Central Pnematic 15lbs. Portable Soda Blaster

As I continue to scrape and grind paint from my bug, I am learning new things. Recently I ran across a video on Youtube.com about another VW Beetle project. In it, the host used a media blaster to get those hard to reach places behind the louvers, or the grill holes above the engine compartment.I bought a 15 pound portable soda blaster. I've never bought one before and didn't know what to expect. If I were going to media blast my entire vehicle, I would definitely need a larger one. But this is great for small jobs. I have a small air compressor, so I had to do a lot of experimenting to get the pressure and soda volume correct. I have just a few small spots and I'll have it done soon.

The soda picking tube clogs every 2 seconds (literally). I’ve tried a lot of combinations of pressure and media flow regulations, but it didn’t work at all. Don’t waste your money with this. Unfortunately it had passed the return window, so I’ll have to just throw it in the trash.

Works okay, with tweaking. However, no one sells this type ceramic nozzle.

This blaster is okay if you have very small projects. I bought it to remove the bottom paint of my 15' Boston Whaler - NOT! I figured that it would take me at least 85 hours to remove the paint, and I would still have to clean up the job with fine sandpaper to finish the job. The blaster is much to small for this type of project.