I live in a remote aera, I can't see why I have to import 25kg bags of sand to remove a little rust, paint or gelcoat when there is tons of different grades lying around. With a little sifting and preparation could natural sand and grit be used?
2007-03-08 06:01:57 · 6 answers · asked by mohara_geminidawn 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Yes. If you have an area outdoors or one thats heavily ventialted. Processed sand is cleaned, regular old sand like creek sand, beach sand, or hardware store sand is full of dirt and dust and will distroy a shop even if your using a cabinet. Be careful of beach sand that its not salt water, that will harm the gun, otherwise the gun will handle it just like any other abrasive matter as long as you sift it to remove large pieces, stones and other junk. Just use the appropriate ceramic nozzle.
2007-03-08 06:08:57 · answer #1 · answered by Dave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you can. I used beach sand for many years without any damage to the gun and the work was good. All I did was sift it and then spred it out to dry. Worked like a charm.
2007-03-08 06:13:17 · answer #2 · answered by mark t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sand has silica in it which is released as a dust when blasting with it. (as has coal) so precautions are necessary to avoid inhaling even if the gun is a recycling type. advice already given on drying ect is correct.
2007-03-09 14:17:56 · answer #3 · answered by Mick W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It must be dry or blast unit will just clog up.
2007-03-08 06:06:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
complex factor. try searching on yahoo. just that could help!
2014-11-25 22:35:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
problematic aspect. try searching from google. that will can assist!
2015-03-29 16:36:51 · answer #6 · answered by doris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋