Blasting doors or body panels

What do you guys recommend when blasting body panels such as doors or fenders?there is a place here that does it with aluminum oxide,anyone have any input on this?

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Blasting:

George, a few weeks ago I had the whole car done for like 500.00 dollars and dropped it off on Saturday and picked up on Sunday.

 

After the aluminum oxide use do they have to wash it with any kind of solvent?does the aluminum oxide leave a residue?

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Aluminum oxide is the same abrasive that is used in sandpaper. Any residue is generally just dust. Any surface to be painted should be wiped down with a rag soaked in wax and grease remover.

Are you going to primer these right away?

 

Yea Walt they will be sealed the same day.

 

:Smarty: Make sure the guys doing the blasting have experience with sheel metal. It is possible to warp the metal if they're not careful, especially if both the inside and outside surfaces are blasted. It's hard to SEE the damage, until you actually get paint on it, and start blocking it flat.
For sheet metal, it's safer to use plastic beads or baking soda to remove the paint. Then go over the rusty areas with alum oxide.
After it's blasted, It's still a good idea to sand the whole panel with a machine sander (DA or orbital), to smooth the surface, and remove any specs of paint that weren't blasted off.

 

These guys seem to be a reputable shop and its all they do so i assume they know what they`re doing,alot of the guys at the chevelle board recommend them and you get some kind of discount when mentioning them.

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Whats the place called? I use Atlas Media in Long island . Im picking up 3 GS hoods tommorow. They have a huge drive in booth big enough for a bus . They were blasting a GTO and a MGB when I dropped off the parts .I plan on sending them 2 cars soon .Will let you know how it goes.

 

Hey GSXER whats up dude,i dont know if you remember me but we met at the McDonalds car cruise over on Metropolitan Ave.over the summer on Tuesday nights,anyway the place i`m talking about is Atlas in L.I. also so you recommend them also ha?what do they charge you per door in and out?

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Sure I remember you..3 hoods $350 im sure door is a lot cheaper as it is a lot smaller. I got 10% coupon if you need.

 

He`s asking $80 per door,let me know on that 10% discount :TU:

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George,
$80 per door is a good price from Atlas. They will do an excellant job.
They deal with some pretty big PIA's on LI (myself included) and have managed to keep their rep intact.
One of the few "car guy" operations who do not take advantage of the "hobbyist" end of the business.

 

Kewl thanks Bill :TU:

 

Soda Blast

One of the best Blast methods ive seen lately is, Soda Blasting / They use a machine which uses a comercial type of ,Get this, Baking Soda. NO warping. No Glass Etching if not totally striped and No Chrome Damage If not removed.