Bead Blasting Questions Options

[TonyAKAVW]

I'd like to do some powder coating, but I first need to get set up to do the preparation work, which means bead blasting. I have a compressor but I'm not sure if its satisfactory for blasting. I've been looking at the cheapo blasting cabinets from Harbor Freight and they seem to require about 5 CFM at 80 PSI. My compressor can put out maybe 4 CFM at 80 PSI, and has a 21 gallon tank.

Does anyone who's done bead blasting know if this will work? My guess is that it would just be slower with lower pressure, but there must be some point at which it becomes painfully slow. Anyone have experience with this?



-Tony

[jonwatts]

I agree it's nice to have and I'll need to pick one up someday (I hate nasty parts). However, the home powder coating kit may be off my wish list. I'm getting my suspension blasted and coated for $250 which seems too darn cheap for me to ever want to do it myself. This is everything including rear axles, front crossmember, and all the small pieces of the front suspension.

I chose yellow for the color based partially on the poll I posted here but mostly from the wife's input. She suggested yellow before I even told her the choices. So what do I know (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)