@@liamstraub3394 maybe he knows how to do it better than me. I want to know how to polish aluminium better than anyone, so I must inhale as much information and differing perspectives as possible.
For future reference, when putting on teflon tape on fittings you want to go in the direction of the threads or direction or the way you’ll tighten it. This insures that the tape will not try to unwind and cause a bad seal. Teflon tape is reasonably priced also, so don’t be afraid to wrap it 3-4 revolutions. Just a friendly tip, I know it’s a rather older video but I thought it could help someone…
I wouldn't be concerned with the teflon tape being installed backwards. Between that Tonka sandblasted and peewee air compressor a leak would be the least of my worries. Rim would of been cleaner if you threw that cheap gun and air compressor in the trash and threw a couple handfuls of sand at the rims.
Depends in the media. But that gun he’s using is damn useless against big parts like wheels. What a waste of time... Just buy a portable media blaster. Imagine blasting a frame with that little toy.
He spent like 8 minutes building it up and then they fast-forwarded through the entire actual sandblasting. He spent more time unboxing the fucking thing
u, wow, those rims turned out beautiful. I will have to rub some salt on mine to get them nice and corroded, then sandblast them so they look like that. you can almost see your shadow on them.
Test it with glas media dia 0,2 mm if you can find. And set the pressure as possible as high about 140-160 psi. Game changer is the velocity and sharpness / hardness of the media
You sir are a hairy beast! # man points!! I don't care what these other ppl are bitching about with the long un-boxing or the crappy performance of the sand blaster. They better pray they never meet the day when they come face to face with those forearms...
The black piece you removed is part of the gun where you connect your male fitting ,you would also need a bigger compressor that provides at lease 100 psi
I should have known this video would be a bust when you labeled the wheels as “rims” but I gave it a view anyway. I just wanted to see if there was an easier way to restore aluminum wheels than hand sanding like I’ve always done, but now I know not to change a thing.
I think you did a great job of explaining the tool but I would like to know more about what angle you are holding it and why as well as what the feel of the aluminum should be if you use the sandblasted correctly. I am planning on sandblasting a set of aluminum alloy rims and wanted to learn how and what exactly the goal is with the sandblaster. Overall great video thank you!
This type of sandblaster is inefficient for this sort of job, not to mention the compressor is weaksauce in terms of CFM. Angle wise, this is a gravity fed gun, so ideally it is used on the workpiece at any angle between 0 and 90, with an ideal range of 30-60 degrees, with the occasional angle change to allow for the blasting media to move in the container and feed into the gun. Angle of impact is also one thing to consider. Perpendicular /90 degrees gets maximum abrasion with a risk of pitting, whereas slanted impact tends towards a smoother surface, or just less pitting. Overall, this type of sandblaster is best used inside a huge containment box with negative ventilation /vacuum sucking the dust that inevitably comes out of this process, plus preserving the blasting media /sand, which appears to be aluminum oxide; the blasting media is reusable up to 20+ cycles, maybe more but with diminishing returns / effectiveness. For this sort of job, I would use a siphon fed blasting gun, and preferably in a proper sandblasting cabinet with long airtight blasting gloves built in, and a hopper funnel below it to recirculate and reuse the blasted media; bar that, the aforementioned cardboard box, and as airtight as reasonably achievable with vacuum suction and a filtered intake vent for fresh air. And a full body dust suit plus long rubber gloves sealed with tape at the sleeves, because this dust is highly abrasive, and thus quite the skin irritating powdery sand. I am already in the process of building me a proper blasting cabinet, an upgrade to this plastic storage tub that has been extensively modified for sandblasting, Long rubber gloves hoseclamped to sealed pipe flanges large enough for arm insertion each, air inlet, vacuum port with baffle, and an 'intake' consisting of a single blue shop tissue taped around a grid hole, to keep dust from escaping the tub; in addition, there's a glass panel taped to cover the cutout on the lid, and coated with food service shrink wrap on the sand side - absolutely necessary because the sand can actually etch the glass into opaqueness. As for air power, it's two compressor units running independently at 4 CFM each, plus a buffer tank, and all connected with 3/8" hose totaling a tank capacity of 12-15 gallons; all fed to the gun through two water separator units, and with a pressure regulator mounted right on the blasting tub on 2 x 4 wooden frame. Its as mcguyver makeshift as it gets, but it works well, with the added benefit of not having sand all over one's arms; the only downside is having to manually collect, filter and refill the blasting media in the tub once the media reservoir gets siphoned empty.
I purchased this gun from Canadian Tire also. When I first filled the hopper with the blast media it started to fall out of the nozzle when the gun was pointed down. At first I thought this was a defect but as I watched other videos I've noticed the same thing happening. So here's the point. If you are blast anything that requires you to hover over the material being blasted then the blast media will fall out without squeezing the trigger. You end up wasting a lot of blast media and even when you activate the gun in that position you end up using up even more blast media. In my opinion this tool is junk and I was very disappointed in the purchase. Perhaps someone else may end up having better luck than I have had.
For small one like this you want as much air volume as possible. I would recommend minimum of a compressor that can put out 8cfm@90 or better. I use a blasting pot and have a 6hp 33 gal which does 16cfm@90 holds up well
@@mohammedalhosni6754 good question, the reason you arent suppose to use sand is it causes silicosis which is really bad for your lungs. Maybe do a bit of research to understand it alittle more because last thing you want is to be dying from sand blasting!
@@mohammedalhosni6754 Sand particles are going to be much bigger. You can certainly use it, but you are likely to damage anything with a fine surface. Sand is more appropriate for rust removal of iron parts. also sand is bad for you to breath, though any kind of sand blasting should involve protective breathing equipment.
Rarely do I comment on any of the stuff I see on the ol' internet. And usually, if I do comment, it is because I thought what I saw was unusually good. This was the biggest waste of time in my internet life. PLEASE JUST REMOVE IT.
Pointless review. Spend the whole time mucking about with the box and the compressor then when you get to the bit everyone wants to see, what's it like in action, you speed up the video. Should have just saved you time and mine and not bothered.
Thanks for showing us which blaster not to buy.
🤣😁
He probably lacks pressure and flow from the compressor in conjunction with too small grit sand. That's why it's so ineffective.
he said he was gona do another because he was impressed with result lmfao lord give me strength
You spent in excess of 90% of the video farting around getting the gun ready and then fast forwarded the video title part. Amazing.
the video was titled "how to" so if you already knew how what are you complaining about
@@liamstraub3394 maybe he knows how to do it better than me. I want to know how to polish aluminium better than anyone, so I must inhale as much information and differing perspectives as possible.
I was just saying the same thing .... don’t need to watch you putting Teflon on the adapter for 2 mins and 1 min of sandblasting
You have ZERO videos posted and you want to bitch about someone else's.
@@maxrockatansky1981 correct.
22 seconds of this 10:15 video is of actual sandblasting of rims.
For future reference, when putting on teflon tape on fittings you want to go in the direction of the threads or direction or the way you’ll tighten it. This insures that the tape will not try to unwind and cause a bad seal. Teflon tape is reasonably priced also, so don’t be afraid to wrap it 3-4 revolutions. Just a friendly tip, I know it’s a rather older video but I thought it could help someone…
Thank you
I wouldn't be concerned with the teflon tape being installed backwards. Between that Tonka sandblasted and peewee air compressor a leak would be the least of my worries. Rim would of been cleaner if you threw that cheap gun and air compressor in the trash and threw a couple handfuls of sand at the rims.
Looks like it did nothing. Would accomplish more using a toothbrush
I'm no pro, but shouldn't blasted parts be near white with slight shadowing? That rim didn't look like he blasted it at all
Depends in the media. But that gun he’s using is damn useless against big parts like wheels. What a waste of time... Just buy a portable media blaster. Imagine blasting a frame with that little toy.
@@Void-gn9zmIts all about the air pressure AND the media used, CLOWN!
He spent like 8 minutes building it up and then they fast-forwarded through the entire actual sandblasting. He spent more time unboxing the fucking thing
u, wow, those rims turned out beautiful. I will have to rub some salt on mine to get them nice and corroded, then sandblast them so they look like that. you can almost see your shadow on them.
Well, there goes 10 minutes of my life I'll never get back🥴
8:23 You got me watching the whole video haha. Thumbs up 👍
Mr. THANK YOU.
for the skipping bottom.
Tip. Use a larger coupler than the 1/4 inch. You will get more air flow thru the gun.
Test it with glas media dia 0,2 mm if you can find. And set the pressure as possible as high about 140-160 psi.
Game changer is the velocity and sharpness / hardness of the media
Just a heads up, you do not need to pull back the collar to connect an air tool to put it on..only to remove the tool
You sir are a hairy beast! # man points!! I don't care what these other ppl are bitching about with the long un-boxing or the crappy performance of the sand blaster. They better pray they never meet the day when they come face to face with those forearms...
The black piece you removed is part of the gun where you connect your male fitting ,you would also need a bigger compressor that provides at lease 100 psi
I should have known this video would be a bust when you labeled the wheels as “rims” but I gave it a view anyway. I just wanted to see if there was an easier way to restore aluminum wheels than hand sanding like I’ve always done, but now I know not to change a thing.
I think you did a great job of explaining the tool but I would like to know more about what angle you are holding it and why as well as what the feel of the aluminum should be if you use the sandblasted correctly. I am planning on sandblasting a set of aluminum alloy rims and wanted to learn how and what exactly the goal is with the sandblaster. Overall great video thank you!
This type of sandblaster is inefficient for this sort of job, not to mention the compressor is weaksauce in terms of CFM.
Angle wise, this is a gravity fed gun, so ideally it is used on the workpiece at any angle between 0 and 90, with an ideal range of 30-60 degrees, with the occasional angle change to allow for the blasting media to move in the container and feed into the gun.
Angle of impact is also one thing to consider. Perpendicular /90 degrees gets maximum abrasion with a risk of pitting, whereas slanted impact tends towards a smoother surface, or just less pitting.
Overall, this type of sandblaster is best used inside a huge containment box with negative ventilation /vacuum sucking the dust that inevitably comes out of this process, plus preserving the blasting media /sand, which appears to be aluminum oxide; the blasting media is reusable up to 20+ cycles, maybe more but with diminishing returns / effectiveness.
For this sort of job, I would use a siphon fed blasting gun, and preferably in a proper sandblasting cabinet with long airtight blasting gloves built in, and a hopper funnel below it to recirculate and reuse the blasted media; bar that, the aforementioned cardboard box, and as airtight as reasonably achievable with vacuum suction and a filtered intake vent for fresh air. And a full body dust suit plus long rubber gloves sealed with tape at the sleeves, because this dust is highly abrasive, and thus quite the skin irritating powdery sand.
I am already in the process of building me a proper blasting cabinet, an upgrade to this plastic storage tub that has been extensively modified for sandblasting, Long rubber gloves hoseclamped to sealed pipe flanges large enough for arm insertion each, air inlet, vacuum port with baffle, and an 'intake' consisting of a single blue shop tissue taped around a grid hole, to keep dust from escaping the tub; in addition, there's a glass panel taped to cover the cutout on the lid, and coated with food service shrink wrap on the sand side - absolutely necessary because the sand can actually etch the glass into opaqueness.
As for air power, it's two compressor units running independently at 4 CFM each, plus a buffer tank, and all connected with 3/8" hose totaling a tank capacity of 12-15 gallons; all fed to the gun through two water separator units, and with a pressure regulator mounted right on the blasting tub on 2 x 4 wooden frame.
Its as mcguyver makeshift as it gets, but it works well, with the added benefit of not having sand all over one's arms; the only downside is having to manually collect, filter and refill the blasting media in the tub once the media reservoir gets siphoned empty.
Thank you . Quite good information
Ah, we gonna need more wax! And cancel all my appointments.
You put the tephlon tape on the wrong direction lol
Yes he did and he only made one pass, should do about four passes
I’m glad I wasn’t the only person who noticed that lol
First thing I picked up also lol
I didn't notice. I was half asleep by that time.... 😴
teflon
Love the accent lol my buddy. Just bought one of these
you put the Teflon tape on backwards
Hey where are you in Canada? First time viewer.
Lmmfao, thank god I fast forwarded to the “good part” 😂😂😂😂😂
I've been wanting to try this for some wheels I have that have baked on brake dust.
Tape is spun on backwards
Does it remove oily dirts from ceramics?
what kind of abrasive media do you use and what grit?
thanks
How often do you clean your rims after they’re sandblasted?
Maybe try our sandblaster gun and use offer more CFM air compressor.
Nice video but not sure if I liked the final result... Was expecting a shinnier wheel...
It's a terrible video, but sandblasting is to remove paint or corrosion. It's won't make the rim shiny. For that you need to polish it, or paint it.
6:09 battery low
Very little sandblasting in the video. Rim never finished...
I purchased this gun from Canadian Tire also. When I first filled the hopper with the blast media it started to fall out of the nozzle when the gun was pointed down. At first I thought this was a defect but as I watched other videos I've noticed the same thing happening. So here's the point. If you are blast anything that requires you to hover over the material being blasted then the blast media will fall out without squeezing the trigger. You end up wasting a lot of blast media and even when you activate the gun in that position you end up using up even more blast media. In my opinion this tool is junk and I was very disappointed in the purchase. Perhaps someone else may end up having better luck than I have had.
Your video is excellent. The only gripe i have is with the tools performance. Ill sub as i would watch more content.
He obviously didn't remove the clear coat and his compressor doesn't have enough cfm.
Price
Hi, How many psi required to fuction well, or whats the minimum hp must be the air compresor?
For small one like this you want as much air volume as possible.
I would recommend minimum of a compressor that can put out 8cfm@90 or better. I use a blasting pot and have a 6hp 33 gal which does 16cfm@90 holds up well
Can you also use sand? Necessary to use the media you did.
You aren't legally allowed to use sand in a sand blaster.
Also aluminium oxide is cheap and good for sand blasting wheels
@@chriscars96 what about us who's having mountains of sands and deserts,can we use the sand and do you think sand is better than aluminum powder?
@@mohammedalhosni6754 good question, the reason you arent suppose to use sand is it causes silicosis which is really bad for your lungs.
Maybe do a bit of research to understand it alittle more because last thing you want is to be dying from sand blasting!
@@mohammedalhosni6754 Sand particles are going to be much bigger. You can certainly use it, but you are likely to damage anything with a fine surface. Sand is more appropriate for rust removal of iron parts.
also sand is bad for you to breath, though any kind of sand blasting should involve protective breathing equipment.
Psa. Skip to 8:30
Your arms give me the impression there’s a full moon🤣
How much media did you consume (in gallons or pounds) to finish that wheel (how much was left after you finished)?
try regular baking soda instead of sand youll be amazed at what it does to aluminum
Teflon tape was applied in the wrong direction.
You know somethings wrong when he read the instructions first
You put your tape on backward, and you should wrap it at least two times.
You should have used glass beads it would have been a lot nicer
It looks like potassium permanganate. Not saying it is, just kinda looks like it
Works like shit mate I'm glad they are your rims and not mine
It’s a bit shit thank god for reviews
Seems like a lot of wasted sand mess for a barely noticeable sandblasted finish. Definitely, something's not done quite right. Fun video anyway.
Hm you should’ve just used a paint stripper and acetone
Holy shit. Everyone go to 8:22 and save yourselves. Lmao. Then does a hyperlapse of the critical part. FFS
Just blast a rusty part, thats all we wanna see.
should have showed some real time blasting
You wrapped the Teflon the wrong direction my guy....
8:46....AWOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Para ver como funciona lo pones rápido, 2 minutos, y para explicar 8 minutos. Saltas de un lado a otro no se ve como limpia.
how can he say this thing did a pretty good job?., 🧐🧐🧐🧐
Skip to 8 minutes.
I thought sand blasting would be too abrasive
turn off music, just sounds of working. watch other restoration videos on here
A wire wheel on a drills better.
your rims are mostly flat use a sander...
The ONLY good part of this video is the comment section.
drill out the holes......
I won’t waste my time with this
So this gun doesn't do much , what a wasting of money.
Thats 10 mins ill never get back
adding to that I've never seen a youtuber have more thumb downs than thumbs up 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Obviously you weren't alive when Friday and Bieber was once a thing
@@hauyaohuiify they was never a thing for me ..so thumbs down to tht 👎
It looks the same
Rarely do I comment on any of the stuff I see on the ol' internet. And usually, if I do comment, it is because I thought what I saw was unusually good. This was the biggest waste of time in my internet life. PLEASE JUST REMOVE IT.
Pro tip. Don't make a "how-to" video if you don't know how to even wrap a fitting with teflon 🤣
that blaster did nothing.
That's a piece of crap. 😝 and please stop criticizing this guy, he is doing his best 😂 you should sandblast your arms 😂
Pointless review. Spend the whole time mucking about with the box and the compressor then when you get to the bit everyone wants to see, what's it like in action, you speed up the video. Should have just saved you time and mine and not bothered.
Not trying to be mean but you did a lot of unnecessary talking. This video was useless on sandblasting wheels.
Rubish gun
That is not sandblasting
Its a toy for lego parts.
Talk too god dam much man get to the point
You need at least 6 cfm and that gun is garbage. The final result looks horrible. Waste of time and money
You dont know how to use it thats not the way it should work you need more air thats why it didnt took off everything
Stop smoking mate!
Wheel didn’t look much better after all the farting about.
This guy has all the time in the world, delete this waste of time video and also there’s no difference whatsoever to the rim..
Looks like you actually made that shit mag even more shit. Wtf did I just watch?
rimpz
this didnt help me lol
@eldiosdelosautos
Leave it to the professionals pal.
The fact that you thought this was good to upload just sad. Throw all that away and get another hobby
Yikes...
😂😅😂😅😂
Thats some weak-ass blasting lol
waste of time to watch... lots of spiels
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Que poronga!!!
GUE PECHEGNO
Shit video 😂😂😂😂