Category Archives: Questions About Sandblasting

Sandblasting At Home Dirty Tricks

Sandblasting is an industrial technique that propells very fine bits of material at high-velocity to clean or etch a wide range of surfaces. Although is extensively used in industrial areas you can also use sandblasting at home. Here are my dirty tricks to use sandblasting at home without problems: 1.- First, you must prepare the … Continue reading

Sandblasting Vs Soda Blasting in Yachting

Can I use sandblasting technique to remove the old paint from my boat? Recently I stumbled upon a forum post in a sailing website. One forum member of this website was worried about which specific technique is more appropriate to get a perfect surface finish in yachts. According to sailing experts soda blasting is perfect … Continue reading

DIY Sandblasting

Many of my readers ask me about sandblasting, but one of the main questions is: Can I Do Sandblasting Myself? The easy answer here is no. Of course, with the proper training and experience anyone can master the skill of sand blasting, but for your average homeowner, this is a task best left to the … Continue reading

What Is Wet Sandblasting?

You can think that sandblasting is always dry. The slightest amount of moisture will plug up a blaster. You ever go to the beach and pick up wet sand with your hand?, theres no way that will ever go though a nozzle. But, in fact, there is a wet sandblasting type. Wet sandblasting is more … Continue reading

Sandblasting Custom Wood Signs

Hi. I want to start making some custom wood signs using sandblasting. I’ve seen lots of different sandblasting kits and hoppers, and I’ve not found anywhere what is used for the masking. Can you help with this? Thanks! K.Kinsala “Resist” is the mask used to keep the abrasive off the areas you don’t want blasted. … Continue reading