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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 11:29 PM
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Default Sand blasting pot, anyone used them?

thinking of buying of of ebay but will my 200L compresser be man enough for sand blasting? mostly blasting remeans of ford sealer etc, any advise would be much appreciated
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 11:33 PM
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Got one for my 200L compressor. Works quite well in small bursts. The sand has to be very fine though.
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 12:11 AM
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whats the cfm of your compressor, i upgraded to a clarke SE25C 200 just to run the sand blaster i you a bigger one for the rest of the tools/spraying equ
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 08:48 AM
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Very fine sand, I have to keep shakin mine to keep it feed
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by andy130
thinking of buying of of ebay but will my 200L compresser be man enough for sand blasting? mostly blasting remeans of ford sealer etc, any advise would be much appreciated
any sand blaster wount touch sealer grease or oil ,we have a massive one that runs of a big genarator wount touch sealer
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 08:53 PM
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I use kiln dried sand form mine, but as above it wont be that effective on sealer
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by dingla rs
any sand blaster wount touch sealer grease or oil ,we have a massive one that runs of a big genarator wount touch sealer
i know that andrew but will it remove paint etc?
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by D3LLB
I use kiln dried sand form mine, but as above it wont be that effective on sealer

if you use sand make sure no one about lol not surpose to now sillica init

this is ower set up ,will take bits a sealer off,we also have a pot that hold half bag sand tiny next to this one but doz the job ,

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