On Thu, 19 May 2005 08:51:44 -0400, "HotRod"
wrote:

Gunner
I worked at a Sandblasting shop for almost 10 years and trust me if you
get Sandblasting Sand there is not any silica in it anymore, that has long
since been removed for health reasons. However if your serious about the
blasting and want something that will last a long time look at aluminium
oxide. You can re-use this for a long time. Most local Blasting shops can
get it for you. We use to use "old" glass bead to polish aluminium and car
rims. Also if you really want to take something down one layer at a time use
baking soda. Last point is to make sure the pressure is not very high, keep
it around 90-100 psi otherwise you just crush your media into powder and
it's no good to reuse.


I actually have about 50 lbs of aluminum oxide..but its very very very
fine stuff. Talcum powder fine. Polishes well, but only polishes the
paint.

Ill check locally..or try the heat trick this time around. Id much
rather blast than heat and strip then fiddle with the detail stuff.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner