soda blasting

[bgblckbeaumont]

any body soda blast a body?
heres the thing had problems with the prime sticking
did the 10% vinager wash
tried metal prep
tried self etching prime
sanded the body down
finally got the prime to stick except in one spot that lifted after it was painted
now i,m planning on blocking it back down and stripping the roof and figured i would see what info is out there before i get started
thanks

[INTHE7'S]

Had my vehcile soda blasted before it was repainted. did an awesome job of stripping metal. did not have any problems after it was painted of any areas lifting. here is a link to who did mine south of chicago.
http://www.stoweautobody.com/soda.htm

[bgblckbeaumont]

did you get it back with primer already on it???

[INTHE7'S]

No primer on it when it came back. As long as you leave the sode residue on it till your ready to paint it will not rust at all. I had my car painted 6 months after it was soda blasted and the body shop owner loved the way it came in. like virgin metal.

[bgblckbeaumont]

any idea how he cleaned off the soda residue to prep it for prime??

[INTHE7'S]

wash it down with water and ready to dry and prime

[bgblckbeaumont]

tried that the first time

[noslix]

If you're having adhesion issues with the base primer, I would sand that area back to metal with 80 grit, and then whipe on phosphoric acid diluted 10:1 with water and leave it for about 10 minutes. Let it dry overnight, clean it again with soap and water, let it dry and then reshoot with epoxy primer. A 2k epoxy primer directly on clean, bare metal will usually give the best adhesion.

[quickwrench]

Roughly what did it cost to have the car blasted?

[INTHE7'S]

To have my car soda blasted was 800.00and they did all the body panels including the bumpers and all ground effects too.

[gray86hatch]

We just had my dads chevelle blased 4-5 weeks ago. $670 for the complete shell.

Wash it with water and ready for the body work. The car is in second prime right now should be painted in 3 weeks.

I was very happy with the results. no warping, and didn't even take the galvanizing off.

Tim

[kurtzimmi]

Any one know of a good place near Farmington Mi that Media blasts Fiberglass ?
Thanks for any info......
KZ

[racininva]

when you say the paint lifted, lifting has nothing to do with the soda blasting, and everything to do with the etching primers, primer, sealers, and paint....the big thing to make sure to use the correct etching primers as soon as possible after the blasting, even though you might not see any rust, it can start in the pores of the metal and cause bad problems later on after it is painted