Air Sand Blaster Gun

• Air inlet: 1/4inch, Cup capacity, 1.0L
• Working pressure max, 8BAR
• Nozzle: 6.5MM
• Air consumption at 100% int. 5.7CFM
• Air consumption at 20% int. 1.1CFM

KEY THINGS TO KNOW details below

Amount of pressure needed or size of compressor

Regular flow of sand

Angle you are pointing the gun

grade of sand

I never sandblasted before. I had a project that I thought was small and the reviews looked good on this gun, so I got it. I have given it 5 stars because it did what it said. I've written this review to help other novices as they consider getting a gun.

CONTEXT

First, to help you understand my review, I'll give you the context. I wanted to sandblast my rusty, old boat trailer. I figured it was a small job since it is not something body mechanics are interested in doing. However, I learned that it was not a small job. It took me hours to do and hundreds of pounds of sand. I'm glad I did it. I now can do other projects and know what I'm getting into.

THE FLOW

It took me sometime to get the flow of sand to the point that it took the rust and paint off at a reasonable speed. (To me a reasonable speed is about 1 square inch per 5 seconds. Not like at an auto shop, but good enough for my project.) My compressor is able to do 135 psi, but not continuously. I found at 120 psi I was able to get good results. However, because I was doing a trailer which required me to have the gun at different angles, the canister did not work well. I kept losing contact with the sand. I got a 2' hose (I think 3' would work too) and attached it to the end of the gun. I put the other end of the hose in a bucket of sand and was able to move the gun around to get the angles I needed and also have a nice flow of sand.

SAND RECYCLE

Someone said 5 pounds of sand goes a long way. I guess that is true on a small project, but not for a trailer. First I got fine sand, but that didn't work well. I picked up medium grade and that was much better. If I could have gotten even coarser I would have. The gun doesn't have a problem moving dry sand. After 70 pounds and only getting 1/8 the way done, I decided I would recycle the sand. I put a tarp down to catch the sand. I used an old window screen to clean it. It worked great and I didn't have to drive 50 miles to get more sand. I recycled it many times and it was still so clean I kept it for another job. I put it in a plastic bag in hopes to keep moisture out.

HOOD

I'm back on Amazon to get a sandblaster hood. I should have spent the $20 for the first project like someone suggested. I had tight goggles, a mask quality mask for breathing and ear plugs and still the sand got everywhere.

Well, I hope that helps. Enjoy yourself, it is a blast :-)

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This sandblaster does exactly what I wanted it to do, I first bought one about 20 years ago from SnapOn for about $90, I thought it was sooo worth it after finding so many reasons to use it, and it couldn't have been easier to use either. so when I went looking to replace it a few weeks ago came across this one online and snatched it up for a fraction of the cost and it works about as good as the SnapOn one, can't get much easier than pour sand in canister and pull trigger.

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Arrived nicely packed in a box however the factory package had been opened and taped up. Was it a return? who knows. There were no obvious signs of use.

Initially it didn't work and after a while I discovered some masking type tape stuck inside the sand pick up. Could of come from the bag of sand,who knows.

With that figured out it now works great, you will need a pretty good size compressor to use it.

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I was skeptical that I was going to get a working product for the price. I used aluminum oxide for my cutting medium & a 200 psi compressor to do my blasting. I had a small project, so the compressor, though small did put out enough pressure to operate this gun. I had to wait on the compressor several times. A bigger compressor other than the 8 gallon 200 psi would be highly recomended, espescially if you have a large project. Something more like a shop type continuous pressure compressor. The gun worked fine, now I must work on the compressor.

Unfortunately I tried this out after the return date. This never worked at all, would not pick up any blasting media, very little suction on the siphon tube. Also it leaked air from around the fitting at the grip. My quick connect fitting was not the issue, it leaked from around the grip itself. My air compressor is way more than sufficient to power this gun and I have an air dryer so the air supply is not the issue. Total waste of money.