Wet sandblasting

[macdoesit]

Wet sandblasting my brush hog with a 28.00 Amazon wet sandblaster. Wet sandblaster well worth the money. Will paint Kubota orange. Next project is to wet sandblast the smoker firebox surface rust on 3/8 " thick sheet iron and paint.

set sand in a bucket in back of truck, if sand gets wet it will clog the tube.

10 minutes of blasting left side only, and one 50 lb bag of sand. I figure 9 bags total 45.00 and an hour and a half labor.

Sand all over trailer and on 3300psi washer about 25 feet away.

 

[bmaverick]

hmmm, where have I see this before ....

 

[3Ts]

Why the wet sandblaster instead of the usual dry sandblasting? What are the benefits of the wet over the dry? I use the dry with good results and can recycle some of the sand.

 

[HawkinsHollow]

Can you explain how this works? Never heard of wet sandblasting.

 

[beeforty]

I believe you are using a pressure washer that siphons the sand out of the bucket, the water keeps the temperature down on the metal, if I understand it correctly so less warp-age on thin sheet metal, plus you are not creating a dust storm.

 

[macdoesit]

My Pressure washer adds 3,300 PSI to the mix, a lot more than air.
Go to youtube "wet sandblasting"
For me I will never go back to grinding, air sandblasting, or chemicals. Less time, less work.

 

[bigtiller]

My Pressure washer adds 3,300 PSI to the mix, a lot more than air.
Go to youtube "wet sandblasting"
For me I will never go back to grinding, air sandblasting, or chemicals. Less time, less work.

I have never been around a wet-blaster. It seams like the metal would start rusting as it dries. Is this possible, or am I way off base here?

 

[macdoesit]

I have never been around a wet-blaster. It seams like the metal would start rusting as it dries. Is this possible, or am I way off base here?

Mine has no rust after drying in hot sun

 

[5030]

I have never been around a wet-blaster. It seams like the metal would start rusting as it dries. Is this possible, or am I way off base here?

EXACTLY and why I never do that, always dry and always Black Diamond.

You wet sandblast and surface rust immediately starts forming. Not something I'm interested in one bit.

 

[macdoesit]

EXACTLY and why I never do that, always dry and always Black Diamond.

You wet sandblast and surface rust immediately starts forming. Not something I'm interested in one bit.

I'm doing a brush hog and there is no rust.