[Member-Forum] sandblasting

[Land N Sea]

I finally got all the components sandblasted for my K-350. I built an 8'X8'X8' visqueen shed in my shop with one side that isn't secured so I could access it with my forklift as he blasted things but the deflecting grit and air volume was too much for it and the staples started ripping out so I had to move the operation outside.
I wanted it inside as it would be easy to reclaim the grit and use again having a concrete floor plus we get rain every afternoon usually so didn't want that to effect his progress.
Unfortunately he is the only mobile sandblaster on the Island so I had no options and when I asked him for a quote he gave me a price and said I had to also provide the compressor and sand as well. Before I could move him outside, my shop got completely covered in grit so I will be sweeping and vacuuming for days. I was surprised to see that he didn't' have a sandblast hood that has the positive air flow from the compressor for safety and visibility reasons but was really surprised when I popped outside the shop to see him doing it bare chested! Paradise isn't all that it's cracked up to be.
I taped all the sealing surfaces and threw hulls that had the O ring grooves and explained to him that those areas could NOT be blasted but he kind of got them anyway so am a little concerned about water ingress by the O rings but hopefully it's not that bad. I tried wiping the blasted steel with a acquire thinner to remove any oil and impregnated moisture but was impossible to do with the surface being so rough so I switched to using a rose bud to remove any moisture which was evident when I hit it with the rose bud but it was a slow process and I was also concerned that I might warp something so I gave that up and just tried to apply the primer as soon as he was done with an object. 
He was here 8 hours and by the time I got a coat of primer on the last thing blasted it was 8:45 PM. I had a quick sandwich and went to bed and it was my birthday to boot. I guess if it was easy everyone would be doing it! enough crying on your shoulders, I better get sweeping. I included a picture above for your enjoyment.....

Aloha

Rick
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