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I've found a lot of uses for Soda blasting here too.
It leaves the correct finish on engine cases.
You can blast a complete part or unit without fear of the abrasive doing any damage. A rinse of water and it dissolves.
It will remove grease unlike other media blasting.
It won't hurt chrome or glass.
It is also good for rubber parts too.
On a side note, Kwai, gimme a ring when you are free. I might be headed to TX with an empty trailer. Want one of your trucks brought down?
This has got me wondering how well it would work on some slightly corroded gun parts.
Certainly worth a try.
I tried the soda blaster from that article today. I had cleaned and scrubbed the carb with a toothbrush and degreaser and then carb cleaner and it still looked like crap.
I ran to the hardware store to grab a barbed nozzle that will fit my existing air nozzle. $4.00 later, all I can say is WOW! I don't know why I wasted an time with the tooth brush.
I only did one side because I robbed all of the baking soda that my wife had in the house (1/2 of a small box). I will grab a few boxes in the tomorrow and post up some before and after pics.
Gimpy, I hope that you dont mind me jumping on your thread, I searched and yours came up. I may help another zoner :D
Head over to your local Harbor Freight and you can buy 50 lb bags of blasting soda. Lots cheaper than buying little boxes and one bag will last a long time doing small stuff.
No problem. Posting in this thread saves looking through multiple threads when someone searches later on. Keeping all info in one thread is a time saver.
I have soda blasted carbs and fuel pumps. Both turn out looking like new. Just be careful on the carbs that you don't work it so hard you take the anodizing off.
The soda blasting works to clean data plates. This example took all of 30 seconds to clean.
Before:
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/9...1017133850.jpg
After:
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/1...1017134244.jpg
Thanks Randy and Robb. I ran out to the store last night and grabbed six 1 lb boxes for just under $3.00. here is what i started with:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...s/PICT1147.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...s/PICT1148.jpg
Her is after scrubbing with carb cleaner:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...s/PICT1151.jpg
Here is the finished product:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...s/PICT1153.jpg
Nice!
Iam a big fan of the soda blasting for delecate surfaces. I am glad that you tried is and it worked for you. Remember to give it a good hot water rinse and then some WD40 or a little carb cleaner to clear the soda film before putting it back on the truck.
Zach
I second Zach's comment. I wish I'd discovered it ten years ago. It really does a very nice job and I've tried it on so many different things with excellent results.
One place I've also found it works very well is when someone has painted rubber parts and you need to strip off the paint. With motorcycles, there are a lot of plastic body parts on newer bikes, and soda blasting is pretty kind to the plastic but removes the paint too.