Soda Blasting Today!

bkwesq · Post by **bkwesq** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:08 pm

The old girl is getting blasted as I sit here at work. I took before pics and will load them on the blog and then will get after pics this weekend! It is starting to look as if it is an actual boat again!

vabeach1234 · Post by **vabeach1234** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:45 pm

Looking forward to seeing the before and after pictures. I've been considering blasting the bottom of my boat for years, but I always find other things to spend my money on.

bkwesq · Post by **bkwesq** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:16 pm

vabeach1234 wrote:Looking forward to seeing the before and after pictures. I've been considering blasting the bottom of my boat for years, but I always find other things to spend my money on.

Well we had a 9,000 boat budget and we paid 1000 for the boat so I have money for the engine and soda and the 4 million other things we needed!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gettaway · Post by **gettaway** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:45 pm

May I ask what the soda blastinging will cost? (estimate)

Torcan · Post by **Torcan** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 6:12 pm

Am also interested in costs as well.

On another note..has anyone any experience with dry ice blasting? Also used for marine applications, very small iice pellets that work the same way as the soda, but evaporates
http://www.wickensdryiceblasting.com/wi ... ations.htm

bkwesq · Post by **bkwesq** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 6:58 pm

$1000

A total mess and he didn't take the old name - I had to clean my neighbors house - I'm sick over the mess

captainmaniac · Post by **captainmaniac** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:10 pm

bkwesq wrote:A total mess and he didn't take the old name - I had to clean my neighbors house - I'm sick over the mess

This is why many marinas don't allow people to blast on the property - combination of the mess, potential damage to others boats, as well as the residue being classed as hazardous waste and needing to be disposed of properly (because of the chemicals and metals content in the antifouling being blasted off).

Torcan - if you are thinking of getting something done make sure you ask around first to find a place you can have it done at without hassles. If your marina is a member of the 'Clean Marine' program, you probably can't do it there.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:26 pm

Many marinas round here allow it but they picky on who it is , for good reason . they make sure the contractor doing it takes steps to contain there work. the cheap fly by night blasters get run off . the marina I haul at is a "Green Marina" and they allow it , the blasters build a tent around the hull .

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:37 am

prowlersfish wrote:Many marinas round here allow it but they picky on who it is , for good reason . they make sure the contractor doing it takes steps to contain there work. the cheap fly by night blasters get run off . the marina I haul at is a "Green Marina" and they allow it , the blasters build a tent around the hull .

Ditto.....

mine is looking into putting up a 70'blast shed. The guy they use now isn't bad he's going to do mine for $ 1200.00 in Nov.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:49 am

bkwesq wrote:$1000

A total mess and he didn't take the old name - I had to clean my neighbors house - I'm sick over the mess

How much of the hull did you have blasted ?

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:54 am

prowlersfish wrote:
bkwesq wrote:$1000

A total mess and he didn't take the old name - I had to clean my neighbors house - I'm sick over the mess

How much of the hull did you have blasted ?

good point.. they didn't blast the shinny part did they ?

bkwesq · Post by **bkwesq** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 3:20 pm

No just the bottom paint.