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Title: Sandblasting in calgary??
Post by: raf2379 on March 28, 2009, 02:43:49 PM: Anyone know a place that I can take my front and rear axle housing to, for sand blasting. i want to get it all cleaned up for painting.

thanks
Raf
Title: Re: Sandblasting in calgary??
Post by: DGenR8 on March 28, 2009, 04:14:14 PM: Consolidated Compressor (9516 40 St SE) pay by the minute, coveralls, gloves etc supplied.
Title: Re: Sandblasting in calgary??
Post by: raf2379 on March 28, 2009, 07:02:36 PM: Quote from: DGenR8 on March 28, 2009, 04:14:14 PM
Consolidated Compressor (9516 40 St SE) pay by the minute, coveralls, gloves etc supplied.

so a pearson goes and does the sandblasting by them self? that is awesome i wish i knew of this place before. cool thanks for the info DGenR8
Title: Re: Sandblasting in calgary??
Post by: JUC 169 on March 28, 2009, 09:35:23 PM: About how much per minute??
Title: Re: Sandblasting in calgary??
Post by: yyc_tbird_sc on March 29, 2009, 11:48:36 AM: It'll depend on what media you're blasting with....they're setup for a few different stations. I believe the hoppers they use are about 15-20' tall.
Title: Re: Sandblasting in calgary??
Post by: raf2379 on March 30, 2009, 03:46:08 PM: well i just came back from sandblasting, i was there for about an hour and i paid $77, i did my front axle and the rear axle and the front knuckles. its a bit pricey, but its nice to do it your self and pay attention to detail, i got into every tight spot to make sure i did not miss anything.
Title: Re: Sandblasting in calgary??
Post by: fug on March 30, 2009, 04:59:16 PM: Just out of curiosity... why not just use a grinder with a wire brush and some flap disks? I've done a few axles that way and they turn out pretty decent. Maybe just me but hauling an axle off somewhere to sandblast it seems as much work as an hour or 2 with grinder.
Title: Re: Sandblasting in calgary??
Post by: raf2379 on March 30, 2009, 05:05:28 PM: it was just way less work for me, with the carrier, knuckles and axles removed the assembly does not way much, it would take me a lot longer with a wire wheel to do both axles and knuckles, and i got in and underneath all the spring perches and all the areas that it would be tougth to get a wire wheel into.