The Rebuild

Keith Webb · #1 14-10-10, 11:18

Love your work, Robert!

hrpearce · #2 16-10-10, 10:05

Thanks Keith.
One corner of the blitz finished. As I'm putting the tyres back on I am using new rust bands and the valve stem is sitting much better than before.

I think I will do the other three wheels together to save on cleen up, but first I have to dry another 40 gallons of sand for the cleanup.

cliff · #3 16-10-10, 10:25

lovely work Robert keep it up. Another book will be on it's way to you soon as well. Bit tatty but worth reading.

Bob Carriere · #4 16-10-10, 18:14

Wheels should now last another 65 years.

From my experience installing tires on sand blasted clean and freshly painted wheels is a lot easier than a rusted pitted hulk.

Keep it up.

Bob

Cameron Reed · #5 19-10-10, 15:09

Hi there Robert, have been toying with the idea of buying one of those type pressure blasters for a while now to do jeep and blitz parts, so thought I may ask a few questions. Do you only use sand or have you tried garnet, what size compressor you have and does it keep up, how long do you get out of a pot of media and roughly how long does it take to do a rim and do the nozzles wear quick?

Enjoying the photo's and like the fact she still has to earn her keep nice work all the best

Phil Waterman · #6 19-10-10, 16:01

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Originally Posted by chopper

Hi there Robert, have been toying with the idea of buying one of those type pressure blasters for a while now to do jeep and blitz parts, so thought I may ask a few questions. Do you only use sand or have you tried garnet, what size compressor you have and does it keep up, how long do you get out of a pot of media and roughly how long does it take to do a rim and do the nozzles wear quick?
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Alternative to buying a sandblaster if you only need to do truck rims- one of my friends who has a large sandblaster put me on to this one. Check with large commercial truck tire shop many of them have an automated blasting machine that has a rotary table and automated head they drop the rim in on the table, close cabinet, the hit the power timer and walk away. Come back later open the cabinet and take out the clean rim.

One big point though know mater how you sandblast the rims, protect the threads, I cut up some old heater hose and pushed them on too each of the rim bolts to protect the thread. I use the same bits of hose to protect the threads when painting the rims as well.

There has been a lengthy thread on what size air compressor is best.

Cheers Phil

hrpearce · #7 19-10-10, 22:01

Hi Cameron,
Because of my low budget I have only used creek sand that has been sived through fly screen. I blast outside on a total loss system. Sand wears the nozels rapidly so I have started making my own out of 1/4" break pipe. I have a 4cfm and a 6cfm compressor both hooked up to a 60L air tank and they don't keep up but last long enough to do a side of a rim and catch up while you are turning it over and have a minute break, all up about 20 minutes to do a rim and it uses a full tank of sand per rim.
Hope this helps.