what blasting media

[Matt167]

My parents got me a small table top Harbor Freight sand blasting cabinent, 36" X 26" I belive, but when I opened it up, the glass was smashed, so my mom is exchanging it for a new 1, of the same model on tues when they get a new shipment in of them. but whail she's there, I'm going to have her pick up blasting media, but what do I want, they sell aluminum oxide, glass beads and sand. I want to just do basic rusty parts clean up ( brackets, ect... )?

[Dave Severson]

Just plain old sand is probably the most cost effective for metal parts.... Oh yeah, make sure you run a good dryer and regulator on the air line to the cabinet..... Once the media gets moisture in it, it's junk.

[cffisher]

Got the same cabinet just use sand. be sure to put protective sheet on the glass.

[Matt167]

where do I get the protective sheet?.

I have a water seperator/ regulator I could T off of. I hooked up a ball balve into a T coming off of it, going to the quick connect going thru the wall ( painting line ), just have to add an elbow and another T w drain valve on it, and run that line to where I need it.

[shine]

i use glass beads. no pits

[cffisher]

The protective sheets should come with the unit. they are a little smaller than the glass and stick on the inside so's not to blast glass.