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Ivor Hawkins Offline
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#11
11-08-2022, 12:34 PM
Some years ago I renovated a Sunbeam Alpine and soda blasted the shell...it not only removed all the existing paint, but was gentle enough that even the heat marks from the factory spot welds remained.

I would thoroughly recommend it, but make sure every nook and cranny is blasted with high pressure air before you paint it!
   
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Ruairidh Dunford Offline
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11-08-2022, 12:36 PM
Soda blasting is wonderful, I am keen to hear how Laser rust removal works, if experience exists.
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Ian M Offline
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11-08-2022, 02:09 PM
This website gives an interesting insight into how it all works.

https://www.carthrottle.com/post/does-la...ffordable/
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11-08-2022, 02:26 PM
Thanks for sharing that, Ian. Fortunately, prices are now at an affordable level.
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Ian Williams Offline
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11-08-2022, 09:58 PM (This post was last modified: 11-08-2022, 10:02 PM by Ian Williams.)
If they work anything like as well as the Utube clips I have watched they are a brilliant tool for us, and it would appear far safer to use on a component than anything else I have so far discovered. Got to be worth experimenting with, I will also look into them and report back if I find an affordable unit to play with.
The small 100w units are cheap, but I get the impression that we would be needing a 1000w+ and some of those are more expensive than my car!
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