sandblasting, beadblasting need advice

vickie Seriously Crusin Dubber

190 posts · joined Oct 2005 · 28 Dec 2005, 6:01 pm

#441811

Need advice

should i sandblast or beadblast my beetle body and floorplan?

any info about either?

also what price should I be looking for the blasting and priming?

Any recommened blasters in Brisvegas or gold coast?

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Dec 2005, 6:52 pm

#441827

before you do either blast strip the guards and boot. bonnet doors and rubbers carpets etc etc so you have good acces to the rusted areas

I would only blast the rusted section ,,, use a screw driver first n havea poke around t osee if yoy find any weal spots then have these blasted

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vickie Seriously Crusin Dubber

190 posts · joined Oct 2005 · 28 Dec 2005, 7:17 pm

#441841

Thanks for the advice, my bug is very naked and stripped of all material, mud and glue and all components have been removed.

she's as naked as the day she was born!!!

VWMA Editor Custom Title Time!

1,086 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 28 Dec 2005, 8:51 pm

#441866

'Red' from Metal Prep at Slacks Creek in Logan City. Great reputation among the Hot Rod scene, and he did a beautiful job on my 63. Knows what he is doing, no warping of panels, and no bullsh*t. He might take a little longer than some places, but it's worth the wait.

Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 29 Dec 2005, 7:33 am

#441988

I think blasting is awesome - it saves so much time and gets a much cleaner finish in all the tight nooks and crannies than trying to do it by hand. The place that did my car warped the doors though, so having someone reputable as mentioned above will be very important.

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Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 29 Dec 2005, 9:26 pm

#442202

VWMA Editor wrote:'Red' from Metal Prep at Slacks Creek in Logan City. Great reputation among the Hot Rod scene, and he did a beautiful job on my 63. Knows what he is doing, no warping of panels, and no bullsh*t. He might take a little longer than some places, but it's worth the wait.

I would recommend Red as well. He has done two of our cars and the finish has been great. Makes it real easy for the panelbeaters later and worth it. I think it cost about $800 for the whole car plus lots of other things ( I had the seat frames and wheels and other bits and pieces done as well).

Cheers.

Yogie

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 29 Dec 2005, 9:47 pm

#442209

on the line of this topic, i don't mean to jack a thread, but will have ot face the same rust treatment in the near future. When checking for other bits of rust by a screw driver, what do u do? poke everything? How hard without dinting or stuffing anything? Dont' use the point metal end but the back handle?

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Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 30 Dec 2005, 12:37 pm

#442358

mynameischris88 wrote:on the line of this topic, i don't mean to jack a thread, but will have ot face the same rust treatment in the near future. When checking for other bits of rust by a screw driver, what do u do? poke everything? How hard without dinting or stuffing anything? Dont' use the point metal end but the back handle?

If you are going to strip the car back eventually, don't poke it, use an orbital sander with coarse pad, or angle grinder with wire brush wheel and remove all the paint etc right around the lower edge of the car (or at least in the areas prone to rust) - this way you have no fear of denting it whilst trying to poke with a screwdriver. Once you sand the paint off, if it is clean metal, great - etch prime and leave it for now. If not, well fix it properly, rust treat it, then prime it. Screwdrivers will miss a lot of semi pitted areas - it would not be my preferred method of rust locating.

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