Bob:
Wow, sounds like the voice of experience. I guess I was very
fortunate when I had my body
blasted. The blasters had lots of LBC experience, and used plastic
beads. Perhaps that
made the difference, I dunno.
A more likely explanation for my good results: "God protects
idiots and little children."
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of TRsick@aol.com
Sent: June 14, 2006 6:41 AM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Dip & Strip
Hey Steve, Todd & Co:
Talking from my own experience. About 7 years ago while redoing my
76
TR6. My wife & I chemically stripped my TR6. It came out very nice, but
the
bonnet. Since the bonnet had the support braces underneath, & had some
slight
pitting we could not get to with the chemical stripper. I dropped the
bonnet
off at my local media blaster. It got RUINED. The blaster completely
warped the
whole hood. I went at least 6 years thinking "The media blaster was an
idiot".
Now flash forward about 7 years to 2006. I now own a commercial
powder
coating biz. I have 3 different media blasting set ups, including a
walk-in
blast booth. A good friend of mine is now redoing his TR6. Asks me to
media
blast the 4 wings/fenders, trunk lid & bonnet. Knowing what I know
about my
bonnet. I was a little nervous. We did the 4 wings & trunk lid first.
They came
out AWESOME!. Now the bonnet. I moved my PSI way down, made great
efforts to
not stay in one area too long to not create heat. We went very soflty &
carefully. Guess what. It still got ruined!
IMO, NEVER EVER media blast a TR6 Bonnet. It cannot not take it.
The
arched design is just to flimsy. Not even with soda blasting.
Good Luck
Bob "with the Union Jack painted on my hood & now you know why"
76 TR6
(http://www.capecodpowdercoating.com)
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