That does sound like "the bees knees" for paint removal! On Fri, Dec 3, 2021 at 10:07 AM G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> That one is just like what I bought years ago. Amazing, it's about the same > price. Mine has replaceable ceramic tips also. I rigged up a pressure pot > that feeds sand from the bottom instead of sucking it out of a bucket. That > improved the sand supply at the nozzle and resulted in more stripping > faster. > > On Fri, Dec 3, 2021 at 8:17 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Amazon have them for cheap$27-35 (more expensive have replaceable > > nozzles which is probably worthwhile), might be worth picking one up to > > give it a go > > > > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0856QHK8H > > > > > > Angela&Alex Pressure Washer Sandblasting Kit, 5000 PSI Wet Sandblaster > > Attachment with Goggle, 1/4 Inch Quick Disconnect Sandblasting Kit > > > > Price: > > > > $33.99 > > > > 25lb of the sand is about the same price > > > > --FT > > > > > > On 12/3/21 9:47 AM, Floyd Thursby wrote: > > > > > > I think I saw one of those in an ad or something, I wondered how it > > > would work. > > > > > > --FT > > > > > > On 12/3/21 9:19 AM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > > >> Some years ago, I bought an attachment for one of my pressure washers > > that > > >> hooks to a sandblaster pot and uses the water pressure to suck sand > into > > >> the high pressure spray stream. Unlike having to rely on an air > > compressor > > >> for air sandblast and all the dust and frustration that comes with > that. > > >> The pressure washer is engine driven [6 hp] and puts 4,500 psi at the > > work > > >> end. With a good supply of dry sharp sand and vacuum from the water at > > the > > >> "special nozzle" paint removal from equipment is fast, and nearly > > painless. > > >> I'm particularly pleased at how it gets all the paint and corrosion > > around > > >> weld joints and complex areas. > > >> Dry it off, and it's ready to take paint [soon, because I'm down to > > clean > > >> bare metal]. Sorry, I will have to go look at it to find the Mfg. > > >> > > >> On Thu, Dec 2, 2021 at 1:34 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >> > > >>> I have safety glasses on, unfortunately most of the shed bits seem to > > end > > >>> up in my trousers/legs or my arms. > > >>> > > >>> --FT > > >>> Sent from iFōn > > >>> > > >>>> On Dec 2, 2021, at 2:54 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >>>> Wear a face shield! > > >>>> > > >>>>> On 02/12/2021 12:54 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > > >>>>> I am cleaning up the rust on my trailer using a wire wheel on my > > angle > > >>> grinder. It’s going pretty well, those take off the old paint and > > surface > > >>> rust fairly quickly. > > >>>>> I had an old DEWALT wheel in the toolbox and used that to do quite > a > > >>> bit. I have no idea how old it is but I remember using it before. I > > used it > > >>> until the wires started escaping the hub so bought a new one at > Lowe’s > > the > > >>> other day. Put it on today and used it for about an hour and it has > > >>> completely disintegrated. Total crap. I think it’s a Norton brand. > And > > >>> those things aren’t cheap, it was maybe $12. I guess I need to take > it > > back > > >>> and get a DEWALT if they have them, or just go to HF and get some > > chinee > > >>> crap I know will fail. > > >>>>> --FT > > >>>> _______________________________________ > > >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >>>> > > >>>> To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >>>> > > >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >>>> > > >>> _______________________________________ > > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >>> > > >>> To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >>> > > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >>> > > >>> > > >> _______________________________________ > > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >> > > >> To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >> > > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >> > > > -- > > > --FT > > > > -- > > --FT > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
