I know I've seen a thread on this but when I do a search I keep getting an error message. I've been wanting a blast cabinet for a long time but now I hear soda blasting is better. Can you soda blast in a cabinet?? All I want to do is use it to clean up parts for paint or powder coating. Sort of on the same subject, has anyone on the boards used the Eastwood powder coating system?? I've already got an extra oven for baking and I'm wondering how good a job it does on parts. Seems like all I do is ask questions but you guys always give out great answers to help a first-timer like myself!! Thanks again!! Scott
The powder coat gun I saw used on Trucks They had a lot of good things to say. Soda Works very good on paint it can be used with a water mist attachment. You can use soda in a cabinet but you must use soda blast equipment. Soda wont remove rust very well. But on a good note soda wont harm trim,glass,or lens.
I am using some thing called Black Beauty for blasting,, It does not damage metal but does remove rust and paint and blew my mind the first time I used it,, Its 10 times better then sand and it can be used in a cabnet it can take its toll on the nozzles thow,, I used it to do an entire car and it took half the time and WOW what a sweet job it did,, It is suposed to be fazed out So if you are looking for some I can try find out where you can go to get it and or the price,,
black beauty is kinda rough,it will raise the grain like sand does.it is a slag product. the soda works great in a cabinet,but because it is finer it blows all over the place and comes out of every little seam in the cabinet. so silicone up the seams first. also the soda is kind of a one time use material. it gets pulverized when it hits the metal,that is why it is so safe to use,but it also means that it does not work as well the next time around. it turns into talcum powder. glass beads are the best i have found for a cabinet. they last awhile and are not expensive (about 1 buck a pound.). just my 2 cents. ----george
I've used the Eastwood gun, and it does a good job. I do powder coating for a living, and at the last place I worked at, we used the Eastwood gun to do small touch ups, or if we had just a few small parts to do in a different color. It takes a little more playing around with to get it to lay an even coating then our bigger VersaSprayII system did, but once you get the hang of it, you can get professional looking results. If you are going to start powder coating things, you need to be sure you have a ventilated oven, else you risk an explosion.
i have used an extra oven with no problems using the eastwood system.... cheap powder coating for little things.... never used it on anything bigger than my shock tower caps... and you can never cook with that oven again... it's strictly for powder coating, the chemicals are obnoxious when heated and soak into the oven. Make sure the oven is out of the house as well... as for blowing up, i didnt have any problems, but the door to the oven wasn't sealed airtight...
Well, I'm glad you haven't had any problems yet... just know that you are taking a risk. The fact that you state the chemicals are obnoxious when heated is enough to speak for itself as to how strong fumes are in that oven. A guy that came in our shop used a regular oven, and it worked great for him also, until he blew the door off of it...
and thats a great point, not everyone knows that 400* in a gas oven is way hotter than 400* in an electric oven
