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Most Commonly Asked Questions.

Most Commonly Asked Questions.

Don't hit buy. Free advice.

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Small pots are awesome. Out of the box they will work.

Clogs, low performance, and unreliable operation are caused by OPERATOR ERROR.

Helpful tips:

1. Always sift Media (Even New

Bagged Media)

2. USE clean DRY air water traps

3. Match nozzle orifice to your

CFM. CFM is KING.

4. Clogs are caused by moisture

and humidity.

5. Adjusting the mix correctly is

How to obtain power and

Efficiency.

6. Pressure drop or excessive use

Of Pressurized air. Look for the

Obvious leaks. Make sure your

Compressor is big enough to

Use with your nozzle size and

Set up.

Here's a perfect example.

110lbs pot with a 1/8 nozzle you

Connect your pot to your 60

Gallon compressor

You blast for a 20 40 seconds

Then your pressure drops and

Your compressor can't keep up.

Small compressor means

Limited performance and

Limited blasting times.

Kits we offer: subject to change. Need a specific setup. Reach us on our online chat portal.

⚠️Conventional Kit.

This kit has the mix manifold located at the bottom bung of the pot. Basic and reliable.

⚠️Relocation/Elevated Kit.

This kit relocates the mix manifold to the side of the pot

💯Need some guidance please contact us via our online chat, or call us during regular business hours.

⚠️Remote Manifold Kit.

This Kit was designed for surface prep using any small pot. Will fit all small pots with 3/8 or 1/2 bottom bung discharge.

This is a special order kit.

🆕Midnight Red light or Blue light Special Kits:

Our Midnight Special Kits or Red Blue light special are kits that save you money.

We offer you a good quality blast hose on these kits.

⚠️The basics are sometimes overlooked.⚠️

Air compressor selection.

Reciprocating air compressors are not ideal for Media blasting but they will work, invest in a high quality name brand Two Stage 80 gallon compressor. ⚡KEEP AWAY from small cheap air compressors, as as a golden rule I always say if it plugs into a standard 110 residential outlet get a better compressor.

It's important to purchase your compressor with spec's and applications for your needs.

Entry Level:

14 to 17 CFM at around 90 psi 220v TRUE 5 HP. 1/8 nozzle or 5/32 nozzle with some recovery time.

Semi Intermediate Level:

18 to 26 CFM at around 90 psi 220) 230v TRUE 7 HP. Nozzles 1/8, 5/32, 3/16 with 1/4 having some recovery time.

Intermittent Level:

27 to 39 CFM at around 90 psi 230v TRUE 10 HP nozzles 1/8, 5/32, 3/16, 1/4, and 3/8.

Media selection.

Consider all media as dangerous or hazardous. ALWAYS TAKE Safety precautions.

Use approved Respirator, hand ear, and eye protection.

Hard and soft media along with MOHS scale chart is shown. Also media shape will help in removal of stubborn coatings.

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Troubleshooting guide.

Clogs. Caused by moisture in media screen media, extended periods blasting will cause moisture. Use a dryer system. Water traps and water separators will not work in most areas where humidity and moisture is present.

Low CFM to Nozzle Orifice size.

Low air capacity and low CFM will cause recovery time.

Small cheap compressors will always cause problems. Air starvation due to small capacity compressors. Upgrade compressor to match nozzle orifice needs.

Excessive media waste.

This is caused when the operator is not correctly adjusting the mix.

⚡Over powering the nozzle.

This is a common issue with operators that fail to adjust correctly. The nozzle orifice can only move a certain amount of product. Overpowering the nozzle is when the operator opens the air throttle to much, this cancels the media flow over whelming the nozzle orifice.

The best policy is slow and steady.

1. Open the media ball valve 1 quart of a turn.

2. Then Open the air throttle ball valve slowly in small increments until the blast stream equalizes and produces a constant stream. The stream has an almost blurry distorted appearance. Adjusting the mix correctly produces power, conserves media, and produces quicker results.

Removing stubborn plastic rubberized coatings.

This is one of the most asked questions . First you have to have the power, Air power. The more air power the better. This is where CFM comes into play. CONSTANT CFM.

See images for compressor selection and nozzle selection.

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