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Old Feb 14, 2019 | 10:35 PM
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Next door neighbor got a cabinet from TIP.. Works great- on my air compressor. We ran a hose from my house to his. LOL.. He bought a used electric stove from craigslist, removed the surface burners and broiler element and uses that with a Harbor Freight powder coating gun. Works great- he's got $100 in the powder gun and $100 in the old stove.
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Old Feb 15, 2019 | 04:10 AM
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Originally Posted by mkalman4867
Definitely appreciate the input...when you blast parts like the brackets etc, do you have them professionally powder coated or painted...or do you just spray paint them the original color? Yes, basic questions but I'm just getting a sense of the process!
I kept all the finishes as close as possible to the original finish. I primed first.
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Old Feb 15, 2019 | 08:43 AM
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I bought the larger (40 lb.) harbor freight sand blaster about two months ago. Took a half day to assemble,lots of bolts lol. The light that they offer with it is worthless,
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Old Feb 15, 2019 | 09:19 AM
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I bought a good new Shop Vac with an inner bagging system. Bought a remote control wall plug adapter from Bed Bath and Beyond, although now even Lowes is carrying them. I put the vacuum in the attic storage and ran the hoses and plug down into my shop. i use 4 lengths of hose so I can disconnect the hose from the cabinet and use it to vacuum the shop. I just leave the remote with the hose end so I don't lose it.

My HF cabinet is about 10 years old. The old light is decent in the old cabinets but I had to silicone the seams as well
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Old Feb 15, 2019 | 10:03 AM
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I have the HF bench top model. For the $$$ you just cant go wrong. For lighting I simply rest one of their free LED lights that they give away on the top outside of the glass and it works just fine. Plenty of light.
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