I have the same sand-blaster and get great results with regular beach sand. Some tips: Sieve your sand before using it Put your sand bucket on a stool so it doesn't have to be sucked up against gravity. Keep the sand feed tube straight, no coils. Take it slow. It's not like pressure washing. Bump the tip on the work now and then if the sand stops flowing. Keep the sand feed tube on top, so that water doesn't drip into it. Wet sand won't flow Do the job on a concrete surface. Leave the wet sand to dry. Sweep it up, sieve it and reuse it.
Great review, I don’t have time to sift through all of the comments but if it hasn’t been said already. I would strongly recommend you use actual blasting media instead of play sand. There is a difference and the results are very surprising.
It probably cracked the ceramic tip when it clogged. It probably wouldn't have broken if you had used higher quality sand,or seived it through some window screen before hand.
I do sand blasting with air, and can assure this water method makes much less of a mess to clean up. The down side I can already see light surface rust on the frame you blasted. If you do paint over that like you said the paint won’t last too long. Great video thanks for real life test!
The surface rust is not an issue. Just get a gallon of metal prep/phosporic acid from big box store and spray it on using cheap spray bottle. Been doing this for 20+ years and it works fine.
You're suposed to use that kit at 2200psi (150-160bars), that may explain why it blew up that fast. Not sure about the recomended flow but 2,6GPM is not that much anyway so your problem was probably the to high pressure. And because it's cheaply designed of course but you use a DIY toy with a professional high pressure pump so it's not adapted. I've bought one but haven't tested yet, my pump is 4GPM i'll set it at 2200PSI and see if it last longer. Also as others mentioned it's clogged so that probably damaged it because it was getting 3000psi and 2,6GPM in his face with no direct way out.
Great video - Thanks! As others have mentioned, sand tube needs to stay on UPWARD SIDE of rig to help prevent water leaking back into sand tube. Cool stuff.
the play sand needs to be run through at least a house screen, this will reduce the ceramic nozzle destruction. You were shooting boulders through it and busting it all to heck.
I would have used actual blasting media. The play sand is inconsistent in grain size and hardness. It was likely the larger rocks in the sand that ruined the tip. I have an antique cast iron stove that needs blasted. I think that I could use this with pumice, and my 1500 psi pressure washer. I'll definitely test it on a sacrificial cast iron piece first.
i've bougt exactly the same on Aliexpress for 15$ shiping included. I use it at 160bars 2300psi it works but the ceramic tip get worn out pretty quick so i have to change it about every 200kilograms of sand, the tip cost 1$ only. Also i had to make the brass hole bigger because my pump is to powerfull (200bars 15l/min) for the original small hole.
I use pre screened #30 mesh sand on my HF air blaster. I like the water jet idea because of rust and silica dust is bad for the lungs and I used to smoke so...... BTW Play sand is unusable in a air blaster lots of clogs.
There’s a video of a bunch of guys restoring an old boat, they had another version and it worked perfectly for hours and hours. It does not work with very fine, silica sand. You need a more corse playground sand. It uses a ton of sand, these guys did 180 gallon fuel tank and used 22 50# bags.
Thanks for the video review. This particular blaster is probably the type most sold now particularly on EBay,. it certainly looks like the one. I ordered the same one for a Karcher Type 3 fitting but it doesnt lock properly and consequently leaks. Also the plastic hose is far too flimsy and kinks easily and just like you had, the hose blocks up with wet sand so it makes the whole process frustrating. Im in the process of returning the one I bought and as soon as I can discover the best way of making my own I will be off into the workshop to do so. Sure its a biggish job machining it up but at least if you make it heavy duty and you do get it to function its better than suffering the hassle of fighting against a cheaply manufactured item which youll either bin or have to send back.
when you get around to making your ,own - would you post a video on you tube? I have a K3 too, and after wasting my money on one of these I'm also thinking of making my own
Disconnect the clear tube from the sandblasting head insert an ear bud or paper towel in tube & blow it through with air compressor to get moisture water out of pick up hose
They work pretty good if you don't run sand with rocks in it (like play sand has), don't hook it to a pressure washer too powerful, and keep the sand hose turned to the top like it designed so water doesn't drain in the hose.
Pool filter sand is more consistent with size. Or sift it with a screen. Once the tip plugs it back flows the water into the hose. Those units don’t have a check valve
I only have a 2K psi, and with a #10 nozzle or 10 degrees, I removed black paint from a 2 inch angle iron. NO nothing needed other than the pressure washer.
it's not just about remooving easy to remoove paint. I have a much more powerfull pressure washer and it doesn't clean at all what you can do with sand blasting.
Useful video thanks. Might last longer at significantly lower pressure say sub 2k. Think I’ll adapt my air feed blaster to work with my high pressure water washer and save the money. Thanks for showing!
I would use this kind of blasting in order to remove rust and maybe the paint from the metal such as gates or ladders, with my home pressure machine (120 bar). But many people say that the water will make the rust quickly and the pressure machin ain't got the right power.
That is how i ended up here. dabblshop.com/products/high-pressure-washer-wet-sand-blasting-kit?fbclid=IwAR2eOtOiE0T5OQmdAvgSYkHYQ3udGtDN8NwrD2Plo8vhurjVaD2vAHFS0WE
th-cam.com/video/PZr8yACbhe4/w-d-xo.html This guy tested various sands and concluded that beach sand work better. But he said there is no big difference.
yes you need to dry it and avoid using beach sand because with the salt it rust even faster. That's why i preffer dry sandblasting. But wet sandblasting is good for big surfaces and if you want to work faster. Also having watter everywhere is not practical, but with dry system you have dust everywhere so it depend of what you want and what you can do.
@@drefhill Overly simplistic 1. No where did the guy I was replying to mention painting 2. Even if you were a WD 40 wipe to be moisture free followed by a wipe with thinners gets you a water, tarnish and oil free paintable surface. The WD means you have all the time you need without rust worries so you just do the thinners wipe immediately before spraying
Don’t use play sand!! Use pool sand. The large rocks and debris in play sand will get stuck in the nozzle and when that happens the water pressure will force water into the sand feed tube. Pool sand is roughly the same size as play sand just without the debris.
Does the siphon thing for the sand need to be completely submerged? Mine looks just slightly different but my flow of sand was very sporadic (yes it was dry sand and yes the nozzle was above the flow of water)
Not smart using play sand. Just like sand paper itself, the grains are all uniform you can actually see pebbles in the play sand . You need to use the sand specific for the project
So please tell me where I can buy sandblasting sand local because I have a flatbed on my truck and I bought a kit but not on Amazon and I am trying to figure it out before it gets here
So please tell me where I can buy sandblasting sand local because I have a flatbed on my truck and I bought a kit but not on Amazon and I am trying to figure it out before it gets here
i've read 2200-2300psi, he was at 3000psi. But i think he problem was the rocks in the sand. The poor tip got rocks in his face at 3000psi no wonder it exploded.
Speak up bro! Im at 100% and can barely hear you.....Use pool filter sand, its more coarse. and keep the feed on top, dont feed from the bottom of the nozzle.
I HAVE SAND BLASTED WHOLE LIGHT HOUSES. SILICA IS PRESCRIBED FOR ALL GOVERNMENT RESTORATIONS I DID A WHOLE CIVIL WAR LIGHT HOUSE AT DRY TORTUGAS WITH ONE 3/8 TIP BUT YOU HAVE TO NOT BANG IT AROUND
I know this video is a few years old, but I had to comment anyway. Dumbest thing I've ever seen award winner 🏆, congrats! This video does NOT reflect the quality of the $25 blasting attachment! It reflects the severe ignorance of the user/tester! 1. Sand Blasting doesn't mean use beach/play ground/plaster/ Construction Sand!!! 2. Sand Blasting uses many types of "Media" but the 1 thing they all have in common is size of grain stays consistent with the desired type and size. That crappy sand destroyed it, next time try using gravel and see what happens!
I can't watch any more of this rubbish, take it off! Before you do a review of ANY piece of equipment you need to know what you are doing, with regards wet blasting your knowledge is very much lacking.
This is a very nice hose reel and works well for both pressure washers as well as air compressors. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxPlq4EXuuN-QUxCFnr3zBgMcXW36Jtofz I’ve grown tired of manually winding up kinked hoses when using both my pressure washer and my air compressor, so this was an attractive option. This installed pretty easy, it took a bit to unkink the hose to get it ready for winding up, especially with the area that connects. With my specific hose it wouldn’t screw in good feeding it through and attaching it, so I had to attach the hose and feed the full 50’ of hose through the small opening, unkink it from feeding it through, then wind it up. Knowing this was the last time to go through this was reassuring, but it took awhile to fully set this up and mount it.I ended up ordering another 100’ version of this as well, which I adapted to fit my air compressor. I did have to use an adapter to go from ⅜ to ¼ but once connected it worked excellent for this as well. I would highly recommend the reel to anyone looking to make their pressurized hoses easier to work with!
I use pre screened #30 mesh sand on my HF air blaster. I like the water jet idea because of rust and silica dust is bad for the lungs and I used to smoke so...... BTW Play sand is unusable in a air blaster lots of clogs.
I have the same sand-blaster and get great results with regular beach sand.
Some tips:
Sieve your sand before using it
Put your sand bucket on a stool so it doesn't have to be sucked up against gravity.
Keep the sand feed tube straight, no coils.
Take it slow. It's not like pressure washing.
Bump the tip on the work now and then if the sand stops flowing.
Keep the sand feed tube on top, so that water doesn't drip into it. Wet sand won't flow
Do the job on a concrete surface. Leave the wet sand to dry. Sweep it up, sieve it and reuse it.
Great review, I don’t have time to sift through all of the comments but if it hasn’t been said already. I would strongly recommend you use actual blasting media instead of play sand. There is a difference and the results are very surprising.
I've been using it for a very long time, it works very well when doing small things. I only use 0.0-0.8mm sand.
It probably cracked the ceramic tip when it clogged. It probably wouldn't have broken if you had used higher quality sand,or seived it through some window screen before hand.
+1 You couldn't even plaster with that sand let alone try blasting with it.
I do sand blasting with air, and can assure this water method makes much less of a mess to clean up. The down side I can already see light surface rust on the frame you blasted. If you do paint over that like you said the paint won’t last too long. Great video thanks for real life test!
The surface rust is not an issue. Just get a gallon of metal prep/phosporic acid from big box store and spray it on using cheap spray bottle. Been doing this for 20+ years and it works fine.
@@kermitfrog1897 that's what I was thinking.
@@kermitfrog1897👍
great review man, answered a lot of questions for me. Cheers
You're suposed to use that kit at 2200psi (150-160bars), that may explain why it blew up that fast. Not sure about the recomended flow but 2,6GPM is not that much anyway so your problem was probably the to high pressure. And because it's cheaply designed of course but you use a DIY toy with a professional high pressure pump so it's not adapted. I've bought one but haven't tested yet, my pump is 4GPM i'll set it at 2200PSI and see if it last longer.
Also as others mentioned it's clogged so that probably damaged it because it was getting 3000psi and 2,6GPM in his face with no direct way out.
Great video - Thanks!
As others have mentioned, sand tube needs to stay on UPWARD SIDE of rig to help prevent water leaking back into sand tube. Cool stuff.
the clog probably forced water back too.
great video!!!!!!!!!!! I was actually thinking of ordering this today. You saved me the headache.
he clogged the tip using shit sand and used a to high pressure, that's probably what broke it.
the play sand needs to be run through at least a house screen, this will reduce the ceramic nozzle destruction. You were shooting boulders through it and busting it all to heck.
Yep use #30 mesh sand Play sand is irregular size, Clogs my HF air blaster.
Yep use #30 mesh sand Play sand is irregular size, Clogs my HF air blaster.
yes and al that 30% over the recomended pressure. 3000psi instead of 2200psi.
I would have used actual blasting media. The play sand is inconsistent in grain size and hardness. It was likely the larger rocks in the sand that ruined the tip. I have an antique cast iron stove that needs blasted. I think that I could use this with pumice, and my 1500 psi pressure washer. I'll definitely test it on a sacrificial cast iron piece first.
i've bougt exactly the same on Aliexpress for 15$ shiping included. I use it at 160bars 2300psi it works but the ceramic tip get worn out pretty quick so i have to change it about every 200kilograms of sand, the tip cost 1$ only.
Also i had to make the brass hole bigger because my pump is to powerfull (200bars 15l/min) for the original small hole.
Maybe the sand is to thick
I use pre screened #30 mesh sand on my HF air blaster. I like the water
jet idea because of rust and silica dust is bad for the lungs and I used
to smoke so...... BTW Play sand is unusable in a air blaster lots of clogs.
There’s a video of a bunch of guys restoring an old boat, they had another version and it worked perfectly for hours and hours. It does not work with very fine, silica sand. You need a more corse playground sand. It uses a ton of sand, these guys did 180 gallon fuel tank and used 22 50# bags.
Thanks for the video review. This particular blaster is probably the type most sold now particularly on EBay,. it certainly looks like the one. I ordered the same one for a Karcher Type 3 fitting but it doesnt lock properly and consequently leaks. Also the plastic hose is far too flimsy and kinks easily and just like you had, the hose blocks up with wet sand so it makes the whole process frustrating. Im in the process of returning the one I bought and as soon as I can discover the best way of making my own I will be off into the workshop to do so. Sure its a biggish job machining it up but at least if you make it heavy duty and you do get it to function its better than suffering the hassle of fighting against a cheaply manufactured item which youll either bin or have to send back.
when you get around to making your ,own - would you post a video on you tube? I have a K3 too, and after wasting my money on one of these I'm also thinking of making my own
use vynal hose much better
as for the water leaking backwards i had the same problem
Me as well. I have a machine shop in the garage begging for a project. Almost about to buy this adapter until this video.
Disconnect the clear tube from the sandblasting head insert an ear bud or paper towel in tube & blow it through with air compressor to get moisture water out of pick up hose
Thanks.. my $25 unit just came in today (4/13/20).. from Amazon..
So, how was it?
Thanks for this, saw this same unit and it's temptingly cheap but really wasn't sure how well it'd work.
They work pretty good if you don't run sand with rocks in it (like play sand has), don't hook it to a pressure washer too powerful, and keep the sand hose turned to the top like it designed so water doesn't drain in the hose.
@@user-neo71665 thanks a lot
2400psi gun on a 3000psi pressure washer I wonder why it broke
yes exactly plus he used shit sand so it clogged. I've seen 150-160bars that's 2200-2300PSI.
That thing is clearly junk you dumbass
Up side down the tube has to point up not down
Pool filter sand is more consistent with size. Or sift it with a screen. Once the tip plugs it back flows the water into the hose. Those units don’t have a check valve
I only have a 2K psi, and with a #10 nozzle or 10 degrees, I removed black paint from a 2 inch angle iron. NO nothing needed other than the pressure washer.
it's not just about remooving easy to remoove paint. I have a much more powerfull pressure washer and it doesn't clean at all what you can do with sand blasting.
When the tip bbn clogs the water gos up the hose
what
neo 71665 said plus change the ceramic tip out before its like that its a consumable part get a bunch of them
looks like it works ok
no he had an other problem, the tip should not worn out that fast.
Good review
Useful video thanks. Might last longer at significantly lower pressure say sub 2k. Think I’ll adapt my air feed blaster to work with my high pressure water washer and save the money. Thanks for showing!
I'm reading the input from the sand needs to be on top of the wand so water doesn't go into the sand hose
I believe the reason your tip blew out was because that particular attachment is only rated for 2000psi.
yes and he clogged it using unfiltered sand.
I would use this kind of blasting in order to remove rust and maybe the paint from the metal such as gates or ladders, with my home pressure machine (120 bar).
But many people say that the water will make the rust quickly and the pressure machin ain't got the right power.
keep the sand tube and the "y" adaptor above the pressure washer wand... that way water will not run back down the hose...
To keep water out of the sand tube...invert your pick up tube to the top so water cant drain in to it
That's where he made his mistake causing the water to run back in the sand hose.
Thank you for this video.
Try a gravity fed bucket to the hose
Yes thank you for your video I was going to order one from amazon thought I look at reviews on TH-cam
I’ll figure something else out.
I would like to have seen how the paint came off with just water and no sand. But interesting, thanks for posting. :)
wont work
@@kilnprabu do you have the exact same pressure washer?
@@spacemutt1978 and the same table with the same paint.
take the ceramic part of a lawn mower spark plug and replaced the tip with it. u won’t have an issue after that
Thank you for posting. This was helpful
Good review! Thanks for sharing!! Too bad it only lasted one job!
Are you aware someone on face book is using part of your video blasting the blue paint to advertise these on face book ?
That is how i ended up here. dabblshop.com/products/high-pressure-washer-wet-sand-blasting-kit?fbclid=IwAR2eOtOiE0T5OQmdAvgSYkHYQ3udGtDN8NwrD2Plo8vhurjVaD2vAHFS0WE
@@syracusechris dead link
@@syracusechris dead link
Thanks for the info very appreciated
Everything I wanted to know about what would inevitably become a hunk of junk.......Thank You
Great video, thank you!
Great video very informative..!! Where did you bought the adapter?
Try making a solution as if you were vapour blasting it might go through the tube better
best awesome job-best review ever
Keep the Y fitting turned upright and duct tape hose in that position.
Use Loctite Rust Neutralizer before painting.
You can't use playsand. Silica sand is used for sandblasting
diamond black sand cuts better
th-cam.com/video/PZr8yACbhe4/w-d-xo.html
This guy tested various sands and concluded that beach sand work better. But he said there is no big difference.
Just seems like after blasting it with the sand and water it would rust in a rather short period of timd
It would, But a quick spray of wd40 prevents that
@@bengrogan9710 good luck painting after WD40 lol
yes you need to dry it and avoid using beach sand because with the salt it rust even faster.
That's why i preffer dry sandblasting. But wet sandblasting is good for big surfaces and if you want to work faster. Also having watter everywhere is not practical, but with dry system you have dust everywhere so it depend of what you want and what you can do.
@@drefhill Overly simplistic
1. No where did the guy I was replying to mention painting
2. Even if you were a WD 40 wipe to be moisture free followed by a wipe with thinners gets you a water, tarnish and oil free paintable surface.
The WD means you have all the time you need without rust worries so you just do the thinners wipe immediately before spraying
you need to get the 5000psi unit. You bought the 2100 psi unit running it on a 3000psi unit.
Too much water pressure?
Well. You don't use play sand to sandblast and tips are consumable item on sandblasters.
yes but should not be that fast, he used unfiltered sand so it clogged and a pressure higher than recomended pressure.
If you pulse the gun it often clears the wet blockage...
What do you expect from cheap products?strong?sturdy?long lasting?
Don’t use play sand!! Use pool sand. The large rocks and debris in play sand will get stuck in the nozzle and when that happens the water pressure will force water into the sand feed tube. Pool sand is roughly the same size as play sand just without the debris.
Just curious, if you elevated the sand bucket above the height of your power washer wand, would that have helped with the clogging issue?
Does the siphon thing for the sand need to be completely submerged? Mine looks just slightly different but my flow of sand was very sporadic (yes it was dry sand and yes the nozzle was above the flow of water)
will this work on a 900psi pressure washer?
I have this very one change to a better hose that wont close off andnit works good
Also have to use very fine sand i had to run Mason samd tho a screen or tip clogs
Hello, I was wondering if your nozzle had a plastic piece on the bottom where it connects to the wand? I have no way to connect mine. ? Thanks
Not smart using play sand. Just like sand paper itself, the grains are all uniform you can actually see pebbles in the play sand . You need to use the sand specific for the project
it was obviously working very well with that sand, he should just have filtered it.
Good video
Jokes on you they are using clips from your video in there add on Instagram 😂
Play sand has rocks in it. You should have gotten pool filter sand
The tip is damaged because you used play sand with rocks in it. You must use sand blasting sand.not to be mean but you don’t know what you’re doing
Yep. Play sand will work in a pinch, but all the trash and rocks need to be sifted out first.
So please tell me where I can buy sandblasting sand local because I have a flatbed on my truck and I bought a kit but not on Amazon and I am trying to figure it out before it gets here
So please tell me where I can buy sandblasting sand local because I have a flatbed on my truck and I bought a kit but not on Amazon and I am trying to figure it out before it gets here
Got to keep the feed hose on top or ur gonna get ur sand wet
Want the extension gun
I don't see an air bleed adjustment like my suttner st-55 has...without it you will go through a lot more blasting media and waste $
Use sandblasting sand.
Don't throw it away, learn how to use it correctly. Read the comments. They make sense.
I think 2600psi is the maximum rating since the head is all blown out like that haha.
i've read 2200-2300psi, he was at 3000psi. But i think he problem was the rocks in the sand. The poor tip got rocks in his face at 3000psi no wonder it exploded.
Fix it
ceramic nozzles are change every 20kg sand it's work's perfectly then noob start's do the jobs see what's happening
Speak up bro! Im at 100% and can barely hear you.....Use pool filter sand, its more coarse. and keep the feed on top, dont feed from the bottom of the nozzle.
Hello guys, anybody know where can I get this adapter?
eBay 20$
Aliexpress 15$
What are the specs on you pressure washer, psi and GPM please?
just watch the video, he show it.
it probably WAS plastic
no the tip is ceramic.
Use a better sand
cant use stuff with silica in it. silica will destroy ceramic
I HAVE SAND BLASTED WHOLE LIGHT HOUSES. SILICA IS PRESCRIBED FOR ALL GOVERNMENT RESTORATIONS I DID A WHOLE CIVIL WAR LIGHT HOUSE AT DRY TORTUGAS WITH ONE 3/8 TIP BUT YOU HAVE TO NOT BANG IT AROUND
Pipes to long shorten it
You wrecked it. Gotta change the ceramic tips
I know this video is a few years old, but I had to comment anyway.
Dumbest thing I've ever seen award winner 🏆, congrats!
This video does NOT reflect the quality of the $25 blasting attachment!
It reflects the severe ignorance of the user/tester!
1. Sand Blasting doesn't mean use beach/play ground/plaster/ Construction Sand!!!
2. Sand Blasting uses many types of "Media" but the 1 thing they all have in common is size of grain stays consistent with the desired type and size.
That crappy sand destroyed it, next time try using gravel and see what happens!
Sift your sand.
Junk
I can't watch any more of this rubbish, take it off! Before you do a review of ANY piece of equipment you need to know what you are doing, with regards wet blasting your knowledge is very much lacking.
ever hear of a microphone?
This is a very nice hose reel and works well for both pressure washers as well as air compressors. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxPlq4EXuuN-QUxCFnr3zBgMcXW36Jtofz I’ve grown tired of manually winding up kinked hoses when using both my pressure washer and my air compressor, so this was an attractive option. This installed pretty easy, it took a bit to unkink the hose to get it ready for winding up, especially with the area that connects. With my specific hose it wouldn’t screw in good feeding it through and attaching it, so I had to attach the hose and feed the full 50’ of hose through the small opening, unkink it from feeding it through, then wind it up. Knowing this was the last time to go through this was reassuring, but it took awhile to fully set this up and mount it.I ended up ordering another 100’ version of this as well, which I adapted to fit my air compressor. I did have to use an adapter to go from ⅜ to ¼ but once connected it worked excellent for this as well. I would highly recommend the reel to anyone looking to make their pressurized hoses easier to work with!
I use pre screened #30 mesh sand on my HF air blaster. I like the water
jet idea because of rust and silica dust is bad for the lungs and I used
to smoke so...... BTW Play sand is unusable in a air blaster lots of clogs.
Good video