Thread: Blasting Question

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Originally Posted by rspears

So I have a friend that owns a 1915 Overland Phaeton that is original and has been in his family since new. At some point in its long life it was painted with at brush, now an unattractive dirty off-white. He's convinced that he wants to have the entire car "soda blasted", but he does not plan to disassemble much of anything, and definitely does not plan to remove the body from the frame. He believes that he can have it blasted to bare metal, then give it to his painter to mask and shoot the frame & fenders black and the body a dark green.

I've told him that I've never run across a commercial blaster that will do a project like that, and that this type of cleaning is generally used for individual parts and pieces. Does anyone have words of wisdom or guidance that I can offer to him, based on actual experience? I fear he's headed for a train wreck, and I'm trying to save him some pain and expense. Shine, how would you attack this if he brought it to you on a trailer, wanting to come back to a painted car? He's not trying for a concours car here, just wants a parade queen.

I know a few friends who have had soda blasting done,always on disassembled parts,,never like this,a complete car..One guy had an ex London transport double decker bus done,and still regrets it,due to the mess..The main problem with it,from my point of view,is the fact that every last vestige of the soda treatment has to be removed,usually by water blasting,when finished..Sorry,Roger,if it was mine,it would be coming apart,whether a concourse build or a nice useable rebuild..I have seen the damage from that crap leeching out of body seams,getting under a nice paint job,and ruining a nice job..At the very least,loosen off the fenders,etc,but the thought of it scares the c..p out of me..And in all honesty,would probably take longer to do,having to work around hinges,etc..

In all honesty,I would rather tape up all the body seams and remove the paint with paint remover,and wash off with thinners..