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    Damn the propane, save the bacon!


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    MTR, you might look into renting/borrowing a big enough compressor to blast it in one day. It'd be worth a long days work to do it all at once. It's an idea anyway.
    Be ready now, you won't have that chance later.

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    plenty of extra room "down his pants"
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    you soda blast the panels of a '57 Nomad, an army trailer will be fine with a belt sander.
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    Crotch Rocket


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    I did think about hauling it into work to use a compressor there. I'm not concerned with the tub, so my normal media will be good. Belt sander would do the open flats, EB, but there's too many nooks and crannies.
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    plenty of extra room "down his pants"
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    Dont go tooo literal on me, I was just stating a concept or idea.

    What ever you do, Im pretty damn sure its painted with CARC, and not knowing what the hell is in the stuff, I wouldnt breath or ingest it.

    Every vehicle and trailer is painted with the stuff (AFAIK).


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemic...istant_Coating
    http://www.milspray.com/products-ser.../usar/why-carc
    http://www.publichealth.va.gov/PUBLI...aint/index.asp






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    CARC is a good reason to sandblast it....

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    For the Love of Cats


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    All the more reason to just take it into a company that specializes in blasting. (they'll also have whatever media you want) Pay them a little extra, and it can even come out powder coated, if you choose.
    Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day!
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    Do you have a robot?
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    How hard is it to soda blast?
    If it is predictable then it is preventable....... Gordon Graham

    So if it is predictable and preventable then you better prepare.

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    About the same as sand blast - just a different media.

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    Crotch Rocket


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    Made some small headway this week. After a few measurements I found an only needed to extend the rear of the frame. No box outs on the sides. I got the steel a few days ago, and got it boxed out today. Now just to mount it to the existing frame. I'm going to see if the blasting/ coating company can weld it on for me, and I can get it in tomorrow. If not, I'll haul the whole shebang into work on Monday and weld it here.
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    plenty of extra room "down his pants"
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    Keep the (slow) updates coming! HA HA!
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