MGD72Monte Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Sandblast that is As part of the rear end refurb I am working on, I am sandblasting some of the undercarriage and suspension parts. To do this I built a booth in my basement. Basically a plastic booth sealed with duct tape. I quickly found that I was engulfed in a sandstorm and couldn't see what I was trying to sandblast. I added a set of furnace filters on each side of the booth and a fan on one side to draw dust out of the air. It's definetly better but the filter gets full pretty fast, still tough to see so you have to take frequent breaks to let the fan catch up. I think I will spring for a cabinet at some point in the future. Here is a photo of the booth before I installed the inlet filter: Here are the parts I sandblasted And then painted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G. Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Very nice setup you have there, and fine work indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Nice indeed even did the brake hardwear make sure it gets all lubed up on the pivot points.Anything that moves needs some sort of lube. Nice work, be carefull that crossmember dont gouge the wall up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaman Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Nice indeed even did the brake hardwear make sure it gets all lubed up on the pivot points.Anything that moves needs some sort of lube. Nice work, be carefull that crossmember dont gouge the wall up. yeah Momma won't be happy if you mess up her walls... Nice work though and a nice set-up on the booth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
502ci Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Nice job. Nothing like taking old parts back down to bare metal and making them look new again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mcarlo Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Nice job. Nothing like taking old parts back down to bare metal and making them look new again... ...and not paying to have someone blast them for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGD72Monte Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 Thanks guys. This pic shows the rear left brake before and the rear right after a new spring set and sandblast and paint with high temp paint of other components. I replaced the shoes not that long ago as well as the drums and the cylinders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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