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Yes, I did a search and can't find the old thread I was looking for....
I bought a console plate ('96 A4) and it had this rubbery coating. I noticed that coating is peeling away in spots and its shiny underneath. I remember someone stripping the coating and painting it (or leaving the shiny base).
OK, wise-guy...LOL...what would you (or others) suggest? I plan on doing the suspension, so I could use it for those parts...Ideas on size and types of blasters? I'm new to this
OK, wise-guy...LOL...what would you (or others) suggest? I plan on doing the suspension, so I could use it for those parts...Ideas on size and types of blasters? I'm new to this
I have a table top blaster from TP Tools in canfield ohio, with a custom built roll-around cart, making it shop portable. pretty much loaded with glass beads. I've had it for around 25 years - about 50 carburetors, several TPI systems, two C4 suspensions, and half of a 69 corvette been through this thing. it's been a workhorse. IMO, one of these things in the shop is a must. the basic design is about the same as one from harbor freight, so if you don't want to invest a lot of cash, for occasional use, check it out. check out some your tube videos on the HF unit. here's several pics of stuff that's been through my cabinet. about the maximum size part i can clean (with some effort) is an intake manifold. if i had the room, i'd upgrade to a size that would allow me to refinish wheels.
What size is yours, those suspension parts are what I am going to do. Would they fit in the cabinet you posted or the ones from HF?
my cabinet is approximately 18" x 26", and yes i did my suspension parts in that cabinet. you have to get creative with some of the larger parts, but suspension parts are very doable. the HF cabinet specs out the same - note the air consumption - 10 CFM at 100 psi.
side note: these things use a lot of air. I have a 7 HP, 60 gal. single stage compressor (rated @ 10.2 CFM at 90 psi), and it runs my cabinet without issues. I also have a fairly decent air dryer/filtering system (dry air is most important with blasting)
I have the harbor freight bench top. Built a stand very close to Joe's. You will need to add lighting to the HF cabinet. I spent around $15 to put two floodlights in mine.
I have a 3.7hp 2 stage compressor that is rated at 10.7 cfm at 175 PSI, 10.8 @ 100 and 11 @ 90. More than enough to run a blast cabinet.
so its not plug and play (just need media), comes with gun, etc.... I'll have to check my compressor for its output. I was hoping for the amount of parts to clean I could get away with $200-$250, but it sounds like it will be more.
I might look into having someone blast the suspension parts, need to find someone (Northern NJ) and get a price.
Man! I wish this had shown up a week earlier. I searched all over and didn't see anything (obviously not looking in the right places) So last week I undertook the job of making my console shift plate not sticky. I tried various cleaners, then I tried Plasti-dip which made it more like original but I could see that just getting sticky again. So using the plasti dip as a base coat I sprayed it with Krylon for everything paint. Worked OK and it's no longer sticky, but not what I was really hoping for which was removal and back to plastic.
shift console plate
y...LOL...what would you (or others) suggest? I plan on doing the suspension, so I could use it for those parts...Ideas on size and types of blasters? I'm new to this
