Need Info on Media Blasting

I'm Looking for a shop that can blast an entire car in or near Colorado(I live in the NW portion of the state) and a ballpark figure for what they charge. I can transport easy enough just not sure where to look.  

i don't know where a shop is but they usually charge around 800- 1200. that is about the average i have found in tenn. good look. i am trying it myself.  

I'm not a big fan of media blasting. You'll have media coming out of every crack and frame hole for months (great when you're trying to paint!)...

I prefer chemical stripping. Simply apply the paint stripper to the surface, let it bubble, and scrape it off.

If you really want to get a full body clean then chemically dipping it is another option, but you have to have a bare chassis (no wiring, etc.) and it will usually take out all seam sealer, requiring you to reseal the whole car...

HTH...
Mark  
Mark Houlahan
Editor
Modified Mustangs & Fords Magazine

1965 FFR Roadster 427W/TKO-600
1966 Mustang 289-4V/C4
1968 Mustang 4.6L Three-Valve/5R55S auto
1990 Mustang 347/AOD
1998 Escort 2.0L SOHC/F4E-111 Auto
2002 Explorer Sport Trac 4.0L V-6/5R55 Auto

I know what you mean about media coming out of every crack and hole. My old job we sand blasted the gearboxes before I had to rebuild them. It get's every where even places you think are sealed up well!

The reason I was asking about blasting is the 66 coupe I have has about 7 layers of paint and primer. My girlfriend and I along with my best friend used stripper for a lot of the paint. It worked well for most of it until the bottom 3 layers, they are really stubborn. I will check into the dipping as the car is stripped of everything now.

I need to replace both rear quarters due to previous accidents and most of the seam sealer is already removed through out the car. Their is very little rust but some body filler. Thanks for the reply!  

No problem, thanks for the progress update on your coupe. Good luck with it!

Mark  
Mark Houlahan
Editor
Modified Mustangs & Fords Magazine

1965 FFR Roadster 427W/TKO-600
1966 Mustang 289-4V/C4
1968 Mustang 4.6L Three-Valve/5R55S auto
1990 Mustang 347/AOD
1998 Escort 2.0L SOHC/F4E-111 Auto
2002 Explorer Sport Trac 4.0L V-6/5R55 Auto

First of all, I am NOT a body man, but if you have the car dipped, won't it leave bare metal in places you can't get to to paint? ...causing future rust issues? Again just curious, because I am a mechanic-not a body man.  
1967 Fairlane 289-4v auto...for now
2007 Mustang
1997 HD F-250
2006 Taurus

Read an article a while back about it: once dipped they dip it again in a neutralizing solution to get ride of the acid then dip it in an "e-coat" solution that (if I understood it correctly) is suppose to be a type of electrically applied primer.  Meaning it goes everywhere the acid went and covers the whole body.  
67 Mustang Coupe
302 .040 / C4 / 8.8

I recently learned of "soda blasting" and found that it is sodium bicarbonate.

Questions:
1 - Its suppose to protect the metal for up to 6 weeks after basting.  What's the downside?  What do you have to wash the soda off with before painting and what does it do to the paint?
2 - Isn't that the same stuff that's in Draino?  
67 Mustang Coupe
302 .040 / C4 / 8.8

I looked into soda blasting myself from what I could find out its salt & hard to get out of all cracks and will cause rust. & paint companys will not give warrenty on cars that are soda blasted as it leaves a thin film on the body dont know if its true but didnt want to take the chance paints to flamin dear. to check it all out just google soda blasting.  
69 mustang grande  600 hp 357 clevo
owner building
steady progress

I had my 67 blasted in utah just north of salt lake city.  that isn't too far from where you are.  

I called RediStrip in Indianapolis about dipping. They wanted $1100 to dip my '67 Coupe.  The guy I talked to explained they do the neutralizing solution but it is impossible to do an e-coat primer because of some electric principle (he gave the name and I can't remember it now) that says you can't put an electric charge on the inside of a closed metal area (for instance inside a rocker panel).

Happy Thanksgiving!  
67 Mustang Coupe
302 .040 / C4 / 8.8

I own a powder coating/soda blasting business.  Soda (sodium bicarbonate) is not salt, and it will not cause rust. Soda is just industrial grade baking soda. the soda i use is actually made by armex, the same company that makes arm & hammer baking soda. soda is non-abrasive so therefore it will not generate heat and not warp any metal, it is also gentle enough to take finish off of wood and fiberglass.  what removes the paint is just the hammering effect of the propelled soda particles under high pressure.  I charge $150/hr and it usually equals around 700-800 bucks.  yes you have to clean the metal pre-painting..but you should do that in any case.  I have never had any problems with warranty issues from paint companies.  I have a degree in auto body and have worked in 3 body/custom shops and always used soda blasting. never had any problems with ppg or sherwin williams.  any more questions feel free to ask!