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Re: 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett"
Have you figured out your problem yet?
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Re: 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett"
Not at this time. I know I will need one if I start painting, but so far I have been fine with the tools I am using.
Not yet. I'm going to pull the pick up tube and nozzle assembly to see if there's an issue there.
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Re: 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett"
Monday was Monday for sure, but I still managed to get some work done in the shop. Since the starter ahd been recently replaced I opted to clean it up rather than replace it. I came home and cleaned, prepped, and sprayed a coat of color before heading out to the gym.
After my workout and some dinner, I got another couple of coats on the starter. I still had a bit of time before I needed to go in so I cleaned up the crank pulley. Apparently I didn't get it clean enough and the paint crazed on the wet coat. Looks like I will be sanding it down again.
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Re: 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett"
So you're running straight from the compressor to the blast cabinet?
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Yes sir. I have a small drier/regulator that I can use but I really want to add a bigger compressor and plumb the entire shop. Nothing is going to happen till after LST.
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Cool good to know.
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Re: 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett"
moisture will create clogging of media, the dust turns to mud. I run a coil of pex on the wall to cool the air after the compressor then a water separator it reduces moisture greatly. Again my cheapness.
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What PSI are you running? Possible that your new media is to heavy with not enough PSI to create a vacuum to pick it up? To aid in air consumption I swapped out the air nozzle to an 1/8npt to 1/8 barb fitting with tubing over the barb fitting to protect it. The nozzle was roughly 3/16. I didn't notice any loss of power blasting and compressor maintains higher pressure.
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I went by Auto Zone today looking for starter bolts. I struck out there so I'm going to have order them.
I did pick up a new HD water pump. I'm a firm believer in replacing them when the motor is stripped bare. This evening I prepped and painted the water pump while working on cleaning the motor. The intake was bolted down with oversized washers so I pulled them. With the intake and front of the block clean, I laid down a few coats of color. I like what I see so far.
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Re: 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett"
no no no!
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I have a pretty nice snap on blast cabinet, I usually keep glass beads in it, but I had to blast some very rusty steel so I tried the medium grit black diamond, it didn't flow very well at all. I bought a bag of the fine grit and it was much better. The glass beads are not as aggressive, but they sure flow nice.
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Don't you know the only thing you buy at autozone is oil and air fresheners?
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Re: 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett"
question: for general cleanup and paint prep what do you prefer?
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Re: 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett"
I did not have good luck with black beauty in my blaster. Have you tried garnet? Works pretty good.
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I plan to inspect the supply system this weekend. If there are no restrictions then I will consider my options for a different media.
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Last night was family night. My daughter and son in law came over for dinner. We had a nice visit, but they left early to get home and ready for work. Good visit, but my shop was calling me.
I prepped the drivers side of the block for paint. Fortunately it's fairly accessible with the headers off, so it didn't take long. I masked the frame and motor mount, then blasted some color on. It layed out nicely so I left it to dry. In the interim I decided to add some sparkle to the motor. I had ordered a polished stainless button head set from Alloy Bolts and couldn't resist any longer. I removed the timing cover bolts one at a time, and touched up behind them. As it dried I added a polished button head in place of the hex head. They add a nice bit of bling, and I love this part of my builds. Shiny objects are a distraction when your ADD. Combine that with OCD and they become an obsession. I had to have more so I installed the intake bolts as well. I used the same procedure here. By taking the bolts out one at a time and touching up as you go, it reduces the chance of gasket leaks. The end results are a bit of sparkle that's maintenance free.
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You are a "masking machine", Ken.
I don't envy all the work you are doing.
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Looks great, Ken. I like the 'one bolt at a time' idea. Very smart and efficient.
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Re: 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett"
I don't mean the media nozzle to reduce down, the air nozzle inside the gun. I wouldn't recommend the slag in cabinet, I use aluminum oxide.
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I like slag for outdoor use, its aggressive but it does break down a bit more so its a little dusty for in the cabinet.
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