Just a friendly plug for SodaBlast.

www.sodablast.com.au or PH: 1800 SODABLAST

I have had first hand experience with them, and their blasting method. It is quite amazing how ordinary bi carb soda can take a car back to bare metal, AND NOT DAMAGE THE METAL / PLASTIC / RUBBER etc at all!

No heat distortion of panels, in fact it is quite gentle on the panels, yet takes off ALL the paint and filler etc in quick time.

Very impressive and affordable.

They have a permanent blast site now in Tarren Point (Sydney) and are expanding into other states soon.

GREAT SERVICE, GREAT PEOPLE.

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Website: www.justanothermini.com

Ohh I emailed the months ago.. (they replied straight away) but just recently they sent me photos of a mini they had sucessfully stripped. It looked bloody fantastic, I wonder if this was yours?

And then..



I think you answered your own question with the "it looked bloody fantastic". NO!

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One should never skimp on the zip ties.

I have such a itchy mouse finger at the moment

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

$90 to blast 6 steelies! Cheap considering I got quoted $30 per wheel for sandblasting.

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One should never skimp on the zip ties.

is that what you were quoted?

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They saw you coming Ben
4 x mags sandblasted for a carton of Emu Export
(the exchange rate fluctuates - best on Friday afternoons)

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Too many cars, and too little time.

Yep, quoted the minimum 15 minutes time slot that it would take to do the wheels.

Anybody else got any ideas for removing white paint from some steelies?

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One should never skimp on the zip ties.

hey honk

could we see those photos?

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a girlfriend would be cheaper

Paint stripper. It took the old crap gold paint off my Contessas real easy.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Taren Point, geez Anton, did you get your passport stamped crossing the bridge?????

Doogie

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I won Hay once, here's the pic to prove it..


Hay, it's not about the car, it's not about the venue, it's about the people that come here. Peter Dwyer, Mayor of Hay NSW.

Had to make 2 trips there mate!!

I don't go that far on a contiki tour!

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Here is what the soda blasting did to my steelies.

BEFORE




AFTER
Bare metal, not a trace of paint, brake dust, or grease. Just needed a sponge bath to remove the residual powder.

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One should never skimp on the zip ties.

Sweet
They look like they were made on the factory line just this morning.

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Too many cars, and too little time.

That is outstanding! To be able to see the original welding and scratch free metal - How clever. I wonder if it's possible to buy the soda in bulk to do it at home with a hand held blaster. The thing that puts me off doing any sandblasting in my driveway is the complaints from the neighbours about the residual sand.