unit. I know it sucks having to modify a piece of equipment that you just bought but sometimes it helps.
I work in R&D developing HVAC equipment and we are owned by the Japanese and trust me, they do the same thing. Find a way to make the unit cheaper but still work. Now whether it works efficiently that's a different story.
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heimlich 
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What size compressor do I need with this?
Will these two together do the job?
https://www.harborfreight.com/110-lb-pressurized-abrasive-blaster-69724.html
https://www.harborfreight.com/air-tools/air-compre...67847.html
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Hi,
I have been contemplating getting this same setup to do the blasting on my pan (currently the body is off a 73 Thing). I have been working on it with flapper wheels and wire brushes, but it is very slow and doesn't get it as nice as parts I have blasted. I have a blast cabinet and love it for small parts. I have a couple of questions that I am hoping some knowledgeable people can guide me on.
How much of a mess does this make if you do it outside? I have a flat concrete pad in the back yard, hidden by a fence and surrounded by rocks. Am I going to totally annoy my neighbors (I like most of them)?
The final finish will be primer and the chassis black. Is this over kill? Not a show car, but I want it to look nice.
Appreciate the guidance.
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Does it make a mess? Yes. Here's some shots of the bottom of my 64 t-34's pan (top side was already done first the same way).
And here it's been epoxy primed, painted AND clear coated. Over kill? I don't think so.
I used 10 - 50 lb bags of fine "sandblasting" sand that I got from my local lumber yard, just on the bottom of the pan. HD and Lowe's sells the same stuff for around 3.50 per bag. Works damn good, and you don't burn thru as many tips as you do with the more course sand. 
Note; I didn't recycle any of it, as I'm working on a "land fill" project right there.  And yes, that's my front yard, where I'm doing the blasting.  |
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