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I need to sandblast my frame, was gonna have it done by a shop but thinking about giving it a try myself.
anybody got any tips?

Is this even worth it? for 10 bux seems i could give it a go. Even if it doesn't do a professional job, that might be enough to remove most of the paint and save time and money if I have the pro do it later.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/sto ... -100008764

Thats what I used to do all of my bike,I just poured all the sand in a bucket and blasted away.But first I made sure to tape everything up that I did'nt want sand getting into.

Does it work off of your air compressor? Pretty cool, and cheap!

looks like it from the ad, i'll give it a go next week and report if it's total junk.

Silica is very dangerous to your health!

Any micro particles are and make sure you wear a damn good respirator and goggles.

You are best leaving this to a pro. Some DIY projects are best left to the pros and let them take the hit since they have all the safety equipment to avoid damaging their lungs.

Go rent a soda blaster

They are much safer. The one I used mixed the soda with water at the tip, eliminating any dust. They work really slick. I think safety goggles was all that was required to run the thing

We used it for removing creosote off of veneer drying equipment. Nice thing about the soda blaster is there was no need for clean-up of the used media like you would have with other media types

We had some of those type at work several years ago but got rid of them. They get the blasting media everywhere. In the air, in your face, all over your garage. The best type of sand blaster for smaller stuff is the kind that's enclosed.

There are several types of blasting media. At work we have both silica and plastic beads. I use the plastic beads to clean my spark plugs. They won't damage the tip.

Yes you need a respirator,one of those white disposable suits and I wore goggles plus a face shield.I also had a big box that I cut a opening into so the sand would'nt get everywhere.I have a 3hp compressor with a 35gallon tank,you might get away with something smaller but you will need alot of air.There was a write up of someone that had his frame soda blasted and the powdercoating reacted to the soda blasted frame,he had to get all his frame sandblasted again.

Yeah I read a little more about it, the danger and the investment for a REAL good mask, air supply and such doesn't seem worth it for the little use I'll have for it.
Thanks for the great info, this site is awesome, another reason why I ask here 1st, always good advice (if not advice, i'll always get a good laugh out of the posts)