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Sandblast a Bug?

https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/25726/sandblast-a-bug

XXX-1.8T ·

anyone done it?

And how much has it cost?

:beer

killakornkobb ·

it'll prolly warp ur body.. no idea on cost

vw54 ·

Its about 12 to 1500 for a complete body

Talk to Vintage

helbus ·

Will warp only if you dont know what you are doing. It would be like getting a fence painter with a brush to paint your car - wrong way of doing the job.

Plastic/ media blasting wont warp the panels. Yeah cost is about $1000-1200. I get all cars I do resto's on bead blasted. The owners pay, and get the best results.

Individual panels are about $80 each to get done.
killakornkobb wrote:it'll prolly warp ur body.. no idea on cost

Dasdubber ·

Must be lucky up here in Brissy - I only paid $650 for a bare shell including all guards, doors etc which included etch priming. My mate had his oval done at another place and paid around $600 roughly. Must have been a good deal apparently!!

But yes, make sure you reinforce the importance of maintaining warp free panels - mine came out worse than my mate's oval. Both were sandblasted (would have got plastic/media done if we had access to that service).

Alan

GL1972 ·

I got 4 guards bonnet and engine lit done for $140 near Gosford.

Brendan

vw54 ·

Must be lucky up here in Brissy - I only paid $650 for a bare shell
thats what your get when you live in the surburbs....

Yeah its bloody expensive paying to the labour is the killer.