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Offline Swims350

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Re: rust repair
« Reply #45 on: April 10, 2008, 08:37:10 pm »
also if you do got the extra go ahead and get their other 2 products to make sure it lasts as long as possible and works the best, and they have this like fiberglass mat, sheet, it helps cover pin holes of the have an epoxy stuff too.

I was gonna do the mesh sheets but I had big holes.
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Re: rust repair
« Reply #46 on: April 10, 2008, 08:51:22 pm »
i dont have a sand blaster so i thank i will sand it and put some rust converter on it and i hope that will do for now
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Re: rust repair
« Reply #47 on: April 10, 2008, 09:01:39 pm »
When I replace a center hump I get one from another truck. Your floor really doesn't look that bad. I have fixed ALLOT worse than that.
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Re: rust repair
« Reply #48 on: April 10, 2008, 09:20:58 pm »
that makes me feel better
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Re: rust repair
« Reply #49 on: April 10, 2008, 10:07:58 pm »
this is when i pulled the carpet off and used a dremel to reshape the bolts because thay where to rusty to put a socket on them i had to resize them so i could take them out


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Re: rust repair
« Reply #50 on: April 11, 2008, 07:09:51 pm »
today i sanded and used a wire brush that work ok what could i use that would really get down in there like that i could use on a drill
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Offline JJSZABO

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Re: rust repair
« Reply #51 on: April 11, 2008, 09:36:59 pm »
Anything on a drill will not be able to get into the pits - you will have to either use a sandblaster or a rust converter.  I bought my (pot) sandblaster at Tractor Supply for 99.00.  Do you have a large air compressor?
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Re: rust repair
« Reply #52 on: April 11, 2008, 10:48:44 pm »
i used a wire brush on a drill on where my transfer case cover goes and that worked good but when i got to the floor it did not do so well but yea i do on a big air compressor
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Re: rust repair
« Reply #53 on: April 13, 2008, 01:08:41 pm »
OK thats great - now go and buy a small sand blaster for 99.00 and some sand blast sand (use a resperator) and start sandblasting.  You would be suprised at the results.  Having a large air compressor is half the battle ;D
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Re: rust repair
« Reply #54 on: April 13, 2008, 01:49:04 pm »
ok i might do that
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Offline Swims350

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Re: rust repair
« Reply #55 on: April 13, 2008, 07:24:09 pm »
eastwood has a speed blaster that's only like $45 and it holds the sand in the top of it, might hold less sand and take more time to load but what the heck it's cheaper.
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Re: rust repair
« Reply #56 on: April 13, 2008, 10:00:43 pm »
Unless its a pressure blaster its a waste of time Do you have a compresor big enough to run one? 
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Re: rust repair
« Reply #57 on: April 13, 2008, 10:21:14 pm »
would this sand blaster work and i have a 20 gallon air compressor

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=34202
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Offline ccz145a

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Re: rust repair
« Reply #58 on: April 14, 2008, 08:26:21 am »
What is the CFM rating for you compressor? That blaster req 6-25.
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Re: rust repair
« Reply #59 on: April 14, 2008, 08:38:32 am »
would this sand blaster work and i have a 20 gallon air compressor

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=34202

That is the same sand blaster I have but a 20 gallon compressor is not big enough.  When I asked if you had a large compressor, I meant an 80 gallon, two stage compressor.  I have an 80 gallon, two stage and it will make my compressor run constantly.  Sand blasters are air hogs.
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