I'm thinking of getting one of these to clean up alloy car parts. Does anyone have one here? And are they any good?

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Lindsay Palmer
06 Mazda SP23
80 Alfa GTV (weekend toy)
86 626 Turbo (daily drive, now stolen)
71 cooper s replica
69 cooper replica
76 clubman
62 english 850
68 Mini Auto

I use a small sand blasting cabinet with glass beads and it works great on alloys, steel,etc for paint removal and light rust/oxidation etc to clean up. You can get at supercheap or other parts/tool stores for $150-$200 and the great thing is it recycles the media. Not sure if you can use soda in it but can't see why not?

Cheers
Rod

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1967 New British Racing Green Mk1 Cooper S, 1967 Lake Green 1275 MG Midget, 1969 Jet Red / Crystal White Mk2 Cooper S, 1972 Gambier Turquoise Clubman GT (ex police), 1972 Camino Gold Clubman GT, 2009 JCW Challenge Edition, Megane RS265, Clio RS220.

Thanks Rod, I've got a cabinet already. I'd be using this for things too big to go in the cabinet

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Lindsay Palmer
06 Mazda SP23
80 Alfa GTV (weekend toy)
86 626 Turbo (daily drive, now stolen)
71 cooper s replica
69 cooper replica
76 clubman
62 english 850
68 Mini Auto

I have a different type of pot one which works OK but is slow with my compressor.

I use garnet to blast. I found using an old 3 person tent was good for containing the blast media and paint coming off the item being blasted.

Looks like a good idea. I just chuck the hose from my cabinet blasting gun into a bag of soda outside lol. But this looks like a better option and a good price.

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