Soda Blasting with REGULAR Baking Soda - Cheap Harbor Freight Blaster - Cleaning Rusty Trailer Hubs 

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@@sotm6078 Not sure how that happened. I updated the link ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iDwnizI61xs.html

How many PSI do u set ur compressor to?

How many CFM? Looks like a lot.

With an operating pressure of 90-150 PSI with a recommended CFM of 7-12@@kevinmcgannon1630

Thanks good advice

Does it work on corroded aluminum vehicle rims? I know acid is supposed to clean aluminum well but who wants to work with that stuff?

I just cleaned the inside of a couple rims with a product called M-Shine I put it on with a sponge then light scrubbed with scotch Brite and let it sit about 15 minutes washed it off and it took all but the very heavy pitting, I bought it from ChemX they also have a nice spray on wipe off polish called awesome sauce it goes on easy and doesnt streak.@@PxssyGalore

​@@PxssyGaloretry walnut shells or corn cob pieces, used for polishing brass shells cases, in reloading

Thank you for the comment. I need to use this on my 59’ Apache.

I guess the soda doesn't have any rust particled and as it isn't as heavy it won't penetrate in to the metal. However if you live anywhere just a bit humid, the steel will rust either way...

Soda is not an ideal blast media for rust, but for light rust it works well enough for what I needed. All I wanted to do was knock off the loose rust so the hubs would hold paint. Good enough for me. Thanks for watching

Astonishing

unless you can clearly see raw metal, it's not really removing all of the surface contaminates

Disposal depends on what you are blasting. Bulk blast media normally is required to be tested for lead or other heavy metals for determination of whether or not it requires haz-waste disposal costs.

Make sure to wear a resperator and goggles. This is a health disaster

Ground walnut shell is considered to be a soft abrasive. It is often used to strip paint from aluminum on aircraft. It is hard and abrasive enough to remove the paint, but soft enough so that it won't damage the thin aluminum sheet. It is also used on plastics and zinc parts. And of course, it would do no harm to the local environment.

I have a 30 gallon 8.6 cfm donyou think is enough to clean some rust of my car frame

...then there is the electrolysis method using a commercial grade vinegar solution...ideal for antique cast iron/steel auto parts detached from vehicle under detailed restoration shown in this interesting video...then there is a primer rust converter follow-up made from a formula of fish oil/military green primer...then match final paint color to O.E.M specs

...Henry Ford said in the earlier days of the Model T: "[You can have any color you want as long as it is black...]" LOL ...yes, meant to say that "military primer" is Zinc Chromate, and "Wally-World Mart" stocks it in the self-contained spray cans. I also have had life-long issues and wear OSHA- approved PPE...and there is also the powder coating method requiring a professional paint booth/ experienced technician

LDS/retired A.S.E. Technician

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Thanks! Good to know. That cluster was hard as a rock

Excellent idea! And that also means that it might just be worth it to make some sort of reclamation system here, and reuse the baking soda along with the crap which was abraded from the drums.

I would agree

No doubt!

But at $50 plus dollars

​@@thegeneralist7598 $50 for 50lbs is about on par with the Walmart Great Value baking soda per pound. A little bit more, but if it's more effective then it would be worth it.

Exactly. The the blasting will remove the loose, scaly rust and the rust remover will take care of the rest.@@weaponofchoice-tc7qs

Just a can of the spray does it really. It’s gel so does the job great. Only issue as flash rust happens so after you wash it off so have to be ready for epoxy primer

Messy, yep. But first rain it will all be gone :)

@@OzarkwildAND MUCH SAFER THAN A WIRE WHEEL THAT CAN POSSIBLY LEAVE SMALL WIRES …😮😊

not everything is about you, if you had bothered to read the title its soda blasting, not sand. there is no sodacosis because any inhaled will disolve in the mucus and be expelled naturally. dont be so egocentric its not all about you

Yes; good reminders & valuable points here for anyone who values their health! It can be easy to forget or ignore what seems benign. Young people especially take note: abuses to the body can add up overtime. So smart to do the simple preventions now and save on possible long term suffering. Naturally, factors will likely increase or decrease overall risks (ambient fresh air flow, duration and frequency of exposure to hazardous particulates, person’s health predisposition). With all factors being equal, it seems baking soda is healthier than the silica in sand. But great advice to consider the material you are removing and blowing into your space.

@@ft-hz2mk show us on the dolly where his comment hurt you? Not everything is about you either....prolly some little mouthy punk who thinks he is a tough guy...... you go there keyboard warrior.....safe behind your keypad...... thanks for the laugh boy

@@ft-hz2mkyou should have read the original comment before being so self righteous. Original poster said “this is a good alternative to sand because of his lung problems and he expressed thanks for the idea”. Reading comprehension, because not everything is about you! You’re a narcissist.

​@@Kevinhobbytimeway to mansplain... J/k

It will clean it for sure, won’t remove hard rust, but also won’t damage anything. That bell housing alone is worth the $75! Thanks for watching.

Thank you. It took about 2 small boxes per hub. About 50 cent per box, so a $1 per hub.

No, not at all. Maybe hours of use could wear the tip a bit but not damage it

Thanks

My thoughts exactly! Seems it was, at minimum, a 75-gallon tank would be required. A pancake compressor wouldn't give you much spray time between fill-ups.

A big sob

Had to be a big one.

If I remember correctly that thing you scraped off with a pocket knife is a Praying Mantis egg cluster.😮

@@paulsmith9341 came here to say the same thing. Made me sad watching him blast the jumping spider and the praying mantis eggs, although I will say I didn't realize those egg clusters were so tough!

90 at minimum on this gun, I was running around 120 in the video

Thanks for the reply. Guessing my compressor will not deliver enough cfm. Mine will do 5.2 scfm at 40 psi and 4.0 scfm at 90 psi.

@@jeremymcauliff8485 Yeah that particular blast gun is hungry, around 7.0 cfm. It has a flow control, you could prob close it up a bit and reduce is the air demand a bit, but media won't be as strong.

125 to 150 PSI. Gun is rated at 90... but it ran fine with higher PSI

You probably just want to use a brush on a drill and a steam or carpet cleaner head. Mine was really gross and full of lawnmower oil, so I took everything out and waterblasted it

It is about the same grit level. Grit is the size of the particle. What makes it different is the hardness of the particle. So a 220 grit piece of sand is obviously "rock hard" and much more dense whereas baking soda is not near as dense and nowhere near as hard. Therefore it's kinetic energy out of the gun is far less than that of sand. Which is why it generally won't take something like the project he is doing with trailer hubs down to bare metal. But will be good enough for some rust inhibitor primer and some paint to help it not rust like that again. The advantage of the baking soda is for doing softer metals as well. Removing oxidation, grime, and crap from things like aluminum and even polished metals. It's effectiveness is high without scratching and marring those things because it's not as dense therefore not as abrasive as we can say. So, the grit level for different media can be the same with far different results in the finished product given all properties involved. I hope that makes sense.

Haven’t ever tried that.. prob wouldn’t work too well in that application

Baking soda will not effect the surface of aluminum. It wont even scratch it. In fact it polishes it to a shine. If your looking to cerakote or paint aluminum you need to use the aluminum oxide for the rough texture finish you want. If your careful this soda blasting will remove paint scuffs from a fender bender without removing the clear coat of the main vehicle, think paint transfer marks. Takes rust stains off rims also without bothering the rim or tire at all. Polishes brass and silver really well!

Use glass beads when blasting pistons. Soda and crushed walnut hulls will work good too. Aluminum oxide is too abrasive.

Thanks and thanks for watching Friend

Or maybe using a large tub? Might be able to recover some, most is lost to the wind from my experience

Many times the baking soda is blasted and smashed into such a fine powder its no good to reuse. It starts out granular like sugar or salt but smaller and ends up like baby powder. You would only create a dust cannon with reused baking soda. Like drywall dust, good for nothing.

@@Kevinhobbytime 35 years ago I worked in a machine shop did lots of blasting . No matter what the blast medium used it all becomes power eventually its just a matter of how much use you get out of it.

@@danielbackley9301 right, but using glass or baking soda turns to powder much faster than walnut or aluminum oxide. Ive never been able to reuse any baking soda media, not even once, its pretty much dust the first time its used.

This blaster will work for you needs a 20 gallon compressor and use sand to get rid of rust. The hubs in this video are still filthy and paint would peel if you paint them. You want clean metal and that's a Grey color not black.

Hey bud, you can rent compressors at most construction rental yards. That my negate a large portion of the overall cost. Good luck and stay motivated.