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Offline cudaguy71

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soda blasting
« on: August 21, 2008 - 12:03:40 PM »
looking for opions on soda blasting, good, bad or otherwise...
Thanks for your help and time,
Eddie
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Re: soda blasting
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2008 - 09:10:27 PM »
I have heard horror stories with that....  :working:

Offline 'Cuda Hunter

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Re: soda blasting
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2008 - 09:25:29 PM »
Really?  I have only heard that sometimes the soda doesn't quite get all of the paint and stuff off. 
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Offline cudagirl4406pk

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Re: soda blasting
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2008 - 12:46:48 AM »
Well my husband soda blasts cars and it is for taking off paint and not for body work mud to come out you need to sand that or sandblast it.But doing the soda blast really does make a difference and i recommend it.
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Re: soda blasting
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2008 - 01:42:27 AM »
I have heard horror stories with that....  :working:


Then you need to do a dilute acid (vinegar)
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Offline troutstreamnm

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Re: soda blasting
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2008 - 11:06:33 PM »
Personnally, I would not recommend it.  Topcat linked to my earlier post that outlined the problems I  had.  Even after paint and body work was finished, I was finding a "soda paste" in the doors and on window linkage that I couldn't remove earlier. The paste happens when the soda gets wet from humidity or water from rain/washing.  I think soda blasting would be good for individual parts that are off the unibody that are easily cleaned and rinsed, but it is alot more work than media blasting.  I highly recommend NOT using it to blast your engine unless you do a total tear down and rebuilt.  Soda will get in your block no matter how good you seal the ports, etc.   :2cents:
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