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Media Blasting Cab, Fenders etc. word of caution

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Old 10-09-2014, 11:23 AM
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Media Blasting Cab, Fenders etc. word of caution

I had my cab, fenders, all all associated pieces media blasted recently, I used "Dustless Blasting" I saw them and their product system at SEMA last year and it was supposed to be the latest and greatest media blasting going, I have to say I'd never ever, ever, under no circumstances do it again, they use a crushed glass,water,sand process and it does come out nice but the mud and caked on mud/sand/glass that gets stuck in all the nooks and crannies is unbelievable, I've been trying for the last month to get it clean enough to seal the metal, and every time you think you're there, you find more sand/mud stuck somewhere. I'll take good old sand blasting or acid dipping anytime. Oh yeah, it wasn't cheap either $$$$$$$$
I'd like to hear from other forum members that may have used "Dustless Media Blasting" and see if they had similar issues, maybe it was the guy that did it was in a rush and didn't bother to rinse it/wash/clean before calling to say it was done. I don't know, but it has become my little nightmare to say the least.
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Old 10-10-2014, 09:00 AM
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I've seen a couple of bodies done by a local guy here in St Louis and there's minimal crud left when he's done. He's about 1/2 again the price of sand blasting. Is that in line with what you paid?

 
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Old 10-10-2014, 11:17 AM
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My guess is the guy was just being lazy and didn't do all the cleaning or he's used to doing flat panels where there isn't all those little spots to hide all that dirt.
 
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