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I few months ago I bought a media blaster from Harbor Freight and was going to use it with my bead blast cabinet. Well the design of the cabinet turned into a siphon system so up until now I haven't needed the blaster so it has sat untested.
Now that I'm cleaning the underside of the cab and also some body areas that are pretty inaccessible for sanding, I decided to get some blast media and put it to work. I also needed some more glass beads for the cabinet. I did a little searching and found a place here in Portland that specializes in blast media and has many types and grits for what seems to be great prices. It's called Kleen Blast Abrasives. I got 100lbs of #50 crushed glass (brite blast) for $19 and 50lbs of #8 glass beads for $23.
I was hoping to get some good enough weather today to wheel the cab into the driveway and do some blasting but this good old Oregon springtime weather had other ideas. You don't know what you're going to get from one minute to the next. Wind, rain, showers, sun breaks, and on and on with numerous names for varying degrees of rain. It turned out to be nice enough this afternoon that I could have done some but I just didn't trust it. It kept looking like it was going to rain just to f%&#k with me.
Well, I bagged the idea but since I had the blaster loaded with my new media I had to give it a small try just to see. You know how it is.
I like the crushed glass and it works good. Here's a poor pic of a small sample of what it does.
More tomorrow if the weather lets me. Word is out that it's supposed to be nice. :metal:

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Thats a good deal on the glass bead material.

Roll out the cab and hammer downhttp://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/sp...e/glasses2.gif

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This is a really cool build and I've enjoyed reading it all. Thanks for posting it up.

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I agree, it is a good deal. I haven't really priced the crushed glass that I'm using in my blaster but that seems like a good deal too, and I like the way it works. The weather was nice today so I threw down a tarp and wheeled Sanity's body onto the tarp for blasting a few areas on her belly can't be gotten to easily and a couple of places where there's some surface rust. The blaster and the media work great but my sad little air compressor is finally dying and this will be the end of it. I bought it when I was on a tighter budget several years ago and it has served me well but barely adequately all this time. It's just a Craftsman 5 hp oiless pump with a 40 gal tank. In a way I haven't minded having to stop whatever I've been doing occasionally to let the pressure build back up because I usually need a rest by then anyway, but I have just worked it to death. I overhauled the pump last year but it is starting to act like it did before and I just want something that will handle what I need and want to do.
:metal: So I don't have thousands to spend but I'd like to get some opinions from anybody that actually looks at this thread as what compressor out there should I consider.

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These two bad boys are what I have in my arsenal:
Features:
23-Gallon
Full cast iron pump
Splash Oil lubrication
Cast iron head
Full metal belt guard
Low noise operation
Runs effectively from a clean 20 AMP service
Low pump RPM delivers exremely long pump life
Delivers 7 CFM at 90 PSI
Runs impact tools, nail & staple guns, spray guns & most other air tools.
May not be suitable for use with high consumption air tools like grinders, some sanders and sand blasters.
Check the air requirement of your air tools.

http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/o...psb1954aa9.jpg
I have used this little guy to sand blast in the past. You do need to wait on it from time to time but it re-coops pretty fast. And its portable.


Belaire 318VLE 80 Gallon 175 PSI Vertical Electric Elite Air
$2,200 online( I got mine for $1600 from Salem Tool about 8 yrs ago)
Tank Start-Stop Pressure Switch Control, ASME Safety Valves Fully-Enclosed Belt Guard, Tank Drain and Discharge Valve 80 Vertical Tank 208-230/1 V/Ph. 32.5 cfm displ. 22.3 cfm/100 psi Mag. Starter: Included Recommended Dryer: HT25 39 x 24 x 77in
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps1468ddd7.jpg
This is my monster. I can run my pressure pot at 80 psi, compressor kicks on,still blasting, fills up to 175psi,still blasting, shuts its self off,still blasting, I never have a drop in pressure and keep on blasting.
The bad. Not portable and makes little children cry.


Years back I had a 60 gal IngersolRand. Great compressor. Like the ones at Lowes or HomeDepot but they are Loud.
The little 23 gal shown has the same cfm as the 60 gallon compressors at Lowes or HD. It is bearable to have it run in the same area you are in.
I've also seen the ones at HFT but haven't done any research on them.


Good Luck

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I got the 33gal Craftsman when I started this build, so I can fully appreicate what you are saying as I feel I quickly outgrew it. It is a fine piece of equipment, but it would be really nice to work on something without having to take those pauses as well.
I been looking at the big 60gal, 220 set ups.
I want to stay away from the gas powered ones when I make this upgrade.

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Out with the old and in with the new.

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nice upgrade!!! you been doing some killer work on that cab also!! keep it up man

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That big compressor is going to make a world of difference.
Congrats and enjoy.:metal:

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Looks like a game changer there buddy !!
Congrats :metal:

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Thanks. I've been watching your build for some time and I'm a fan of your work, thanks for looking in.

Thanks, man, it already is.

I wish I'd done this a long time ago. I'm happy as hell that I was finally able to upgrade. It's not the biggest/baddest compressor but compared to what I've been working with up till now it's a Cadillac. Today I was grinding a little on the bottom of the cab and the compressor filled up and stopped while I was grinding. Whoa!! Nice!! And while I was blasting the bottom it was nonstop until I needed a break. I'm lovin' it!!

I finished up the bottom of the cab but ran out of time to get some epoxy primer on it today. That's the first thing on the list for my next day off (Wed).
I finished up blasting all the hard to get to places and cleaned up the rest in prep for primer.
I spot welded the outer rockers to the inner rocker bottoms and did a little touch up welding in a few other spots. I also finished up welding the floor/firewall seam.
My SS brake line were delivered today, also.

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Man I am like a decade until I can do a frame-off on mine but I will be doing the floors long before then and referring to your build man. Very nice work and more progress?

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Looking good man! I have almost the same compressor only it's not upright!( old one) someday when we have a house I will buy a nice one.:chevy:
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looking good pdxhall!

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Thanks, man. I've been checking out what you're doing in your engine compartment. Very cool. Thanks for looking in.

The compressor is making a world of difference. I wish I could have been able to upgrade sooner. This project would have been alot further along.

Thanks Chad.

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where did you get the SS brake lines?

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Hey Bob, thanks for looking in.
I was going to order them from Fine-lines but I changed my mind and went with Inline Tube. I'm real happy with them. All the bends and flanges are right on. I could have spent the money on a tubing bender, flange maker, and all the tubes and connectors but for $185 I like this option better. That and I don't have any mods to the system except front discs and power dual master and the kit is made for that.

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I took a couple of weekends off from Sanity and went to Pacific City out at the coast for one weekend and then spent the next weekend catching up on all the yard work I neglected. If you don't mow your lawn at least weekly this time of year in Oregon you darn near need to rent a goat to get it down. And it's also been a little rainy the last week or so. Well I was wishing for some sun and dry weather so I could get the epoxy primer on the bottom of the cab. I should have remembered the saying "Be careful what you wish for!" It went from low the low 70s yesterday to 96 today :devil: but I was determined to get it done so here it is.

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Looks good man!:chevy:
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If you're going to use the weather as an excuse to work on your truck, you are going to get a lot done next week.
Crap is it going to be hot!
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That's what I hear. I've only got tomorrow and then I go back to work until Wed. and that's air conditioned. Thur. thru Sun. I'll be down at the Waterfront Blues Festival that I've been attending every year for about 22 years. Summer seams to get in the way of working on the truck at times. :metal:

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My yardwork is soooo far behind.
Nice job on the underside of the cab.:metal:

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I'm back to working on my rear gas tank and a member happened to ask some questions about it. Here you go Seth. There are photos on the first page of the thread that show some shots of how I trimmed the frame rails. Here are a few more shots of the modification.

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Have you decided what you are going to put on top of the epoxy on the bottom of the cab?

I used this stuff for Korbin's truck We like the way it turned out. It is availabe in Black and Tintable. We used the Tintable so it is the same color as the truck. The black probably covers better, we sued a whole kit for the bottom of his cab. Not bad, found it online for $121 shipped to our door.

http://www.u-pol.com/product-cat/83/...-bed-liner.htm


Truck is looking good!

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Thanks, man. That's the exact stuff I am planning on using. I got the idea from Markeb01. He used is and has great results over a long period of time. It's good to hear of somebody else using it. Any tricks or tips on laying it down?

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It takes a bit to get the texture to look the way you want. I ended up holding the gun about 12" away and used a fairly quick movement side to side to get the texture I wanted. I had a spot where I laid it on really thick and it looked OK but different from the rest of the area. It was not hard to use at all. I plan on doing the inside of the bed with it too.

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Ok buddy, you totally inspired me to change up my compressor game too.
However, I had a heck of a deal fall into my lap.

I am going to install my new set up today, and post some pics !!

Happy 4th down there, hope you get a chance to enjoy it ! :flag:

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Hey, Murph, I saw your compressor setup. NICE! I had a great 4th of July weekend and now it's time to do a little more on Sanity.

I'm getting ready to order the undercoating for the cab bottom so I decided to get the inside roof stripped and epoxy primed while it's in a convenient location. None of that upside down sanding for me. :lol: I didn't quite get done today so I'll finish up tomorrow. Here's how it looks now.

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I finished the epoxy on the roof.

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Looks good

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Nice job Brett.
Are you going back with that original color?

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Thanks, man.

Thanks. No, I'm going with a silver. Something resembling an aluminum look. I haven't found the exact color but I know in my head what it will look like. Along with a dark dash, black carpet, and some well placed trim colors. I haven't decided on the seats, yet. Probably either black or a match to the dash.

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I was able to get a little more done on Sanity the last couple of days. I got the blaster out again and cleaned up around the windshield frame and the tops of the door frames. You know, more of that upside down stuff when the cab goes back upright. :metal:
Everything cleaned up nice. Now it's time to smooth the seams on the door frames and the front door pillar to roof section. I used some steel rod and a small piece of sheet metal on the largest gap. Pictures will be coming when possible.

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I got the seams all filled on the upper door frame and the roof to pillar area. Still no pictures. I have taken quite a few but I just don't want to go through the hassle it takes to post them now. Too bad things had to be "fixed" and it made things worse. The reason I started this build thread was to keep motivated while I work on my truck and hopefully share what I learn with others. I may just become a little antisocial and start lurking instead of posting for a while till things work themselves out. I'm too old to put up with the hassle. There are better things to put my efforts in to.

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Sounds like your making tons of progress on the cab.

I use Photobucket but have been told that I will regret it some day.
Others re-size their pics in paint to upload on the forum.
Good luck on the pic thing.
Hope to get a look at your truck progress.,.,,,,sounds like your making lots of progress:metal:

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Testing out the picture posts. Looks okay so here goes. As I mentioned earlier I got this crazy idea that I needed to fill the seams in the door pillars and roof pillars so here goes. These are some pics of what I'm talking about

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Some of the patches for the gaps.

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welds cleaned up and ready for primer and a little filler.

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Seams look great.
Its those nice finishing touches that makes a nice quality build all that much better.
Nice Job:metal:

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Looks like you are still tinkering along. As always can't wait to see more.