Picked up a "Craftsman" sandblasting kit at Sears. Made in China. I use the quotes because certainly this would not have qualified for the Craftsman name 20 years ago. Maybe not even 10 years ago.
Anyway -- I'm trying to rejuvinate a rusty gas tank. The interior is good. The exterior is rusty, but no perforations, I don't think it's very deep anywhere but bubbly under the paint or undercoat or whatever is on the tank. Tried scraping, wire brushing, naval jelly, and methylene chloride paint stripper. Nothing worked very well IMO. So I saw this sandplaster for $25 and thought "that's cheaper than buying more paint stripper" so I decided to give it a try. Seems to work very well, though the play sand I'm tried using is too wet right now. Should I use that white silica sand? Do I need to worry about blasting through the metal at all? I assume if it's rusted enough that I put a hole in it that it was not long for life anyway. But I've never sandblasted before so I'm not sure how quickly I could eat through the sheet metal. Allan -- 1983 300D _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
