Sand blaster chassis then what ?, What would do next ? Options

[914GTSTI]

Going to have my chassis sand blasted. What next steps do you guy's do ?
Randy

[Luke M]

Going to have my chassis sand blasted. What next steps do you guy's do ?
Randy

I went through this last summer with my brothers 914-6 conv. I was going to do my factory 6 right after his. Once I saw the process I changed my mind. It's a mess and that's putting it kindly. My brothers car was wet blasted with light grit sand but it still warped the door skins and trunk lids. I watched the guy do the the whole car. Took his time and kept his distance from the panels. There was still warping. Not to mention the sand was everywhere and I mean everywhere. We taped up and capped a lot of the openings but that didn't help. We started blowing out sand right after it dried and still to this day you'll find sand spots. We blew out the longs and the whole car for days prior to sanding and epoxy primer. If you plan on doing the work get ready cause it's a time thing too. The chassis will start to flash rust and you'll be sanding away before you even spray any primer. Have a schedule set and stick with it. The guy that did our blast used a rust prevention chemical and it held for 4 to 5 days. After that the panels flashed and had to be sanded.

I've yet to find a better way to strip my chassis. I'm not dipping the chassis so that's out. Vapor blasting maybe but would have to research it more.

Whatever you decide on just give yourself enough time to blast , clean, and prime all within those 4 to 5 days. If not you'll be wishing you never blasted it.
That's my experience with having the blasting done. Maybe others had better luck.