Soda blasting?

[hunting4bear]

we regularly use different grits and materials to remove oxides and rust from metals at work and although some say " oh bicarbonite of soda i hear its wont hurt glass etc... " ANY media propelled with compressed air it will abraid chrome and glass just the soda is not as rapid and as would say black beauty, but is not as harsh overall as other media and is concidered envirometally safe. persoanlly i had same thoughts of doing my own 66 mustang but have after weighing cost time and still having to mask off or remove items i dont want blasted i am going to let a pro shop do mine when ready. I do have a small spot blaster to work little areas i want to check ahead of time for the character or strength of an area to see if i will need to replace it. and dont forget after yo grit blast depending what they use you wil have to re chalk and seal any factory sealed seams or joints due to fact some medias will totoally chew away the stuff the factory used to seal with. SO for the time energy and mess unless you have a pro garage where u have a booth to do it in or no neighbors where they can bitch and complain if you do it out doors go for it. and another thing to remember it makes a BIG mess and the paint removed can be classified as hazardous waste with the laws some states / or cities have in affect now. we have 55 gallon barrells of waste blast media at work and at $400 a barrell disposal fee just cause it has some paint particles in it so it can get a bit expensive.

[Gearhead999]

Just read in a Cruiser magazine here in Flordia. A company is advertising the average car at $450 to have it media blasted. Heck, that's not a bad deal when you said that the small blaster was $250. And that is just the start of spending money on the equipment, clean up and labor to do it yourself.

[rwhite65]

had my 65 media blasted professionally. I think it costs around $500-$600. Was well worth the money, and did not remove any of the original filler from the factory.
Ryan

[Paul 69 Mach I]

Thanks for the responses everyone. Professional cost around here is $500.00
It is just one of those things I am wondering if I can do it. Besides my son's car makes a good victim for my mistakes. It has small areas of bondo I'd like to explore before having a shop work on it.

As far as the Equip, I have the compressor & well the rest is a tax write off for me so I do not mind buying it. Heck I'll donate it later & take another tax write off!!!
I'll have to check on rental.