Sandblasting the Bed

[jeffahart]

Originally Posted by Chaparralman1974

Hi Jeff! The underside looks really good. I am having the inside and underside blasted. I told them to be as careful as possible around the wood, so we will see what happens. I am having them do the inside, underside, wheel wells, front panel, and the tail light area. The sides I will do myself with a DA and the SCT. I figure that this will cut down on the amount of sanding that I have to do. I will then evaluate the wood once I get it back home. What would be the concern with Oak vs. pine or something like that?


Clay

I should really say, it needs to be the right oak or pine. You need a more closed grain wood. The original boards are southern yellow pine... different stuctures in the varying variteies. There are suitable pines and oaks for bedwood. Just do a bit of googling. I would remove the wood before sandblasting, it has to come out anyway. Why muscle around the extra weight. They might try to be careful on the blasting but time is money. Have you priced out hardwood lately? That might motivate you to keep the blasters away from your wood(by taking it out)! Plus you can't use an 8' board! It's like 8'-1". Totallty annoying when your paying per foot.


j