The 'E' Type Forum

Hi Has anyone ever soda blasted their e-type? We have recently purchased a restoration etype and we have been advised that sand blasting is too rough and having the car dipped will strip all the lead loading! Any ideas would be great.

Thanks

Hi ...purcbasd one of the soda blasters a couple of years ago...about the size of a calor gas cylinder.....not to strip a complete car....just small pieces....the largest i done was the engine compartment of my MGC......what a great piece of kit..although very messy .....must be done outside as the white powder goes every where......as a test i tries stripping the paint offof the very soft ally coke cans......took the paint of great and the ally was virtually unmarked.....Steve

I've used soda blasting on delicate items like carb bodies with fantastic results. The benefit is that no residue is left as it can be rinsed with warm water as anything left will be dissolved. It may be too light-weight to remove thick paint and rust though??

I had my FHC blasted with chilled iron. I was a bit concerned at first it sounded like it may be too harsh, but the company I used (Marawise in Coventry) do loads of etypes with zero issues. They did a fantastic job - everything that wasn't solid metal was stripped, but left all lead loading and some filler - zero distortion on any panels including bonnet. I think a lot of issues come from inexperienced operators rather than just the media used.

I can also vouch for the fact that soda blasting turns EVERYTHING white whithin a 10 mile radius!!

Cheers.

Yes
Had my shell soda blasted by a yorkshire company
Not a quick process as pressure used is low to reduce heat build up in metal, but what a finish, very impressed, she'll went straight to body shop for prep and paint, fortunately no major rust, lucky me.
Happy to share name of guy who runs business if needed
Also does vapour blasting
That's also superb and restores old parts to new, carbs, inlet manifolds etc

I had it done once, for me it was a messy old process, i didn't like it, and my painter moaned at me for ages !!
I go for bead blasting now, a lot cleaner and far more efficient.