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Right..... Calling clever people and any others with opinions. I have been quoted £40.00 per wheel to powdercoat, and then remove tyres from my chrome smoothies and fit, balance to the powder coated wheels. This sounds like a decent price to me, but I have no real idea. I do have a. Blasting cabinet, but it's too small for the wheels, so I will be building a plywood box with a simple door, some glass in the door and a vacuum cleaner along with holes for my hands and the spray nozzle hose. I plan on using glass media as I purchased a load at reasonable price last year.  I spent quite a lot of time trying to find answers on Google today, but lot a lot of info came up on glass media. So my question is, what safety steps should I take out back behind my garage? I plan to use safety glasses, a plastic visor and a bush hat, also an overall over my clothes, and some kind of simple mask. Any advice appreciated. Thanks again. |
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www.hodgeclemco.co.uk/products/abrasives/Match your abrasive then read the coshh sheet, will give you the official line Best would be an air feed helmet, For your needs I would use a decent respirator, not the b and q disposable type, if you have face fungus, that will have to go so the mask seals. Disposable overalls, heavy duty rubber gloves. And when you have finished, don't blow yourself down with a blow gun The big problem is if silicon is involved as you are then entering the horrible world of silicosis Ttfn Glenn
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Also goggles not glasses
Ttfn Glenn
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Hi, silicosis comes from sand not silicon. As glass is made from sand the risk is still there. But breathing in any dust can cause problems. So the precautions as said should be heeded. Usually if I want to remove paint or powder coat from steel wheels I chuck them on the bonfire.
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www.hodgeclemco.co.uk/products/abrasives/Match your abrasive then read the coshh sheet, will give you the official line Best would be an air feed helmet, For your needs I would use a decent respirator, not the b and q disposable type, if you have face fungus, that will have to go so the mask seals. Disposable overalls, heavy duty rubber gloves. And when you have finished, don't blow yourself down with a blow gun The big problem is if silicon is involved as you are then entering the horrible world of silicosis Ttfn Glenn Hi Glenn, Thank you as alway for the well informed, and complete reply. I really do appreciate your inputs into my and other peoples needs for guidance and info. I was just saying to Nicola about the replies I got on various forums about this question, as many people have differing opinions, that is it such a pity some of the jobs we want to do are kind of "out of reach" to us mere mortals. So it seems that I will have to bite the bullet and get it done by the pros. |
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Hi, silicosis comes from sand not silicon. As glass is made from sand the risk is still there. But breathing in any dust can cause problems. So the precautions as said should be heeded. Usually if I want to remove paint or powder coat from steel wheels I chuck them on the bonfire. Colin Yup.... And the replies I got made me aware that I am still playing with fire. I will pass on the burning of the rims. |
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well spotted, Bit of a senior moment on earlier post, just finished a 10 hour shift. Meant silica not silicon, but precisely free silica, like sand, seems glass is ok from this point,
Question being will it be aggressive enough.
Go for it, we all want to see you dressed for a crime scene and not wearing the famous Grizz safety sandals
Ttfn Glenn
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It seems that the two pack I am painting with comes with its own health warnings, and one of the suggestions is to use an airfed mask. So if I need one for the media blasting, then surely it is another way to split the costs. So today I bought this DeVilbiss mask to use for the blasting and painting, hopefully to help me survive. At £140.00 it should be worth having, again an unexpected expense, but I knew there were many along this journey.  Nicola came in with a parcel too. A pair of slip on stainless reducers for the cutout pipes, taking it from 3" diameter to 2.5" exhausts. Nice fit.  |
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Mar 11, 2015 20:04:22 GMT
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To get a mask to seal with a beard just smear Vaseline into it, works well but gets messy on the outside in a dusty environment, air fed is a good investment
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