I'm gonna wet-blast this old house, and it's gonna be great. I just got a siphon gun converter for my powerwasher (carbide nozzle). Wet blasting = no dust, and from what I hear, you get more abraision out of smaller grit too!
So anyway, has anyone ever done this before? I've only blasted steel with black beauty in a booth -- very different of course! My questions are mainly:
1) What media should I be shooting? The only written source I could find specifically on wetblasting siding and trim suggested 30-70 crushed glass.
2) What are my consumption rates going to be on this project? So I know how much to be ordering, how far ahead? How many sqft do you get out of a 50lb bag of grit -- assuming a 85% strip is good enough for my purposes?
And of course, anything else you know is helpful. I'm scheduled to start in July. Much obliged!
So anyway, has anyone ever done this before? I've only blasted steel with black beauty in a booth -- very different of course! My questions are mainly:
1) What media should I be shooting? The only written source I could find specifically on wetblasting siding and trim suggested 30-70 crushed glass.
2) What are my consumption rates going to be on this project? So I know how much to be ordering, how far ahead? How many sqft do you get out of a 50lb bag of grit -- assuming a 85% strip is good enough for my purposes?
And of course, anything else you know is helpful. I'm scheduled to start in July. Much obliged!