[TheForge] interesting project

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I am interested in this myself, since I have never had any luck 
sandblasting a '"soft" surface.   Even a clump of grease on an old 
autopart will defy the sandblaster.   Maybe my unit is too small, or I 
am too impatient.    

Charles

terry l. ridder wrote:

>hello;
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>what type of equipment are we talking about here?
>ordinary sandblasting equipment except using baking soda for media?
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>On Mon, 19 May 2003, Paul Hewitt wrote:
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>paul> 
>paul> Actually this is quite simple....
>paul> 
>paul> Baking soda will solve all of your problems.  Find someone who does baking
>paul> soda blasting like me, and it can be done wet or dry, it will remove the tar
>paul> form all surfaces.   It will also remove any other contaminates without
>paul> etching or damaging them....paints etc.  I do it all the time, we can ever
>paul> remove graffiti, from soft sandstone brick surfaces with no damage.  It will
>paul> not hurt the copper but may give it a nice shine which can be etched with
>paul> ammonia to restore the "patina" look.
>paul> 
>paul> Baking soda can be swept up, broomed up then washed down with a hose and its
>paul> gone end of story, also its 100% EPA and DEQ legal.........
>paul> 
>paul> 
>paul> 
>paul> You can email me directly @ Paul@bograt.com
>paul> 
>paul> Paul Hewitt
>paul> 
>paul> H&H Custom Solutions
>paul> 
>paul> 
>paul> 
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