40lb harbor freight grit blaster

[dfwright]

I have one of these, and I've used it to blast the frame and all the suspension parts on my truck. I find it works fine for me.

The water trap that comes with it is junk. Get a better one and add it on. (I left the original one in place, and just added another)

Eventually the ball cock that shuts off the sand will wear through, and you won't be able to shut off the sand flow. I just got a dead-man nozzle and replaced it when it failed.

Other than that, it has done all I asked of it.

I don't recommend blasting indoors no matter how well you tarp off the area, it generates lots of fine dust that gets into absolutely everything. Blast outdoors if possible.

As stated before, the hood is cheap, and the lens will fog very quickly. I pulled the lens out and threw it away, and I buy the HF full face protector shields when they are on sale for $2.99 each, and wear one under the hood.