Dustless blasting

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something that will get in the nooks and crannies

And once there, despite the best efforts to blow it all out, it may continue to seep out for years.

Hopefully this does not occur during the painting session.

Just something to consider.

Sometimes easy is not best.

buy a small hand sandblaster from harbor freight,tape a pillow case or plastic bag[ if you need to 'see' what you're doing]around the area to be blasted to contain the media. works great for small areas ,minimal mess!I've done this inside finished and upholstered cars use a fan to help suck the fine dust out while working.

That's how all this started many moons ago. I was just going to freshen the engine, then the 'While I'm here, I might as well...' syndrome started. Removed the undercoat in the engine bay and rear end, sealed and painted fuel tank, etc... all the stuff that needs to be done while the engine is out.
BUT after removing as much undercoating as I could by hand, I sandblasted the entire area to remove what was left of undercoating and get in the 'tight' areas, plus also thought it would be a good thing for pre-painting, however, I'm still removing sand from rockers, B-pillars, rear frame areas and that's after massive vacuuming and blowing w/ air gun.
So fast forward to now and I've completely stripped the front end area, removed as much undercoating from the bottom and front wheel area that can be done by hand and almost done with the interior. I've come to far now to not do a complete and best that I can job, just not sure what's the best way to tackle the tight areas. Also, after I remove whatever surface material, I'm wiping the bare metal with Ospho to preserve it

There is a style of media blasting that leaves no residue, other than the removed material.

It is dry ice - CO2 - blasting.

Often used in food production industries so as to not introduce unwanted media into the machinery.

Never used this method. Would assume it is offered as a mobile service. Perhaps it is available in your area?

Short video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_9nITRz--0

I think the dustless blasting you refer to is generally called Vapour blasting or water/glass beading. Done in a cabinet like for media blasting, however has a water pump pumping a solution of glass beads that suspended in water to blast the surface to renew the outer metal. It takes virtually no metal and leaves the surface as original. Unlike bead/sand blasting when you touch the metal it does not leave an oily mark. Some finishes may be a little more shiny than original, but these quickly fade with use.

Here's a Pantera being stripped with the hydro blasting dustless blasting method. Just be sure to wash down those bare panels with phosphoric acid or hydrochloric acid as soon as you're done to prevent flash rust and protect the bare steel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFibV_tc32U

Maybe someone can explain how to embed a youtube video in a post here. I tried and couldn't get it to work.

That is a lot quicker than using razor blades. :^)

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Originally posted by garth66:

... Maybe someone can explain how to embed a youtube video in a post here ...

Embedding Videos

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Embedding Videos

Thanks George! I struggled with it for a while, but didn't know about the extra step due to the YouTube change. Be sure tha make that post a "sticky" somewhere.

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Originally posted by garth66:

... didn't know about the extra step ... Be sure to make that post a "sticky" somewhere ...

The extra step is no longer necessary. The day after I spoke with them about the problem Social Strata updated the Eve Community forum software to be You Tube compatible. There's no longer a need to generate an embed code. The post is a sticky in the Forum Information forum .