[DeTomaso] thick metal spray on Fontana block?? Help?

Rob Dumoulin rob at dumoulins.net
Fri Sep 11 20:36:16 EDT 2015


Ed,

I have a side business doing wet blasting. My equipment is a Geoblaster but
a dustless blasting unit sold out of Houston does a good job too. Somebody
around you probably does this. It will strip anything with zero metal
damage. In fact, the process actually cools the metal in the process. It
can take off anything from powdercoat down to one layer of paint off of a
fiberglass boat hull with no dust or excessive punting of the underlying
material. It will do what you need. If you are close to NE Florida I would
strip it for you.
On Sep 11, 2015 4:55 PM, "Ed Mendez" <edducati at mac.com> wrote:

> Anyone have any idea how to get this metal spray coating off my Fontana
> block? It is some sort of metal spray coating to fool people into thinking
> it is an iron block when in fact it is an aluminum block. The coating is
> magnetic.
>
> The machinist in Downey, CA, says after hot tanking this is what it now
> looks like, the power coater won’t touch it due to liability, a sand
> blaster won’t touch it for the same reasons. I was thinking walnut media
> blasting?
>
> How do I get this crap off? Grinding? but that will screw up the finish…
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Ed
>
> Ps. If you don’t get a picture I will send to you directly, something up
> with Mac mail and our mailman server.
>
>
>
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   Ed,

   I have a side business doing wet blasting. My equipment is a Geoblaster
   but a dustless blasting unit sold out of Houston does a good job too.
   Somebody around you probably does this. It will strip anything with
   zero metal damage. In fact, the process actually cools the metal in the
   process. It can take off anything from powdercoat down to one layer of
   paint off of a fiberglass boat hull with no dust or excessive punting
   of the underlying material. It will do what you need. If you are close
   to NE Florida I would strip it for you.

   On Sep 11, 2015 4:55 PM, "Ed Mendez" <[1]edducati at mac.com> wrote:

     Anyone have any idea how to get this metal spray coating off my
     Fontana block? It is some sort of metal spray coating to fool people
     into thinking it is an iron block when in fact it is an aluminum
     block. The coating is magnetic.
     The machinist in Downey, CA, says after hot tanking this is what it
     now looks like, the power coater wonat touch it due to liability, a
     sand blaster wonat touch it for the same reasons. I was thinking
     walnut media blasting?
     How do I get this crap off? Grinding? but that will screw up the
     finisha|
     Any help would be greatly appreciated.
     Ed
     Ps. If you donat get a picture I will send to you directly,
     something up with Mac mail and our mailman server.
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