I-R-POPS
''Rusty Mopar Slacker''
If you don't trip!!!
'47 Dodge shop truck
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I-R-POPS
''Rusty Mopar Slacker''
It seems like I have a hard time getting any thing done some times.
I-R-POPS
''Rusty Mopar Slacker''
I bought a soda/sand blasting set up from JEGS for this project.
It was the easiest clean up and prep for paint I've ever experienced.
Absolutely no oil residue after soda blasting and just blow it off good
and paint. It was great!!!!!!!!!!
Old Iron
Well-known member
Where did you get your soda for the blaster?
I've been told the soda leaves the metal too smooth and doesn't give the primer/paint anything to stick too. Just hearsay
I've been told the soda leaves the metal too smooth and doesn't give the primer/paint anything to stick too. Just hearsay
I-R-POPS
''Rusty Mopar Slacker''
I ordered 100 lbs from JEGS when I bought the unit. They were paying the freight. There is a place in Albuquerque that supplies blast soda.
It does leave a lot smoother surface than regular sand blasting but it does leave more of a "tooth" to it than new metal. I really think it will adhere.
Time will tell.
animal
Well-known member
I would think the soda-blasted steel would work just great with a good etching primer. What style blaster did you get? I have some stuff I need to take care of before long. 
Bamamav
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I'm interested in hearing about it as well. I'm thinking that might be my best route to strip our Vette for paint.
I-R-POPS
''Rusty Mopar Slacker''
I bought the 200# capacity gravity fed unit that they had on sale a while back.
It works fairly well, the only gripe I've got is it plugs up at the nozzle a little more than I feel it should when using sand. Quite possibly the sand I got wasn't screened fine enough. No problem with the soda. I can look up the part number if you need it.
It works fairly well, the only gripe I've got is it plugs up at the nozzle a little more than I feel it should when using sand. Quite possibly the sand I got wasn't screened fine enough. No problem with the soda. I can look up the part number if you need it.
animal
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I went to the Jeg's page, saw the blaster units. That's not a bad deal at all.
christcrusader13
Zip-Tie Mechanic
soda is definitely the way to go when stripping paint off that fiber-glass... my pops has 3 vettes, I did some small work with a hand held unit, I'm looking forward to getting a larger one.
I-R-POPS
''Rusty Mopar Slacker''
I finally got my well problems all back to working. What a pain.
That lightening is a powerful thing and causes a lot of unwanted expense.
I sand blasted and painted the engine accessories and exhaust and got that all mounted. I'm going to order my intake manifold, Carb, and distributor tomorrow. I was going to put headers on but that will have to wait till I recover from the well expense.
Seems like there's always something that keeps me broke.
Tomorrow it's back to the cutting, patching, welding, grinding thing. Will it ever end? And will I ever be satisfied?
That lightening is a powerful thing and causes a lot of unwanted expense.
I sand blasted and painted the engine accessories and exhaust and got that all mounted. I'm going to order my intake manifold, Carb, and distributor tomorrow. I was going to put headers on but that will have to wait till I recover from the well expense.
Seems like there's always something that keeps me broke.
Tomorrow it's back to the cutting, patching, welding, grinding thing. Will it ever end? And will I ever be satisfied?
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Torchie
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Yes it will end POPS. Will you ever be satisfied? If your like me no. But I do know when to stop.
Engine and trans are looking great.
As far as the well goes POPS. I feel your pain. Remember when mine went out last winter when there was still 4 feet of snow on the ground here. And I pulled it up by hand.
Keep on keeping on my brother.
Torchie.
Engine and trans are looking great.
As far as the well goes POPS. I feel your pain. Remember when mine went out last winter when there was still 4 feet of snow on the ground here. And I pulled it up by hand.
Keep on keeping on my brother.
Torchie.
I-R-POPS
''Rusty Mopar Slacker''
Yes it will end POPS. Will you ever be satisfied? If your like me no. But I do know when to stop.
Engine and trans are looking great.
As far as the well goes POPS. I feel your pain. Remember when mine went out last winter when there was still 4 feet of snow on the ground here. And I pulled it up by hand.
Keep on keeping on my brother.
Torchie.
Yikes! I don't know how you guys up north can do it. If we have more than 2 or 3 days in a row that stay below freezing we thing the end is near. 4 feet of snow would do me in.
christcrusader13
Zip-Tie Mechanic
That motor is gorgeous!
I-R-POPS
''Rusty Mopar Slacker''
Thanks. I needed to do something besides the welding and grinding.
Old Iron
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I-R-POPS
''Rusty Mopar Slacker''
Update
I got my frame sand blasted and painted and put the engine and transmission
in, hopefully for the last time.
Bought a Edelbrock air gap intake. I had to do a little modifying to the manifold so it would work. They said it wasn't possible to run the serpentine set up on the 5.9 magnum and retain the A/C compressor location. I drilled and tapped it for a different heater hose and temp sender location. Works for me...I hope to fire this thing with the carbureted set up some time next week.
Going to start running the exhaust, brake lines, and prewiring next.
Still having fun and still getting slower and slower.
I got my frame sand blasted and painted and put the engine and transmission
in, hopefully for the last time.
Bought a Edelbrock air gap intake. I had to do a little modifying to the manifold so it would work. They said it wasn't possible to run the serpentine set up on the 5.9 magnum and retain the A/C compressor location. I drilled and tapped it for a different heater hose and temp sender location. Works for me...I hope to fire this thing with the carbureted set up some time next week.
Going to start running the exhaust, brake lines, and prewiring next.
Still having fun and still getting slower and slower.
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Torchie
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Looking great POPS. [cl
Torchie.
Torchie.
bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
Torchie's right.[cl
Just read this whole thread. Great job POPS. Hope you get all your health problems worked out. On your soda blaster, can't remember which forum, but I seen a guy install larger fittings and stuff on the bottom of his to cure that problem. I think his came from harbor freight. Friend of mine just sold his 40 Plymouth truck. Loved that truck, it was the 2nd Ply truck I had ever seen. Keep up the good work.
