REFLECTOR: Soda Blaster Result

[Scott Derrick]

As you all know I was trying to find out info on using a soda blaster to 
remove old paint in an attempt to reduce the amount of work in sanding 
all the old paint off the bottom of my  V's fuselage and strakes.

I went over to try out the soda blaster. I took over my lower cowl which 
will be seeing a major refit so blasting it is of no consequence. 

I'd have to say it worked and it didn't work.  The problem is 
controlling how much is removed. When removing a 10 inch wide swath I 
could go for 3 or 4 inches and just remove the top coat fairly nicely, 
and then poof,  it would dig out a divot down to the glass!  Then it 
would act like digging divots was all it wanted to do!  No control

I decided I would have as much extra work filling divots as I would save 
by using the soda blaster, and the cost for rental and media was not cheap.

So, back to sanding on my back.

Scott

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