Thread: sand blasting wand attachment for pressure washer?

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Use the term 'wet sandblasting' with your search. I wet sandblasted my frame and body using sand. It turned out good, what a hell of a mess though. Use some googles (off road type) and prepare to get wet.

I haven't used the process personally, but have hired a commercial blaster to do the manlifts, at a rental place where I was the shop foreman. The pro's and con's would vary with what your doing and where. It's going to make a mess either wet or dry. Going to get tracked into your home if it's a driveway situation. If done wet, it works very well at keeping the dust down. The water pressure removes the grease and gunk while the media takes care of the rust scale and old paint. But it starts to surface rust in a matter of minutes. Cost wise, no more than if you try it yourself, most likely less. And, if you figure in the clean up process, with disposal of the left overs, hiring it out looks better all the time. We used to have concrete, plaster compound, paint overspray, glazing glue, sealers and an bunch of other stuff stuck to the platforms and railings of the lifts. It would rip that stuff off, and leave a nice surface. I'm all for the process, it will, and can do a great job, but the crappy part of it all, what ends up in your driveway, makes it less desirable. The earlier advise from Itoldyouso, is pretty much right on the money.

I have used mine several times you will not warp the sheet metal because of the water and it works good. they pump sand at a much lower pressure then the 2500 psi of the pump. I have a 2500psi honda motor one. the sand blaster end I bought at wal-mart for the rediculous amount of about $15.00 didn't ask why they where so cheap when others sell them for over $50.00. also bought the small tube that you use to clean traps and drains for a little money. not sure they still carry them this was about 6 years ago. Ed