What is the best abrasive media to use?

[Rockin'70Stepside]

Going to start blasting on my truck in a day or so and was wondering what brand and grit would be best to use.

[Warrens69GMC]

What are you blasting? Frame rails are good with sand or silicon carbide, body panels are sand/walnut shells or baking soda, plastic is walnut shells or baking soda .....

[Rockin'70Stepside]

I'll be doing almost everything, frame, body, the whole nine yards. Also, what is your opinion on using different grits of abrasive media like Black Beauty and the like?

[davepl]

I've been using black oxide which is good but I stopped at a friend's shop to try his, and he was using "Starblast", which did a REALLY nice job. It's what I will buy next time.

[Rockin'70Stepside]

davepl - Where can you purchase Starblast blasting media?

[davepl]

I don't know, I just wrote the name down on the bag. But I just googled it and it seems quite widely available.

[Rockin'70Stepside]

Okay, thanks. I looked it up, but I couldn't find many places that would sell one bag.

[In The Ten Ring]

I am not a blaster but I have hired one several times.

I think sand is OK on frame and radiator core support. I think my blaster uses "crushed glass" on the body panels.

I do know sand on body panels destroys the metal through warping.

[midniteblues]

I've been useing crushed glass.
There is a local company that buys up all the recycled glass in the area and refines it.

They are a supplier too Eastwood but Eastwood breaks down the 50# bags and relabels it as their own and sells a jug for many times the amount of a bag.

A 50# bag cost me $6.00 at the door.

The problem comes where the company has changed names at least 4 times since I've been going there. And it's been over a yr. Since I've been there but the last name they went by was LVI industries.

Recycled glass cuts ok but it does break down quickly.
for the price I can't complain.