BeArDy
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Registered: 7th Aug 00
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i have seen pics of a few things, BUT i am after my Corsa shell fully sand blasted to remove every bit of paint/rust/dirt.
had a quote for around £150 and will take about 2 hours.
is the surface ready to etch prime then?
any infomation welcome 
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N90ATH
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
Location: Boreham, Essex
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at a guess yes u could etch prime the shell then but any dents or rusted areas may need sorting first
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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only oak beams 
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Greg_M
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Registered: 2nd Sep 03
Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire
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I think it all has to be cleaned too.
I think i remember someone haveing a rockercover sandblaste YEARS ago, an sand got in the engine.
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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Greg, that was fad
Beady, no it wont be ready to prime, snadblasting allthough good, is a complete nightmare, and it leaves a very very rough suface, also its such a hard process on the itmes, i woulnt actully do it to thing steel panels in fear of it damaging it
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All Torque
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Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
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 My dad's pickup was sandblasted by the Texas desert 
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abdus
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Registered: 23rd Feb 06
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@BeArDy, any more updates on the project?
[Edited on 06-07-2006 by abdus]
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dna23
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Just found this don't know if it's of any help
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STEvieXE
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Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
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sand blasting will destroy ur shell. bead blastin is wot u need. much finer surface. car will then need ne panels replaced (if any) dents repaired etc and the whole car will need preped for primer...
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
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not advised to sand blast a car and sod trying to find the dents after you have!
get the car dipped which will take off all the paint bakc to bare metal and is alot better but again alot more expensive, we did a mini once that had been dipped and off the top of my head i think he said it cost him about £400 - £500
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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£150? 2 hours? Is that all? Thought it was a much bigger job than that. The powder coaters I use do a lot of hot rods. The shell will be ready for etch prime.
C4 WLK: It's a big job, but to find all the dents you could do what the yanks do. Prime the car in white, then in blue or a different colour. Then block until the whole thing is white and all the dents have had filler put in them...
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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cheap price and fast to
took me 2 hours to blast 4 wheels
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