Pressure Washer Sand Blasting BEST $32 SPENT ON AMAZON

Sand Blasting with a CHEAP sand blaster from Amazon using a pressure washer!

This is the best 32 dollars I've ever spent on a tool!

Alcoa 10 lug 22.5" machined down to 22" with 35x12.50 Mud Boggers
Wheels from DUALLY KING!
The Nazty 1 Gen finally got the 4x4 front end finished up!

1st gen Cummins:

1993
Suspension: 4 inch Lift Soft Ride Leaf Springs
Wheels: Alcoa 10 lug wheels from a semi truck
Tires: TSL Super Swampers aka "Boggers"
Steering: Far From Stock Cross Over Steering
Shocks: Bilstein 5100 series
90k miles
Spotless rust free
Factory 5 speed Getrag 360 transmission
4x4 swapped using a w250 donor chassis

[arubanjames]

Just use sandblast sand, you can get fine or course. And put a valve on your pick up tube, so you can adjust your flow rate, and set it to use as little as possible to get your optimal performance. We used to do “hydro sandblasting” in heavy industrial, you can tune in your equipment.

[PainesvilleSpeedway]

You can reuse the sand, I've done it - my pressure washer sand blaster worked like a charm on my truck frame. Might need to pour it through a screen, but it only takes a minute. Also, invest in a big ass tarp from Harbor Freight, makes saving the sand and clean up a snap.

[ryanfree]

Bare metal will typically flash rust with wet blasting. There is a product calles Hold-tite that can prevent this and leaves no residue so it can be painted over. It's typically required with vapor blasting and ultrahigh pressure waterblasting.

[baldyetichronicles]

The nozzle in my kit has a "0" in the casting. I presumed it stood for size 0 sand blasting sand from the auto parts supply shop. It worked perfectly. I layed a large tarp on the grass in the spot I did the blasting. Used collected sand for making concrete projects.

[flyinshu]

I would try working over a tarp held up around the perimeter with pool noodles to catch and retain the sand for easier clean up and sand recovery.

[pcolapaddler]

I worked at a marina in a previous life. We used wet sand blasting to clean and prep boat bottoms and running gear for anti-fouling paint. It works great; there is virtually no dust like dry blasting and I think it is a bit more gentle on the parts being blasted, but you do end up with a pile of sand.

[JonTheChron]

Just make sure not to play with that sand dry without using a respirator, it will lead to lung disease and possibly cancer. (silicosis)

[Zappy]

An interesting project for you I did years ago on that Dodge Ram tailgate. I had an '85 Ram, took the tailgate off, cut the center section of the inside of the tailgate out (side inside the bed) cut out the letters "Dodge Ram" and glued in white plexiglass on the inside of the lettered half of the tailgate and placed bits of metal from the tailgate like the center of the "D" and "O" etc and stuck those to the plexiglass so it basically looked like it does now. Then put some red LED's inside the tailgate with a wire lead, put tailgate back together, paint, install, wire and it makes one hell of a brake light. It really looked awesome on my Ram.

[rkgaustin]

Get a water trough or other large container and cover it with a tent. That will allow you to keep the media (sand) from getting everywhere and even dry it out for use again. Be sure to use safety equipment like a respirator or even a sand blasting hood.

[wyattsdad]

When I was 18 years old, back in 88 I was a painter and we sand blasted whole buildings.
Dude it sucked… imagine the cleanup for a whole house. That thing is pretty cool I’m gonna get one. Thanks for making this

[TheDuckofDoom.]

If using actual "sand" you should look for plaster sand, it is a finer and more closely screened product and widely availible. (It may be in the tile and drywall section of the store, but is also availible by the ton from many quarries.) it is used for texture and filler in plaster and plaster-like concrete wall finishes, as well as tile grout.
Also popular are ground up nut shells(softer than the metal for less wear, walnut is most common), baking soda or dry ice are popular in air blasters but wouldn't work with water, and at the other end of abrasive hardness is silicon carbide which might be good for stuff like millscale or smoothing/etching stone. All availible in various grit sizes of course.

[MW-jjrn]

I’d put a small kids pool under the item to be Sand blasted or build a wooden structure with a soft membrane (avoid splatter) to re capture the water, sand and debris being blasted. It could be recycled again and again. When done allow the sun to dry out and clean up.

[pondbossbaits]

An 8x8 tarp and some pvc to build a closet will cost you $20 more. But totally worth it for future projects and it’s easy to save and reuse the sand.

[markstevens]

I think the prep directions are right in the name: sand-blasting. As in: sand will blast everywhere (definition of blast) and so the prep is a containment curtain. Live and learn.

[dougwait]

Looks like using the sand with the pressure washer works well (I might have to try it). However, beware if you are sandblasting without water you should ensure that you do not breath the dust created as it can cause silicosis. Many countries have banned the use of normal sand for sand blasting and alternatives have to be used e.g. garnet.

[georgef]

Sweet I bought one of those off Amazon warehouse for 10 bucks open box. I never tried it. Honestly I forgot I had it. I’m glad it works. I love your ram. It’s beautiful.

[ivanyurkinov]

if you invest in a couple canvas drop cloths they will catch sand and drain water. you can dry the sand and rescreen it and blast with it again. tractor supply has actual media for 11 bucks a bag of different sizes as well. been looking at these and planed to grab one and use with my sand blasting rig for a dustless option. for future reference plan ahead so the sand can remain like a corner of the yard. dont forget phosphoric acid to prep the metal and convert the surface rust that will develop in seconds. a leaf blower makes quick work of drying frames too

[Jim-fexz]

I used one of those 10' x 10' pop up shades (cheap at Walmart) and clipped some heavy translucent plastic sheeting (comes on rolls in a box) to contain most of the sand. Wet blasting is great and safer than breathing that dust!

[boots]

As others have opined, reuse the sand.
I use a cheap wading pool with a PVC circular/triangular frame sitting in the back half of the WP. A dollar store shower curtain is attached to it, and whatever I'm blasting sits in front of that.
I added a small drain to the bottom of the WD with some cloth to catch the sand and let it drain. Cut a 55g drum in half and set it over a propane heater to dry it out quickly, then use a screen over the other 55g half to screed the now dry sand in to remove large pieces.
Actual work to recover the sand is about 30-60 minutes over a couple hours, however saving $50-60 or a run into town is worth it.

You can also make the blasting a bit more efficient if you can raise your sand above ground level. A YT channel shows someone using a harbor freight CENTRAL PNEUMATIC 110 lb. Pressurized Abrasive Blaster also if you have a compressor. Raise it up to prevent water back filling into your sand and the pressurized sand feed will allow you to fine tune sand/water mix to maximize performance and sand use.
Or, just hang your bucket of sand from a ladder for cheaps.

[uprightfossil]

Thanks. I am ordering one for lawn furniture and small projects. Thanks to your COMPLETE review of issues I will set up a tent with a sand run off collection so I can reuse it for other light weight projects.