Soda Blaster (Sanding and stripping detailed furniture pieces) 

My pleasure! Wish I had known about it sooner myself

Agreed, it’s great on certain applications, but it definitely pays to be cautious

I love mine! It doesn’t work on every single finish, but when it does, it saves me so many hours

Ahhh. I see what you did there. 😋

I love it

My pleasure! Thanks for watching. I’ve got a new one coming out this week if the same gun but with a Pickup tube . Hope you check it out

Thanks!

Thank you! Cheers!

My pleasure!

It has saved countless hours. 1000’s

I am defiantly buying it. Thank you!

🙌

It works well on paints. An oil based paint will probably be the most difficult to remove.

It works best on older tires finishes. Newer finishes typically require a chemical stripper and then some sanding

I haven’t tested it on mdf yet. I will update once I do

I don’t hardly use mine for latex paint removal. Unless it’s in terrible shape(the paint) I don’t think it would come off very easily

I buy the fine grade baking soda in 50 lb bags from harbor freight

It’s all about the power of the compressor. If you can find a pancake that meets the cfm requirements of the gun, then you should be good. I probably misspoke , but I use the medium grade baking soda from harbor freight. They also sell a large grease which would be more abrasive. I would say the chances in damaging the wood increase as you get closer to the surface, so as a precaution I start further away and test it in inconspicuous areas. In all Honesty it’s not great for all scenarios but when it works, it works really well. I work with a lot of older pieces that are stained and my customers want a full refinish, and it works great after those detailed areas. If you’re trying to work on heavily painted surfaces, I wouldn’t recommend it for that. Thanks for the questions!

It costs a little more to operate for sure but saves so much time comparatively . My labor is much more expensive than the cost of goods don’t makes sense

I use it on a lot of finished that are varnished and it works. I could see if it having difficulty if it’s a really fresh or thick coating. It would probably be more likely to damage the wood before taking the finish off

The video demonstrates is use on a stained/varnished surface

What p9wer air compressor does it need?

I have used the walnut shells and they were definitely more abrasive and were damaging the finish. I haven’t used much else because the baking soda has been working so well for me.

@@the323vlog4 Thanks a lot. I think I may give this gun a shot (didn't expect this pun). I hope to be able to take down tough lacquer, acrylic and polyurethane with walnut shell and then bring the surface to smoothness with soda. If this works, it'll be fenomenal.

@@mariuszslawik59 let me know!

@@mariuszslawik59 hello friend. Its worked for you?

@@jeancarlosjackson7724 haven't tried yet, I've had no project I could test this on so far.

I have not tried it in that situation, but I would recommend using whatever chemical neutralizes your stripper and cleaning it up real good first. I believe mineral spirits works on Jasco

@@the323vlog4 thank you for your quick response! Truly. I’m in the midst of panic mode. I attempted applying mitral spirits and will continue with that. Thank you again.

I usually use fine

I get the baking soda from harbor freight. www.harborfreight.com/50-lbs-medium-grade-armex-soda-blast-media-65929.html

Should be In My video description

I blow it off of the furniture using air compressor hose and sweep up

I personally use the fine grade baking soda from harbor freight.

I agree! This is where I get mine: www.harborfreight.com/50-lbs-medium-grade-armex-soda-blast-media-65929.html

Medium

thx! @@the323vlog4

80 gallon Ingersol rand

I use a 60 gallon Campbell Hausfeld. It is 10.2cfm @ 90 psi

I personally use an 80 gallon Ingersol Rand from tractor supply. I’d recommend a dryer, filter and regulator. This what the gun mfr recommends: Operating pressure 90-150 PSI with a recommended CFM of 7-12

@@the323vlog4 Thank you very much.

@@The_Conqueeftador my pleasure

I use the fine grit from harbor freight

@@the323vlog4 My harbor freight only has a medium and a heavy

These are the specs for my gun: Operating pressure 90-150 PSI with a recommended CFM of 7-12. Some finishes are just too durable to remove as well.

I have a 80 gallon ingersol rand compressor. You could probably get away with a 60 gallon also

It all depends on what finish is on the doors. Some are much more resilient and harder to blast. It does not work on all finishes unfortunately. It also depends on The condition of the finish. I would highly recommend checking the doors for less based paint as well if you suspect they were painted before 1978. As far as media, I buy 50 lb bags from harbor freight and they go a long way.

@@the323vlog4 Thank you for the quick reply! I didn't even think about the lead. I'm sure I would be dealing with that. There a quite a few layers of paint on these doors. Thank you for the help!

@@FYS309 my pleasure and good luck. If your in a bigger city you might look around for someone who has a chemical dip strip tank

Did you end up soda blasting your doors? I’m looking into doing our 150 year old farm house doors too. Layers of stain and paint.

Be careful. It can damage the wood. It’s more abrasive and not really intended for wood finishes

@@the323vlog4 Then turn up my compressor?

You can try that. What kind of finish are you trying to remove? It may just be too resilient for the use of a soda blaster. In which case maybe start with chemical stripping.

Baking soda from harbor freight. Medium grade

Thanks for the tutorial and tips. I refinish furniture in Floresville Texas for a living. Stripping and sanding is getting time consuming the older I get. 😂

Honestly, I’m not sure. I’d have to research it

@@the323vlog4 Ty, I been looking myself. I know my air compressor can go as high as 5cfm at 40 psi.

@@genesis1_20 In my experience, they all need quite a bit of power to keep up.

@@the323vlog4 absolutely 💯 Figure I ask lol maybe I can rent one that is best suited for sand blasting.

That’s a good idea! Sorry I couldn’t be more help

Yes

It was not my intention to insinuate that the leg was stripped using the gun, but that it is used for the purpose if stripping details similar to this. in my experience, it has in fact stripped 99% of my projects to bare wood like this, so I do consider it a “magic wand”. Hope you learn to fine tune it’s performance for you In The future

Thanks for the concern. They are built in

Not true, but it does take a large compressor for sure. My brand new compressor was around $1200, but a used one could found for around $500-$750. Regardless, this tool has paid off the investment several times over for someone who refinishes constantly.

@@the323vlog4: Would it be possible to test one of these guns with a less powerful compressor (2.6 CFM)?

You may have a finish that is still very resilient. It work a lot better on worn out antique finishes