@driving 4 answers How do you get stuff from amazon? I mean we live in the same country (checked up your channel) but whenever I looked at amazon if the tool was 30$, shipping was 30-60$. That's why I'm skipping it and looking for tools on eBay or local online platforms. Cheers
I give this a thumbs up, it's informative and simple. Just be cautious and careful aerating a mold, can be dangerous for lungs. Of course don't clean brake parts like this, use mask etc. Wear gloves with hazardous stuff guys.... just a friendly reminder from someone who has had cancer.
Use anti- caking agent ( silicone dioxide ) @ 0.6% and mix it up well with the Soda and you will never have to shake it like that again. Very good project :)
It sounds counterintuitive, but I use salt in my harbor freight soda gun. It's cheep, and works better than soda. Of course I typically pressure wash or use a high strength detergent afterwards. I have an aluminum manifold that was cleaned quicker and better than with soda. Just a suggestion.
Try adding an in-line water separator or a DIY aftercooler for your compressor. I know from experience that it's essential to have dry air for sandblasting to keep the media from clumping. You'll notice a big difference. Good video.
Funny at 3:30 and after to see you struggling to make the device works: shaking, turning knobs etc... It's gravity fed! Can't work vertically or worse upside down. Just make sure the objects you want to blast are more or less in horizontal line of sight of your gun (may be quite difficult for a cylinder block...). Also blasting soda have anti crumpling additives and is coarser, yet less prone to clog the feeder.
+ant Sor I already explained this in the comments below. I use regular store bought soda. I don't have access to blasting soda. I am turning knobs and shaking the gun to get the soda to move because from time to time it gets stuck. It doesn't happen all too often and its a small price to pay considering the price I pay for the store bought soda compared to blasting soda (blasting soda is significantly more expensive even without the shipping I would have to pay, since I can't get it where I live) and I still get the job done just fine. Of course this not might be suitable for professional grade blasting but that wasn't the goal here anyway.
im wondering... could it be too much moisture causing the gun to get clogged up? like using a disposible inline water filter pod might solve the problem? Its a theory and im trying to be analogous with paint spraying... but this so far has solved my issue
I've had good luck doing low-powered soda blasting on aluminum and painted steel using a less powerful air compressor. I'm not sure what exact model it is, because someone painted mine, including its labels, before I bought it used, but it seems to be identical to a Rolair FC2002, and very similar to a Jenny A2G246-HC4V. These have a 2 hp MK246 single-cylinder air compressor motor, four gallon tank (two tanks of two gallons each), and they do about 4.12 CFM (cubic feet per minute) at 95 psig, which it's able to maintain while the motor is running continuously during the blasting. For the blasting gun, I have a Central Pneumatic blasting kit that I bought from Harbor Freight, item 37025, that comes with a plastic bin in which you put the blasting media, and while it's a siphon-fed setup, it works for me, but I can see that a gravity-fed gun might be better. I kept finding that the siphon tube keeps pulling so much of the blasting soda out of the bin, that it's not long before it creates empty space around the end of the siphon hose that's picking up the media, so I have to shake the bin every now and then to collapse the pile of media back around the end of the siphon hose. I later realized that if I attached the plastic bin to the top of the compressor motor setup, that the vibrating motor might keep the bin shaking enough so that the media would keep flowing towards and into the siphon end of the hose. I haven't tested that theory yet, because I have my compressor motor torn apart to clean and paint it, and that process isn't done yet. Using baking soda, I was able to blast off some average paint from an old valve cover, and some light carbon from a cylinder head, but it wasn't able to remove some of the more embedded bits of carbon. For that, I'll be trying ground walnut shells next, which are the next Mohs hardness scale value above soda. I first used Arm & Hammer baking soda, because I wanted to see if it would work, and it worked well within limits, as I describe. Next I tried baking soda for washing clothes, which is a little harder, and it worked a little better, but even when I wore protective goggles, a couple bits of it got into my eyes, and itched like hell, which didn't happen with the baking soda. I found that baking soda couldn't blast away congealed oil, because it would just become embedded in the oil, so you need to thoroughly clean off all oil first. I really recommend doing your blasting outdoors if possible, or in a blast cabinet, because as you can see in this video, it gets all over very quickly.
You need to hold gun more level so gravity will feed powder , when your pointing nose down gravity feed it up above powder supply instead of under supply . You need to position your target 🎯 at the correct angle’s of Fire
you need to be using a blast cabinet to reclaim your media and keep it sorta clean. I got 120 lbs of glass beads I have been using for at least 17 years and since I tank everything that goes into the cabinet and de-grease it prior the only contaminates in my beads is carbon and rust and beads look like new. Although I run my cabinet at 120 psi . your just throwing money away doing that on the ground like that.
It would work better if you used actual blasting soda. Store bought soda is to fine which is why the nozzle gets clogged so often. I discovered that the hard way and when I made the switch to actual blasting soda the gun worked flawlessly.
Really good vid. I'm a noob at this so wasn't really sure what to buy. I want to strip paint of wood, fix car parts and the like so only need a small system. I bought the syphon gun before watching this vid. Now I think I will need a bigger compressor and/or a gravity feed. Thanks
That's exactly my route. I first bought a siphon and a small compressor. Traded in the compressor for a bigger one, and use the siphon as a pencil cup :)
+driving 4 answers (mr2 mk1 hero) Pencil pickup??? But I think I've outgrown my 1hp air desperator... I Originally bought it to blow out the dust in PC's but now I'm doing so much more.. So its time to get serious with it a move up to a belt driven beast.. LOL ...AND get the soda blasting thing right!!! Thanks again.
the soda in a gravity gun needs to fall "down" to the air feed, i.e with gravity, once you hold the gun on its side, horizontal the media cant fall, hence you shake it, change the air etc, nothing works unless the gun is upright, not great for this application
The container may be pressurised, but the solid soda will fall with gravity to go through the aperture provided in the container and so it will not work and it is no good shaking it.
+Carmel Pule' If you are so kind to look just a few comments below, you will see a very clear explanation why I am shaking the gun and why anyone who buys regular soda at stores will most likely need to do the same.
+driving 4 answers (mr2 mk1 hero) You also need a very good moisture trap after the compressor. A lot of water is produced by the compressor and it wrecks havoc on dry soda, clogging up the apertures and causing clumping.
Great video, I think this tool could use to remove rust, but need to change abrasive to sand or glass or others. We already tested it and very well to remove rust.
I have about the same compressor specs and have been debating this exact same gun. Shame you can't replace the nozzle with something a bit smaller (3/32 instead of 3/16). Still, nice results, may pick one up this weekend.
Just insert a brass or stainless pipe into the nozzle to neck it down, or plug it completely and re-drill. The soda is not going to kill even a brass nozzle.
I tore a t-shirt and wrapped it around my entire head, just made holes for eyes and nose and than put goggles and breathing mask over it, and soda still got into places it shouldn't have. Luckily soda isn't a health hazard like sand and some other blasting media.
if head and part of engine that full oily and need to cleen up....i use these 3 ingredients -petrol@gasoline(1L) -cloth soap(strongest) -alkaline degreaser(1L) -water and submerge the part for one night(12hour) or one day for best result...
I wonder if rust could be removed by first giving the part the electrolysis treatment (see this elsewhere on RUclips), which reduces the rust to a black form of iron oxide that can be scrubbed off. I haven't tried this, but it seems possible... Also, it seems that most RUclipsrs demonstrating this soda blasting technique are doing so without the benefit of a blasting cabinet. We're all trying to get results with minimum expense, aren't we?
+ptreth36696 Electrlysis would probably help, or maybe even work on it's own enough to make the soda blasting redundant? This is a diy video and a blasting cabinet would be a bit beyond what an average diy person has or wants to purchase, even if it is extremely useful. Soda isn't a health hazard, unlike sand, and you can easily wash it away, unlike sand, which also makes the cabinet less of a necessity.
Nice Video. I have minimal luck with blasting before but you have convinced me to give it another go when the time is right. Qustion: is there any evidence of aluminum removal? does it fog the metal like sand blasting does?
I've found that even simple baking soda blasting as is done in this video, does fog some aluminum, though so far I've tried it only on a cylinder head--maybe this effect doesn't happen with harder aluminum. But it won't remove any aluminum since baking soda, and regular blasting soda, are softer than aluminum.
+driving 4 answers (mr2 mk1 hero) is it also turbo? I see a fitting on the sump. I have been thinking of getting an mk1 mr2 but I'm not to sure, I have lots of success with a 4age gen 3 turbo build already in another project I did a year ago
+Gareth weare no turbo. just a stock-ish rebuild with some lukewarm cams and slight compression bump. i love NA and want to keep the 4age's character. maybe ill turbo it, someday in the very distant future.
+driving 4 answers (mr2 mk1 hero) they sound amazing NA but you can keep the NA feel with a turbo because they love to rev sounds abit off I know, I revved to 9500rpm with 18psi boost, had stock gen3 crank, stock gen 3 gze rods, cp Pistons, used a blacktop 20v head with the throttles still, motor was fully balanced and used original Toyota bearings, gaskets and oil/water pump, it made 300rwk at 18psi on E95, I used a commetic head gasket and arp head studs, rod bolts were new oem bolts
could you attach a larger pot on the top with modifications say white stormwater pipe 150mm unsure of the pipe size with a adaptor piece which is threaded then a screwable end cap from bunnings double your soda feed ????????? just an idea make it about the size of a spray putty pot it would also require a tube/feed from the mod pvc pipe to pick up the nozel feed
Looks nice! Be great for cleaning up oxidized aluminum engine components like cam or rocker covers, timing chain covers etc. if removed. I always hate how chalky raw aluminum gets. Not a big fan of the techno(?) music but don't mind me, I'm an old fart...
Sodablasting is not great at removing oxidisation on aluminium. It can do it but you will need A LOT of psi. I found a guy near me that does it, and he has one of those huge boxy construction work air compressors. Techno is made by most royalty free music producers so I used it, its not bad, even if you're old :) You should hear some of the dubstep stuff they make. I'm young-ish and I honestly don't get it.
+sniper152 Not everyone lives in the US where the is harbor freight. The blasting cabinet is an additional cost and I could have never cleaned a transmission housing inside a cabinet. The point of soda is that its environmentally friendly and can be washed away with water with zero harm to the environment, so getting a cabinet might be a bit redundant for soda blasting. It of course is easier to work and less of a hassle with a cabinet, but my aim here was to make a setup that is easy on the wallet but yields great and fast results, unlike the air blower gun and hose setup which is only good for blasting tiny stuff for short periods of time and wastes a ton of soda.
I assumed store bought soda was too fine to blast with? Is this down to your higher PSI here? I’m cleaning not removing rust. Using the same gun as you and power rating compressor as you.
Store bought worked great for me. No soda can really remove rust unless you're blasting with some sort of industrial behemoth compressor. I did try several store bought and some were too fine, true, but the low quality budget brand ones are often a lot more coarse, at least here in the Balkans, so that's what I kept using. Sometimes they are a bit moist if they weren't stored properly by the supermarket, but they dry out within a day or two, just leave them in the open air :)
Not one time did you hold the gravity feed blaster in the proper position. the nozzle needs to be pointed in a horizontal and slightly downward angle with the hopper up
Ok, first off let me apologize for possibly sounding like an ass. I tend to do that and I don't know why. Second, I'm sure you were able to blast the head to your satisfaction. Lastly, I was merely pointing out that if you were to orient the head so that the deck was perpendicular to the floor (ie standing up) and point the gun at it with the reservoir up, you would hardly ever have to shake the gun unless it was about empty. Other than that the head looked darn good.
+Dave S (Davenia419) What a nice and refreshing tone. Thank you. Now let me try and explain my side with a little bit more detail. Although this video is pretty badly made I honestly did a lot of experimenting with the soda before I made it. In my case the problem lies with the soda itself. This is store bought sodium bicarbonate, for baking and other kitchen related use. It somehow traps moisture in it no matter what you do to it, and no matter how I held the gun it needed shaking relatively often. Where I live actual blasting soda is unavailable and if I were to import it it would cost a small fortune. Plus, baking soda cost me like 50 cents for 1 kg, from what I can gather online blasting soda costs 40 USD for around 20 kg, so for the price of shaking I would have probably gone for the kitchen stuff even if I could get the blasting stuff. But, I am certain actual blasting soda doesn't need shaking and what you say about holding the gun stands 100% true in that case. In any case, thank you for your comment and feedback, I appreciate it.
Ok soda blasting , I'm just wondering for the harder stuff to remove would it work with salt, I mean salt tends to be more grity so perhaps salt would work on rust.
So, to remove rust, you want to coat everything with salt? That quite possibly sounds like the worst idea ever. They sell blasting media of different grits that you can use, no need to reinvent the wheel.
Jared Shaffer Well we are talking about media that does not specifically rust, you wouldn't really use this type of blasting for steel or iron but clearly for aluminum or plastics or other types of delicate matter. So salt may well be a good idea as it will atomise at a much lower rate but might just be right not to damage the product.
You specifically mentioned rust...aluminum and plastics don't rust. Iron and steel do. Besides, even if you used it on aluminum I wouldn't want to coat everything in my garage/shop with salt. Like I said, there are already blasting medias out there for pretty much any scenario which aren't going to cause problems.
Jared Shaffer But wouldn't you use some kind of box or container to restrict the dispersing of the media when being blasted. But you do make a fair point, however those blasting medias often are expensive whereas salt is cheap, and if you wash it off should cause no problems. It's only an idea.
The reason I asked is because although baking soda isn't very harmful it still is powder and a mild abrasive. so you want to get this off before you reassemble a cylinder head. so how do you get the hidden in tight oil galleys or caked on baking soda off?
+chriskazaglis If you're patient it all comes off with air, but I suggest a really good wash. You also need to polish the journals where you the cam will go after this, but just a bit is needed.
Hmm, depends on the casting metal, if it's soft it can make a noticeable improvement. It's great against light superficial rust if the compressor is powerful enough, but it will never be able to remove hard, deep rust like sandblasting can. But of course sand blasting carbs and throttle bodies is a no-no. If you need to get rid of tough rust I would completely disassemble the carb and leave the body soaking in some heavy duty chemical rust remover for several days and repeat the process.
@@d4a thatnks for info! I actually have disassemble my TMR carbs and i have try every cleaning solution, from spray, bath, ultrasonic etc! It worked alittle but not that much...although the carb body seems to be really strong !
@@d4a i did try but overnight, i also boil it with vinegar and others but nope... The only solution that work alittle is a "secret recipie" cleaner i got from a store which is really strong and im afraid it will vanish the carbs!
+tdawg719 The sprayer is a German brand called BGS, you can get it on ebay from Germany for 30-50 USD plus shipping (search for BGS 3244). Brand isn't really important as long as its gravity fed and well made. If you're in the US the speedblaster is popular there I think, and works great from what I hear.
+bizeemi vas Sure, this is actually a sandblasting gun that I found working great with soda too, but I used with coal slag and sand and it works great of course.
driving 4 answers they are pretty cool im planning to put aftermarket bottom end bearings, pistons and rods cranks pretty strong. then it should be able to handle 400kw hopefully find a reasonably priced a Borg Warner Efr :D
No, a head's valve seat is much harder than baking soda, regular blasting soda, walnut shells, etc. You can get much harder blasting media that will damage a valve seat, but of course don't use it on a valve seat.
sdq sdq It's not too bad with small and medium sized parts. Bigger things I would blast outside. Soda is not harmful to the environment and rain will just wash it away.
There are soda blasters sold as soda blasters, so yes, here you don't have to pay extra if you already have a compressor. Plus, you know what it consists of. (just apparently a in line dryer is missing here to make a perfectly fine soda blaster)
It's a gravity feet blaster, it doesn't work upside down, stop holding it upside down... I don't think you know how gravity works... haha just kidding, good job on the cylinder head.
Dont give up the day job thats for sure !!i mean top marks for trying hut its gotta work especially with D.I.Y shit at home most guysnare havin a gew cans of the nice stuff or beer as they labour tiressly and endlessly on their mistress or bitch whatever the case may be and when it comes to the end of the day and you need that blaster tomdo,its majic can u imagine how long it would take having to go form3 seconds then stop...then twist the knob...then shake it ...then go again for 3 secs,then stop. ..then shake...then twişt knob ...then.......SmaSH CRASH BANG,!!! copious amounts of various swearing a u beaut sand blaster gun smashed into a million pieces like a leggo toy your son couldnt figure out so threw at the wall? i mean really its gotta work man before it hits the tube dude really ...anyways good try keep up the mad creations ☺
you can see this worked for what he needed. its right there in the video. there is no reason for you to be a jerk. this is fine for a backyard mechanic. hes not running a soda blasting shop. if you want to sound like you know what your talking about, you should start with your grammer. half of your comment is mis spelled. bottom line - your a true arrogant jerk
Ohhhhh there should me more people like u in the world i hope one day u come to my defence only you and your veiwpoint are correct and anyone elses whether be good, bad, contradictive or other are incorrect or unvalued.You my dear freind are over opinionated, ignorant in your comments of something that wasnt even directed at u, and nosey. I think there is a jerk here somewhere but im betting if you are reading these comments and look at this openmindedly u will figure out just who that person may be ,but then again since i value all opinions maybe it is? Peace out!
you are over opinionated - your opinion on this video shows it clearly. instead of being humble and giving a respectful opinion.. you instead bash, critique, and simply label yourself as a "bully" behind the keyboard with your arrogance. i would not even entertain the idea of coming to your DEFENSE*. my view point is a respectable opinion. your view point is an arrogant statement. you're implying that this method is a "joke". everyone is entitled to an opinion. do me a favor and quote where i stated anything that is relative to being "good, bad, contradictive, and/or ignorant".. i know your comment was not directed towards me, and for that i apologize. although after reading your comment i got angry. its not me being nosey.. the comments are public, nothing nosey about a pubic video and a public comment i read... if i were to be nosey i would find other comments you left and reply on them... Look at this open mindedly? talk about contradicting.... you just contradicted yourself. why dont you look at this video open mindedly and provide us with constructive criticism instead of your low blow comment. jerk.
Your right. I'm so stupid sometimes. :( If I'm going to point out somebody's poor grammar, I should practice what I preach and lead by example. I feel like a fool.
Check out KFLY67 on his site he is removing rust with ease only difference is his gun and it really the same just a different brand he got his at Harbor Freight. Check him out KFLY67
Not a bad video, however it's such a pity that your microphone was broken. Such a pain in the ass to type all those captions! And so dreadful for viewer that we have to read them too. I wonder if, 4 years later, you've saved enough money from DIY to afford a few bucks to buy a new microphone? EDIT TO ADD: I watched more, and noticed the microphone DOES work. So, to solve everything all you need to do is FUCKING SPEAK !!!!
Soda blasting gun I use: amzn.to/2BlI6kw
@driving 4 answers How do you get stuff from amazon? I mean we live in the same country (checked up your channel) but whenever I looked at amazon if the tool was 30$, shipping was 30-60$. That's why I'm skipping it and looking for tools on eBay or local online platforms.
Cheers
I give this a thumbs up, it's informative and simple.
Just be cautious and careful aerating a mold, can be dangerous for lungs.
Of course don't clean brake parts like this, use mask etc.
Wear gloves with hazardous stuff guys.... just a friendly reminder from someone who has had cancer.
Right on, thanks for sharing and thank you for adding subtitles!!
Use anti- caking agent ( silicone dioxide ) @ 0.6% and mix it up well with the Soda and you will never have to shake it like that again.
Very good project :)
just an fyi if you use silica as an anti caking agent DO NOT breath the dust wear a good respirator you do not want silicosis.
It sounds counterintuitive, but I use salt in my harbor freight soda gun. It's cheep, and works better than soda. Of course I typically pressure wash or use a high strength detergent afterwards. I have an aluminum manifold that was cleaned quicker and better than with soda.
Just a suggestion.
Aikidoman06 Worth a try. I heard about salt working great from a few more ppl.
Try adding an in-line water separator or a DIY aftercooler for your compressor. I know from experience that it's essential to have dry air for sandblasting to keep the media from clumping. You'll notice a big difference. Good video.
Funny at 3:30 and after to see you struggling to make the device works: shaking, turning knobs etc...
It's gravity fed! Can't work vertically or worse upside down.
Just make sure the objects you want to blast are more or less in horizontal line of sight of your gun (may be quite difficult for a cylinder block...).
Also blasting soda have anti crumpling additives and is coarser, yet less prone to clog the feeder.
+ant Sor I already explained this in the comments below. I use regular store bought soda. I don't have access to blasting soda. I am turning knobs and shaking the gun to get the soda to move because from time to time it gets stuck. It doesn't happen all too often and its a small price to pay considering the price I pay for the store bought soda compared to blasting soda (blasting soda is significantly more expensive even without the shipping I would have to pay, since I can't get it where I live) and I still get the job done just fine. Of course this not might be suitable for professional grade blasting but that wasn't the goal here anyway.
+ant Sor thinking the same thing man, however I think he was doing it like that for our viewing benefit (not that it payed off).
im wondering... could it be too much moisture causing the gun to get clogged up? like using a disposible inline water filter pod might solve the problem? Its a theory and im trying to be analogous with paint spraying... but this so far has solved my issue
You could always tap a small airline into the bucket to constantly bubble the media to keep it from clogging now theirs and idea!
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I've had good luck doing low-powered soda blasting on aluminum and painted steel using a less powerful air compressor. I'm not sure what exact model it is, because someone painted mine, including its labels, before I bought it used, but it seems to be identical to a Rolair FC2002, and very similar to a Jenny A2G246-HC4V. These have a 2 hp MK246 single-cylinder air compressor motor, four gallon tank (two tanks of two gallons each), and they do about 4.12 CFM (cubic feet per minute) at 95 psig, which it's able to maintain while the motor is running continuously during the blasting.
For the blasting gun, I have a Central Pneumatic blasting kit that I bought from Harbor Freight, item 37025, that comes with a plastic bin in which you put the blasting media, and while it's a siphon-fed setup, it works for me, but I can see that a gravity-fed gun might be better. I kept finding that the siphon tube keeps pulling so much of the blasting soda out of the bin, that it's not long before it creates empty space around the end of the siphon hose that's picking up the media, so I have to shake the bin every now and then to collapse the pile of media back around the end of the siphon hose. I later realized that if I attached the plastic bin to the top of the compressor motor setup, that the vibrating motor might keep the bin shaking enough so that the media would keep flowing towards and into the siphon end of the hose. I haven't tested that theory yet, because I have my compressor motor torn apart to clean and paint it, and that process isn't done yet.
Using baking soda, I was able to blast off some average paint from an old valve cover, and some light carbon from a cylinder head, but it wasn't able to remove some of the more embedded bits of carbon. For that, I'll be trying ground walnut shells next, which are the next Mohs hardness scale value above soda. I first used Arm & Hammer baking soda, because I wanted to see if it would work, and it worked well within limits, as I describe. Next I tried baking soda for washing clothes, which is a little harder, and it worked a little better, but even when I wore protective goggles, a couple bits of it got into my eyes, and itched like hell, which didn't happen with the baking soda.
I found that baking soda couldn't blast away congealed oil, because it would just become embedded in the oil, so you need to thoroughly clean off all oil first.
I really recommend doing your blasting outdoors if possible, or in a blast cabinet, because as you can see in this video, it gets all over very quickly.
Thanks for the comprehensive and informative write-up, some good sfuff there.
Watching soda blast cleaning is so satisfying.............don't know why.
same reply on all videos .. tsk maybe there is something in you
I used to have an air hose like yours. It made work horrible. I upgraded to the wider air hose and the difference was between day and night.
Thanks for the great tips for soda blasting !
Put an in line air dryer in your setup. Will require less "shaking" of the gun.
Water trap anyway. Wet media sucks unless you’re actually wet blasting 🤣
You need to hold gun more level so gravity will feed powder , when your pointing nose down gravity feed it up above powder supply instead of under supply . You need to position your target 🎯 at the correct angle’s of Fire
you need to be using a blast cabinet to reclaim your media and keep it sorta clean. I got 120 lbs of glass beads I have been using for at least 17 years and since I tank everything that goes into the cabinet and de-grease it prior the only contaminates in my beads is carbon and rust and beads look like new. Although I run my cabinet at 120 psi . your just throwing money away doing that on the ground like that.
Excellent video ....thanks bro!!!
Maybe if the cylinder head was standing up and the hopper was level you would have less feeding issues. Cheers.
It would work better if you used actual blasting soda. Store bought soda is to fine which is why the nozzle gets clogged so often. I discovered that the hard way and when I made the switch to actual blasting soda the gun worked flawlessly.
Really good vid. I'm a noob at this so wasn't really sure what to buy. I want to strip paint of wood, fix car parts and the like so only need a small system. I bought the syphon gun before watching this vid. Now I think I will need a bigger compressor and/or a gravity feed. Thanks
That's exactly my route. I first bought a siphon and a small compressor. Traded in the compressor for a bigger one, and use the siphon as a pencil cup :)
+driving 4 answers (mr2 mk1 hero) Pencil pickup??? But I think I've outgrown my 1hp air desperator... I Originally bought it to blow out the dust in PC's but now I'm doing so much more.. So its time to get serious with it a move up to a belt driven beast.. LOL ...AND get the soda blasting thing right!!! Thanks again.
Thanks for posting this!
one more is, the compressor also have water vapour thats why the soda stucks sometime
+Asrul Hamba Fakir definitely a factor you're right. a water and oil filter helps a lot.
@@d4a silica gel could be used to absorb moisture.
the soda in a gravity gun needs to fall "down" to the air feed, i.e with gravity, once you hold the gun on its side, horizontal the media cant fall, hence you shake it, change the air etc, nothing works unless the gun is upright, not great for this application
As long as you understand the short fall, this works fine
Or just stand the part up...
The container may be pressurised, but the solid soda will fall with gravity to go through the aperture provided in the container and so it will not work and it is no good shaking it.
+Carmel Pule' If you are so kind to look just a few comments below, you will see a very clear explanation why I am shaking the gun and why anyone who buys regular soda at stores will most likely need to do the same.
+driving 4 answers (mr2 mk1 hero) You also need a very good moisture trap after the compressor. A lot of water is produced by the compressor and it wrecks havoc on dry soda, clogging up the apertures and causing clumping.
Just FYI for everyone watching this video. Soda blasting WILL remove rust but requires higher pressures and CFM rates than your setup can provide.
I bought one gravity gun (exactly like yours, just green) with two canisters of media, and two extra nozzles for 12€ on Lidl.
awesome, is this thing also available in germany?
Sorry, i don't know. I bought in Portugal, one month a go.
okay, bummer =) thanks!
Great video, I think this tool could use to remove rust, but need to change abrasive to sand or glass or others. We already tested it and very well to remove rust.
You are an absolute fucking idiot. Didn't you actually watch the video and read the video description?
I have about the same compressor specs and have been debating this exact same gun. Shame you can't replace the nozzle with something a bit smaller (3/32 instead of 3/16). Still, nice results, may pick one up this weekend.
Just insert a brass or stainless pipe into the nozzle to neck it down, or plug it completely and re-drill. The soda is not going to kill even a brass nozzle.
Great results
looks good. One suggestion is to wear ear hole pluggers too. That stuff will end up in any hole that isnt protected;)
I tore a t-shirt and wrapped it around my entire head, just made holes for eyes and nose and than put goggles and breathing mask over it, and soda still got into places it shouldn't have. Luckily soda isn't a health hazard like sand and some other blasting media.
Just wear ear defenders so you can't hear the compressor motor and safety glasses with a face mask. .
blend the soda so the innner moisture could trap inside air molecules then vapourise
if head and part of engine that full oily and need to cleen up....i use these 3 ingredients
-petrol@gasoline(1L)
-cloth soap(strongest)
-alkaline degreaser(1L)
-water
and submerge the part for one night(12hour) or one day for best result...
Thank you for sharing this very useful and educating i will try use this...many thanks
Thank you. I'm happy you found it useful.
I wonder if rust could be removed by first giving the part the electrolysis treatment (see this elsewhere on RUclips), which reduces the rust to a black form of iron oxide that can be scrubbed off. I haven't tried this, but it seems possible... Also, it seems that most RUclipsrs demonstrating this soda blasting technique are doing so without the benefit of a blasting cabinet. We're all trying to get results with minimum expense, aren't we?
+ptreth36696 Electrlysis would probably help, or maybe even work on it's own enough to make the soda blasting redundant? This is a diy video and a blasting cabinet would be a bit beyond what an average diy person has or wants to purchase, even if it is extremely useful. Soda isn't a health hazard, unlike sand, and you can easily wash it away, unlike sand, which also makes the cabinet less of a necessity.
Nice Video. I have minimal luck with blasting before but you have convinced me to give it another go when the time is right. Qustion: is there any evidence of aluminum removal? does it fog the metal like sand blasting does?
I've found that even simple baking soda blasting as is done in this video, does fog some aluminum, though so far I've tried it only on a cylinder head--maybe this effect doesn't happen with harder aluminum. But it won't remove any aluminum since baking soda, and regular blasting soda, are softer than aluminum.
Haha! I had exactly the same dish drainer with exactly the same mould.
Haha! The world is a small place :)
Evil from evilution nk
4age 16v big port head! Very good engines
true true! thanks for noticing!
+driving 4 answers (mr2 mk1 hero) is it also turbo? I see a fitting on the sump. I have been thinking of getting an mk1 mr2 but I'm not to sure, I have lots of success with a 4age gen 3 turbo build already in another project I did a year ago
+Gareth weare no turbo. just a stock-ish rebuild with some lukewarm cams and slight compression bump. i love NA and want to keep the 4age's character. maybe ill turbo it, someday in the very distant future.
+driving 4 answers (mr2 mk1 hero) they sound amazing NA but you can keep the NA feel with a turbo because they love to rev sounds abit off I know, I revved to 9500rpm with 18psi boost, had stock gen3 crank, stock gen 3 gze rods, cp Pistons, used a blacktop 20v head with the throttles still, motor was fully balanced and used original Toyota bearings, gaskets and oil/water pump, it made 300rwk at 18psi on E95, I used a commetic head gasket and arp head studs, rod bolts were new oem bolts
Sounds like quite an engine! congrats. is it still alive?
Good info thanks.
could you attach a larger pot on the top with modifications say white stormwater pipe 150mm unsure of the pipe size with a adaptor piece which is threaded then a screwable end cap from bunnings double your soda feed ????????? just an idea make it about the size of a spray putty pot it would also require a tube/feed from the mod pvc pipe to pick up the nozel feed
Looks nice! Be great for cleaning up oxidized aluminum engine components like cam or rocker covers, timing chain covers etc. if removed. I always hate how chalky raw aluminum gets. Not a big fan of the techno(?) music but don't mind me, I'm an old fart...
Sodablasting is not great at removing oxidisation on aluminium. It can do it but you will need A LOT of psi. I found a guy near me that does it, and he has one of those huge boxy construction work air compressors. Techno is made by most royalty free music producers so I used it, its not bad, even if you're old :) You should hear some of the dubstep stuff they make. I'm young-ish and I honestly don't get it.
Go to harbor freight and get a sand blast cabinet and 50lbs of blasting soda, it's a much better setup. I have one and it works great
+sniper152 Not everyone lives in the US where the is harbor freight. The blasting cabinet is an additional cost and I could have never cleaned a transmission housing inside a cabinet. The point of soda is that its environmentally friendly and can be washed away with water with zero harm to the environment, so getting a cabinet might be a bit redundant for soda blasting. It of course is easier to work and less of a hassle with a cabinet, but my aim here was to make a setup that is easy on the wallet but yields great and fast results, unlike the air blower gun and hose setup which is only good for blasting tiny stuff for short periods of time and wastes a ton of soda.
I assumed store bought soda was too fine to blast with? Is this down to your higher PSI here? I’m cleaning not removing rust. Using the same gun as you and power rating compressor as you.
Store bought worked great for me. No soda can really remove rust unless you're blasting with some sort of industrial behemoth compressor. I did try several store bought and some were too fine, true, but the low quality budget brand ones are often a lot more coarse, at least here in the Balkans, so that's what I kept using. Sometimes they are a bit moist if they weren't stored properly by the supermarket, but they dry out within a day or two, just leave them in the open air :)
Is it not best to put the parts on their side so as to be able to keep the gun facing horizontal rather than pointing down?
DATS THE WAY GENIOUS START BY DOING THINK N GET THEM BETTER N BETTER,THANK U YOUNGER BROTHER,SERVANT OF GOD.MAYBE A STONGER COMPRESSOR CAN HELP.
Hey you gona need for you air compressor a water separator and maybe help to the gun do get to much cloogin.
+Torres R I got it a while after the video. It did help. Still some clogging occasionally, but less often definitely. Good tip.
Not one time did you hold the gravity feed blaster in the proper position. the nozzle needs to be pointed in a horizontal and slightly downward angle with the hopper up
yet somehow i managed to sodablast an engine head, a transmission case and a bunch of other stuff. hmmm
Ok, first off let me apologize for possibly sounding like an ass. I tend to do that and I don't know why. Second, I'm sure you were able to blast the head to your satisfaction. Lastly, I was merely pointing out that if you were to orient the head so that the deck was perpendicular to the floor (ie standing up) and point the gun at it with the reservoir up, you would hardly ever have to shake the gun unless it was about empty. Other than that the head looked darn good.
+Dave S (Davenia419) What a nice and refreshing tone. Thank you. Now let me try and explain my side with a little bit more detail. Although this video is pretty badly made I honestly did a lot of experimenting with the soda before I made it. In my case the problem lies with the soda itself. This is store bought sodium bicarbonate, for baking and other kitchen related use. It somehow traps moisture in it no matter what you do to it, and no matter how I held the gun it needed shaking relatively often. Where I live actual blasting soda is unavailable and if I were to import it it would cost a small fortune. Plus, baking soda cost me like 50 cents for 1 kg, from what I can gather online blasting soda costs 40 USD for around 20 kg, so for the price of shaking I would have probably gone for the kitchen stuff even if I could get the blasting stuff. But, I am certain actual blasting soda doesn't need shaking and what you say about holding the gun stands 100% true in that case. In any case, thank you for your comment and feedback, I appreciate it.
Sir, I might advise you - the Gun is built to hold HORIZONTAL, not VERTICAL... thats why your media clogs up and you have to shake it....
Good video and song. What is the name of it?
Ok soda blasting , I'm just wondering for the harder stuff to remove would it work with salt, I mean salt tends to be more grity so perhaps salt would work on rust.
So, to remove rust, you want to coat everything with salt? That quite possibly sounds like the worst idea ever. They sell blasting media of different grits that you can use, no need to reinvent the wheel.
Jared Shaffer Well we are talking about media that does not specifically rust, you wouldn't really use this type of blasting for steel or iron but clearly for aluminum or plastics or other types of delicate matter.
So salt may well be a good idea as it will atomise at a much lower rate but might just be right not to damage the product.
You specifically mentioned rust...aluminum and plastics don't rust. Iron and steel do. Besides, even if you used it on aluminum I wouldn't want to coat everything in my garage/shop with salt. Like I said, there are already blasting medias out there for pretty much any scenario which aren't going to cause problems.
Jared Shaffer But wouldn't you use some kind of box or container to restrict the dispersing of the media when being blasted.
But you do make a fair point, however those blasting medias often are expensive whereas salt is cheap, and if you wash it off should cause no problems.
It's only an idea.
Yep, I wouldn't want to breathe black mold either.
have you ever used white powder from fire extinguisher?
good solution :)
4AG-E the best engine ever build ...
7AGE?
i bought one of those gravity fed guns i cant get it to work with soda. shaking it doesnt help i got enough air flow but i dont know whats going on
Works with Woody f
Varnish?
Is it basically baked soda
hi thx for youre video, can you tell me the compressor sepcs?...
There's some soda that's on the surface after blasting. Does it come off with air or does it need a wash?
You can soda blast it.
The reason I asked is because although baking soda isn't very harmful it still is powder and a mild abrasive. so you want to get this off before you reassemble a cylinder head. so how do you get the hidden in tight oil galleys or caked on baking soda off?
+chriskazaglis If you're patient it all comes off with air, but I suggest a really good wash. You also need to polish the journals where you the cam will go after this, but just a bit is needed.
salt is one a rust accelarator. for some reason cars nears oceans get rusty faster.
Can standard paint spray gun be used? With tank under pistol?
Yes, but that gun needs more psi to work properly
danach würde ich gerne den laufbild der nockenlager sehen )))
+ramzan yacubov Braucht nur eine kliene polierung.
Is it posible to clean the electric part?
What's soda blasting ? Projecting Coca-Cola ? 😁
Will this remove corrosion from carburettor body?
Hmm, depends on the casting metal, if it's soft it can make a noticeable improvement. It's great against light superficial rust if the compressor is powerful enough, but it will never be able to remove hard, deep rust like sandblasting can. But of course sand blasting carbs and throttle bodies is a no-no. If you need to get rid of tough rust I would completely disassemble the carb and leave the body soaking in some heavy duty chemical rust remover for several days and repeat the process.
@@d4a thatnks for info!
I actually have disassemble my TMR carbs and i have try every cleaning solution, from spray, bath, ultrasonic etc! It worked alittle but not that much...although the carb body seems to be really strong !
Did you try leaving it in vinegar for about a week?
@@d4a i did try but overnight, i also boil it with vinegar and others but nope... The only solution that work alittle is a "secret recipie" cleaner i got from a store which is really strong and im afraid it will vanish the carbs!
Didnt say where you got the sprayer or how much it cost
+tdawg719 The sprayer is a German brand called BGS, you can get it on ebay from Germany for 30-50 USD plus shipping (search for BGS 3244). Brand isn't really important as long as its gravity fed and well made. If you're in the US the speedblaster is popular there I think, and works great from what I hear.
could the gun be used with sand for other blasting purpose??
+bizeemi vas Sure, this is actually a sandblasting gun that I found working great with soda too, but I used with coal slag and sand and it works great of course.
Is this an SR engine your working on?
Nope, just a 4age :)
haha saw all your 4age stuff after and figured haha I have a 1jz so I should have recognized the Yamaha head lol
Awesome Channel Btw
+Viddiecent Thank you! Glad you like it. 1jz is awesome.
driving 4 answers they are pretty cool im planning to put aftermarket bottom end bearings, pistons and rods cranks pretty strong. then it should be able to handle 400kw hopefully find a reasonably priced a Borg Warner Efr :D
Sounds like a beast. Good luck!
hello brother! can you help me to have complete set of head gasket for 4age 20v, please.
How about wheels?
Sure why not, but they will loose their shine and will need polishing or clear coat afterwards.
is that a 4age head you're blasting?!
yup
Are you using Pepsi or Coke?
+Jeff Fleischman RC
Moxie
can you remove paint from wood ?
easily
What is the soda blaster? In Brazil i dont can buy with this name.
I didn't realise that Brazilian people were so fucking lazy!
Watch the fucking video, and read the fucking description.
have you tried using sand with this setup?
+akshay gobin I used coal slag. Worked great.
Sand breaks into tiny, unfilterable particles..
does nt it damnage the seat valve???
No, a head's valve seat is much harder than baking soda, regular blasting soda, walnut shells, etc. You can get much harder blasting media that will damage a valve seat, but of course don't use it on a valve seat.
wont whole place be full of powder ?
sdq sdq It's not too bad with small and medium sized parts. Bigger things I would blast outside. Soda is not harmful to the environment and rain will just wash it away.
so you bought everythiing... where's the DIY?
What do you want? A diy air compressor and diy gun?
Tbf he did the sodablasting himself instead of having a workshop doing the job. The very definition of Do It Yourself.
There are soda blasters sold as soda blasters, so yes, here you don't have to pay extra if you already have a compressor. Plus, you know what it consists of. (just apparently a in line dryer is missing here to make a perfectly fine soda blaster)
proxima compra pistola de soda blasting
And I thought americans order soda in a restaurant
And I thought that Germans get blow jobs with drinking staws.
And that my friends is why there are no German comedians...
It's a gravity feet blaster, it doesn't work upside down, stop holding it upside down... I don't think you know how gravity works... haha just kidding, good job on the cylinder head.
+MrSagerific95 Unfortunately my hands are sometimes faster than my brain :)
YO! nice 4age head!
Thanks. Love that TEQ sign.
i think my twenty gallon compresoor can handle this
hi how much it cost with gan ?
can you sendet to me ?
1. More than you can afford.
2. No.
shoulda stood everything up , but any who looks good
Damn i really know how a 4age head looks like... I don't own a single car and im 14
Plz don't hate on me
Thump head music
Hi
yeaaah 4age!
yeeeeeeaaaahhhh!!!! :)
Dont give up the day job thats for sure !!i mean top marks for trying hut its gotta work especially with D.I.Y shit at home most guysnare havin a gew cans of the nice stuff or beer as they labour tiressly and endlessly on their mistress or bitch whatever the case may be and when it comes to the end of the day and you need that blaster tomdo,its majic can u imagine how long it would take having to go form3 seconds then stop...then twist the knob...then shake it ...then go again for 3 secs,then stop. ..then shake...then twişt knob ...then.......SmaSH CRASH BANG,!!! copious amounts of various swearing a u beaut sand blaster gun smashed into a million pieces like a leggo toy your son couldnt figure out so threw at the wall? i mean really its gotta work man before it hits the tube dude really ...anyways good try keep up the mad creations ☺
you can see this worked for what he needed. its right there in the video. there is no reason for you to be a jerk. this is fine for a backyard mechanic. hes not running a soda blasting shop. if you want to sound like you know what your talking about, you should start with your grammer. half of your comment is mis spelled. bottom line - your a true arrogant jerk
Ohhhhh there should me more people like u in the world i hope one day u come to my defence only you and your veiwpoint are correct and anyone elses whether be good, bad, contradictive or other are incorrect or unvalued.You my dear freind are over opinionated, ignorant in your comments of something that wasnt even directed at u, and nosey. I think there is a jerk here somewhere but im betting if you are reading these comments and look at this openmindedly u will figure out just who that person may be ,but then again since i value all opinions maybe it is? Peace out!
you are over opinionated - your opinion on this video shows it clearly. instead of being humble and giving a respectful opinion.. you instead bash, critique, and simply label yourself as a "bully" behind the keyboard with your arrogance. i would not even entertain the idea of coming to your DEFENSE*. my view point is a respectable opinion. your view point is an arrogant statement. you're implying that this method is a "joke". everyone is entitled to an opinion. do me a favor and quote where i stated anything that is relative to being "good, bad, contradictive, and/or ignorant".. i know your comment was not directed towards me, and for that i apologize. although after reading your comment i got angry. its not me being nosey.. the comments are public, nothing nosey about a pubic video and a public comment i read... if i were to be nosey i would find other comments you left and reply on them... Look at this open mindedly? talk about contradicting.... you just contradicted yourself. why dont you look at this video open mindedly and provide us with constructive criticism instead of your low blow comment. jerk.
Holy shit !! You should both take an English class. Do you know what a capital letter is?
Your right. I'm so stupid sometimes. :( If I'm going to point out somebody's poor grammar, I should practice what I preach and lead by example. I feel like a fool.
Check out KFLY67 on his site he is removing rust with ease only difference is his gun and it really the same just a different brand
he got his at Harbor Freight. Check him out KFLY67
4age😁
waste of money
Not a bad video, however it's such a pity that your microphone was broken. Such a pain in the ass to type all those captions! And so dreadful for viewer that we have to read them too. I wonder if, 4 years later, you've saved enough money from DIY to afford a few bucks to buy a new microphone?
EDIT TO ADD:
I watched more, and noticed the microphone DOES work. So, to solve everything all you need to do is FUCKING SPEAK !!!!
lol someone feels entitled.