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Old 11-15-2009, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by AndrewBigA,Nov 15 2009, 01:50 PM
nik did you get my PM about helping me get my 82 rabbit started? sorry to thread jack man lol!
yeah man i did, this weekend was consumed by these damn wheels.

i'll get a price on the battery and what not this week but i dont know how dependable i'll be this winter, i got a couple trips planned with the GF
Old 11-15-2009, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Deception,Nov 15 2009, 06:50 PM
Nick, no go on the craigs list blaster... guy emailed me back that we would need a shop compressor
damn.

i made some decent progress on these just now, i let the stripper sit for a day haha

i may just look for a cheap one on ebay and pick one up over the summer, seems like a good thing to have.
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I think soda blasters can work as well.
Old 11-15-2009, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Nick.,Nov 15 2009, 10:09 PM
damn.

i made some decent progress on these just now, i let the stripper sit for a day haha

i may just look for a cheap one on ebay and pick one up over the summer, seems like a good thing to have.
Yeah ive been borrowing my friends 6gal/150psi unit for a while now..
I dont want to buy one until I can afford something I can use my paint guns with.
high SCFM = $$$$
Old 11-16-2009, 03:43 AM
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word.
check out craftsman or craigslist, a TON of repair shops are going out of business, may be able to scoop one up for cheap
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i used the eastwood paint stripper on my rims. it works very well, just takes time and a few coats.
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yea when i was stripping my oem 16 that now deception has. i was useing air plane stripper but like it says in the directions it has to be like like 70 degrees for the sun to heat it up or you can use some type heat source. it takes time. or sand blast them but that is bery costly
Old 11-17-2009, 05:05 AM
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deception, i found a sandblaster at work. ive been looking for one for months and nobody told me we had a new one sitting in the container out back. its still in the box!

im gonna blast mine and i'll let you know how it goes!
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Originally Posted by Nick.,Nov 17 2009, 09:05 AM
deception, i found a sandblaster at work. ive been looking for one for months and nobody told me we had a new one sitting in the container out back. its still in the box!

im gonna blast mine and i'll let you know how it goes!
SWEET! Can I stop by with mine one night? Are you guys open late?
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yeah i'll hit you up when i get it going. i have a 3gal air compressor at home and it'll run off of that.

being that we just tore down the pool we have a huge sand pit under where the pool was, i'll just use that sand and blast over it haha
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