Bead Blasting

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Wed May 24, 2006 11:20 pm

i have found a very useful resource here at work, the paintshop have a Plastic Media Strip machine (Bead blaster) that doesn't harm Ali.

If anyone has anything that wants bead blasting (Your manky shocks Shug?) up to about engine block size and weight I can ask nicely for you. My engine head cost me 8 cans of Stella (£9.60 + Free Doritos) and was done inside half an hour.

HTH
Rich

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Wed May 24, 2006 11:41 pm

Nice currency

woody · Post by **woody** » Wed May 24, 2006 11:43 pm

I can do the same sort of job on the west coast if its more handy for anyone, same sort of size, but there's usually not a charge

We've both grit blasting and Plastic media.

Can have any colour you want as long as its spinner cone black

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Wed May 24, 2006 11:43 pm

Universally accepted currency, 8 cans of Stella can get almost anything

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Wed May 24, 2006 11:44 pm

We can get any colour as long as it's NATO Green or Battleship grey

DDtB · Post by **DDtB** » Wed May 24, 2006 11:47 pm

wtf is a bead blaster and what can i get blasted .....!??!

and why do i want one even though i have no idea what it is...?!?!?

woody · Post by **woody** » Wed May 24, 2006 11:48 pm

Cant remember wether you said it was the RAF or Navy you said you were in? I was working with an ex-navy Sea king mechanic today.

woody · Post by **woody** » Wed May 24, 2006 11:50 pm

DDtB wrote:wtf is a bead blaster and what can i get blasted .....!??!

and why do i want one even though i have no idea what it is...?!?!?

It cleans stuff the easy way, and with plastic media does no harm to alloy components.

A blaster is basically a big cabinet with a hose that shoots a grit/air mix to strip off surface coatings.

DDtB · Post by **DDtB** » Wed May 24, 2006 11:51 pm

can you bead blast a person..???

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Wed May 24, 2006 11:52 pm

RAF, hence the Stella, if I was navy it would be probably be Rum (or something) The army would want prety beads or a shiney pebble in trade

(Not really, Crab Air have the greatet respect for the Fishheads and Pongos!)

Think sand blast but a bit softer so not as destructive. Like tut's front clam but (A bit) faster

Rich

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Thu May 25, 2006 9:31 am

Woody could you strip my grills and paint ? Lager / shot on Ed, name your price.

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Thu May 25, 2006 9:35 am

Sanjoy wrote:Woody could you strip my grills and paint ? Lager / shot on Ed, name your price.

I'd be keen for some of that action as well..

If I can get them off.

Titanium S1 111S (gla) · Post by **Titanium S1 111S (gla)** » Thu May 25, 2006 10:21 am

I might have a bead blasting job which Iâ€™d be delighted to pay for with a case or two of the continental fighting lager.

Among my many projects, none of which ever seem to make much progress but keep amused, is a Ford V6 Essex (TVR, Carpri, Scimitar) powered jet speedboat. The jet system is cast Ali and needs stripping back to the metal.

Think you can help me out?

Graham

woody · Post by **woody** » Thu May 25, 2006 10:21 am

DDtB wrote:can you bead blast a person..???

Its fuskin sore when the (nuclear stylee) gauntlets wear through

Sanjoy wrote:Woody could you strip my grills and paint ? Lager / shot on Ed, name your price.

Only if you tell me how to get the front ones off

I'm not for damaging mine 'till someone else has.

The only hold up just now is that i only really do this stuff on nights + backshift; i'm early shift next week (too many bosses) then off for a fortnight

I could do them at the weekend though, but i'd be getting them through here. I'll see my brother, whose at uni in edinburgh, and ask when he'll be home next.

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu May 25, 2006 10:27 am

I'll ask tonight. Shouldn't be a problem, but will cost Lager to do here. I'm off for 2 weeks (w*rk!) in a weeks time too. Thoses rear grills need powder coating, my hammerite effort lasted about 2 weeks!

Anyone work for a powder coating firm?