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Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 7:21 pm
by bobbi o
Looking to buy some sand blasting equipment to be used for the refubishment of some plant i have which is needing tarted up ie:skid steer/tipper truck bodies etc.
anyone one got any equipment recommendations to get me going. i already have air compressor.
Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 10:13 pm
by GB_Groundworks
look on ebay there's usually full kits on there inc masks and suits etc
a local farmer near us does it, has the big large 4 wheel compressors and blasts and red leads them he's pretty cheap.
you can get a glass bead kit for karcher pressure washers, did my aluminum table and chairs with it to repaint last summer
Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 7:40 am
by Dave_L
Yeah I was going to say you'll need a large compressor - too small and you'll burn it out.
Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 9:31 am
by GB_Groundworks
by 4 wheel i mean like this the really big ones
Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 6:07 pm
by rab1
Bobby, my mate does this for a living. he does a lot for historic scotland/comercial builders. Could ask him to give you a price for the work?. 
Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 6:37 pm
by bobbi o
rab-thanks for the offer.pm me the details.
i have just taken on a new employee (pole-little english) who has done this kind of work before apparently, so was looking at purchasing some equipment he could use in our yard when not on site.
i've got several compressed air options,but will need to check the output of them. nothing like that double wheel compressor-presumably you need that for stripping ship hulls and not small plant?
the ebay jobs for £100 might be worth a punt,obviously no use for the pros,where speed is the key. anyone know if they's do a job on the small stuff?
Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 6:58 pm
by rab1
from what i`ve been told its all about the material your blasting with and the type of finish you want to leave.
belive the size of compressor you would use is the same as a road gang would use. 
Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 7:46 pm
by seanandruby
Bo, have you considered a needle gun? Don't see a lot of them around these days but they are great for taking the rust off metal. Also use them on concrete. A lot cheaper than blasting. Although you will need rotation with the ops because of HAVS.
Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 8:17 pm
by Dave_L
Plenty of old road compressors about going for very little - ideal for the job on a small/medium scale.
Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 11:45 am
by DNgroundworks
Ive used the needle/scaling guns alot sean for cleaning stone around old fire places and taking paint off quoins etc also on re-inforced concrete, leaves a lovely finish on stone and little mess compared to sand blasting.
Ditto on the point about HAVS they dont half rattle your arms, also i found you cant use them for too long a period anyway as the bloody things burn out, we used the hilti ones btw.
Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 2:53 pm
by seanandruby
was yours electric then? Best get the air one.
Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 5:18 pm
by lutonlagerlout
I used the needle guns to get the rust off a massive water tank,we took it in turns over 2 weeks with 2 lads working and 1 resting,rotating as we went
they certainly get it back to bare metal but lots of sweeping up after
LLL
Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 6:08 pm
by GB_Groundworks
we used the hilti ones on our seca rendered pool walls to get it off to be rerendered, even the hilti burned out after few hours so got the air powered ones very effective but nothing beats sandblasting for cleaning up old plant etc for speed if you have the space and not worried about the mess
we had our club sandblasted poor guy was down in the cellars for 3 days in the dark blasting every inch of the place, ended up with an inch and half of sand/crud on the floor.
it then took us 2 months of a few nights a week to repoint all 3 of the brick arches but looks really good now.
Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 10:06 pm
by seanandruby
used to use them on colliery conveyer belt steelwork, gas holders, cranes. All monkey work in those days, or bosuns chair, no such thing as harnesses. a pain when the needles fall out and left with just a couple :laugh: