Andrew,
Baking soda blasting has been around a few years. My understanding is that
you have to have a kit installed on your sandblaster for the baking soda to
work. It is a good media to take paint off of body parts because it doesn't
hurt the chrome or glass, doesn't heat up like sand so there is no problem
with the metal warping and it is environmentally friendly. I have a blaster
from HF and plan to get the baking soda kit which is less than $100 do my
LBC fenders and doors. There are also companies that specialize in baking
soda blasting. I was unaware that it would clean wire wheels. Where they
chrome or did he remove the paint from painted ones?
Pete
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@comcast.net>
To: "'Triumphs'" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 5:05 PM
Subject: [TR] Wire wheels
> List:
>
> About 6 months ago a friend bought a grubby E-type jaguar with wire
> wheels.
> I went to see him today - he has now got the car going and we went for a
> drive. The amazing thing was the wheels look like they were re-chromed -
> just beautiful.
>
> Turns out he filled his portable sandblaster with baking soda and simply
> blasted them clean. Honestly - these wheels were beautiful. Made me
> think
> I should give it a shot with my ageing wire wheels.
>
> But before I do, has anyone ever heard of this ?
>
> Andrew Uprichard
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