Gordon's CF1

[Gordon]

I've finally started on the bodywork. First task was to get my sandblaster up and running. Its one of those cheap pressure pots that they sell online. When I bought the pot I got some extra ceramic nozzles at the same time. Well you are lucky if you get 15 minutes out of a ceramic nozzle. I did half my bonnet and used up 3 nozzles and blew a hole in the side of the cheapie shut off valve. During the week I visited Syntech and bought a decent nozzle and shut off valve. Cost more than the original pot, but it was well worth it. Fired it up this morning and she works like a charm. Managed to do most of the grill inner and outer.

[BusyKiwi]

Hey what are you doing with the inside panelling in your mk1 ?

Don't forgot to post photos of your progress

[Bas / NZ]

Gordon, think I need one of those nozzle's too.

[Worby876]

Are they like the sand blasting kits you can buy from Supercheap Auto?

Are they any good?

Do you put a tarp down to collect the sand/ grit so you can sweep it up
And recycle?  how does it work?

Ive got an air compressor so would be keen to strip paint on my beddy front
Grill and mudguards

Cheers

Ian

[Gordon]

Are they like the sand blasting kits you can buy from Supercheap Auto?

Are they any good?

Do you put a tarp down to collect the sand/ grit so you can sweep it up
And recycle?  how does it work?

Ive got an air compressor so would be keen to strip paint on my beddy front
Grill and mudguards

Cheers

Ian

Hi Ian not sure what the Supercheap one looks like, but I'll post a picture of mine in my gallery later today. I'm running it with a 12.5 CFM compressor at about 80psi. The garnet is good for about 4 or 5 recycles before it starts getting blunt and dusty. My garage has a polished concrete floor so its easy to sweep the sand up. I use a hand held baking seive to flush the sand between each use. What I like about being able to do it myself is that you can take it slow so no big blast holes or dented panels. With the commercial operations its all about saving time so they use big nozzles with high pressure and that is what does the damage. Cheers Gordon 
 

[Gordon]

Hi Ian not sure what the Supercheap one looks like, but I'll post a picture of mine in my gallery later today. I'm running it with a 12.5 CFM compressor at about 80psi. The garnet is good for about 4 or 5 recycles before it starts getting blunt and dusty. My garage has a polished concrete floor so its easy to sweep the sand up. I use a hand held baking seive to flush the sand between each use. What I like about being able to do it myself is that you can take it slow so no big blast holes or dented panels. With the commercial operations its all about saving time so they use big nozzles with high pressure and that is what does the damage. Cheers Gordon 

[Gordon]

Gordon, think I need one of those nozzle's too.

Baz, the tungsten nozzle is well worth the 90 bucks, but it does mean changing the nozzle fitting, shut off valve and blast hose at the same time as the inner diameters of the fittings are different. All up the cost of the conversion was $300, but I've now got a really robust setup. The best news is that they are located just along the road from Murray's place so super convenient for you. They stock the garnet too at a much better price than the original place I got our test bags from. 

[Gordon]

Sorry all. Having a bad keyboard day so my last post ended up being part of Baz's quote.

[Gordon]

Hey what are you doing with the inside panelling in your mk1 ?

Don't forgot to post photos of your progress

Hi Busy, the interior panels are still in pretty good nick, so my plan is to just recover them with something better than the original boat carpet used. I'll need to make up roof panels as it doesn't have any at the moment.

[Gordon]

I've just added a picture of my sand blasting pot to my gallery.