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Soda Blasting Today!
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:08 pm
by bkwesq
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!
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:45 pm
by vabeach1234
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.
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:16 pm
by bkwesq
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:45 pm
by gettaway
May I ask what the soda blastinging will cost? (estimate)
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 6:12 pm
by Torcan
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
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 6:58 pm
by bkwesq
$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
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:10 pm
by captainmaniac
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.
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:26 pm
by prowlersfish
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 .
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:37 am
by alexander38
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.
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:49 am
by prowlersfish
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 ?
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:54 am
by alexander38
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 ?
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 3:20 pm
by bkwesq
No just the bottom paint.