Sandblasting...

So, I thought I would try out my sandblasting gun on the truck wheels, since they were convered in surface rust, and likely hadn't been painted in their 40 years of service. I bought a bag of fine grain sand from Home Depot, and fired up the air compressor.

After about an hour of blasting, followed by a few coats of primer and black paint, I learned two important things:


1. I don't like what sand does to the surface of the wheels. Check out the finish below, it's terrible! (It's supposed to be smooth, the sandblasting leaves it very rough.)




2. Sand gets EVERYWHERE! Even after a long shower, I was still finding sand in my ears.

I think I'll just use a wire brush mounted on a drill for cleaning these things up.

Live and learn, I guess.