Eastwood dual soda blaster ?. Worth it

[SEE YA]

Hello, near the end of my beetle restoration for my wife. I have been looking at the idea of the soda blaster the Eastwoods one looks good. The cost would be around just under £500 with soda .

I plan to use it on the whole car, prep it for a bare metal respray etc. I looked at the video of it looks good and will save me time and money.

Question has anyone bought one on here ?. I would like some feedback on it please.

[SEE YA]

Well looks like no one has bought one then on here.

[TriumphDriver]

£500?????
I buy complete cars for less than that, then go for a sausage soda.
It's a lot of money but I can see how the DIY aspect would save you a lot of labour costs. You can also sell it afterwards and recoup most of the cost.

[rich.]

have you thought about getting a quote from a professional blasting firm?

[alabbasi]

They have eastwood company in the UK?
I think that there's a smaller one that can be bought for less then $300 US. Pretty good value if you want to strip a whole car. I was thinking about getting one for when I start on my 71 280SL. A professional blast company would charge about $800 to strip one.

The nice thing about soda blasting is that it does not damage chrome or glass and it washes away when it rains.

[SEE YA]

Yes Frost sell it in the U/K I am doing the whole car inside and out. I am near the end of the restoration, now all the paint off ready for respray. Its a DIY as its on the driveway now with no wheels.

[michael1703]

Ive got one and I dont rate it.

The grit blaster is good but the soda blaster isnt, the soda is expensive and needs to be bone dry when stored to prevent clogging.

I have a 60 cfm 450 litre compressor and it empties that fairly quickly.

The commercial shows a guy blasting paint off with a large spread from the nozzle, the reality is a lot more narrower

[SEE YA]

I have been looking out for a used one on Ebay as well. One has not come up yet?. michael1703

[alabbasi]

Harbor freight sells a smaller one for about $150.
http://www.harborfreight.com/40-lb-port ... 67625.html

Usually there is a special that takes it down to about $120.

[SEE YA]

Thanks good spot after the duel type one.