Originally Posted by
Chilly
I have just used a water blaster on my door frame. It instantly rusted! Just something to be aware of.
Same with molasses, scrub with clean water and watch it rust in front of your eyes because it's so clean & unprotected. You need to dry it very quickly and hit it with some phosphoric acid.
Originally Posted by
101 Ron
The best way I have seen for doing alloy Landrover panels is paint stripper.
Agree on panels but chassis, axles, springs, wheels etc. need a media blaster.
Paying someone to do the job is getting expensive, I'm paying about $25 to get a wheel rim done.
I have a 3-phase supply so I'm on the lookout for a cheap old 3-phase compressor. I'd then use a pot similar to the one Tom linked to but you would need a big tarp to try & catch the blast media to re-use as much as possible.
You do have to work out whether it's financially viable though and weigh up against the convenience of doing it yourself when you need it rather than waiting.
Colin
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
'58 Series II (sold)
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C
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