POTTSTOWN,
PA - October 19, 2007: The
Eastwood Company, an international supplier of unique automotive
products, is pleased to announce their line of environmentally
friendly Soda Blasters and Soda Blast Conversion kits for popular
abrasive blasters. Blasting with Bicarbonate Soda has long been
preferred by professional shops because it removes the paint
without warping or damaging the base metal, glass or trim, so
little disassembly and masking is needed. Plus (unlike abrasive
blasting) the Bicarbonate Soda residue prevents corrosion from
forming on steel for up to 6 weeks and longer with inside dry
storage.
Commercial soda blasters use vast amounts of air, but Eastwood's
efficient design allows the home enthusiast to soda blast with
as little as 7 cfm at 80 psi with greater precision and control.
Plus since soda blasting doesn't remove rust, the Eastwood soda
blasters can be quickly converted to blast with standard or
other more aggressive media to clean up rusty areas.
Eastwood's Research and Development team has developed a versatile
2-in-1 soda and standard abrasive blaster (EW#50095)
that requires a small compressor generating 6 CFM at 80 to 125
PSI to operate. Priced under $250 and weighing approximately
43 lbs, it stores up to 100 lbs of soda media. Less time can
be spent refilling tanks for multi-purpose jobs. Eastwood also
offers a 110 lb Professional unit (EW#50096)
designed for the heavy-duty.
For those who already own a standard abrasive blaster, a retrofit
kit offers the ability to transform an existing unit into a
dual soda/abrasive option. The owner can switch to either mode
causing no harm to the blaster. It takes only about 15 minutes
to convert the units back to abrasive blasting. The individual
Retrofit Kits are designed to be compatible with Clarke®,
BRUT™, ALC™ and Harbor Freight® Pressure Blasters
from 50 lbs to 300 lbs units, with 3/8" (EW#50093)
to 1/2" (EW#50094)
NPT Fittings, U.S. Patent Pending and priced under $130.
Soda blasting is:
• Environmentally safe way to remove coatings; EPA &
OSHA Approved
• Will not harm glass, chrome or warp the base metal
• Safe for removing coatings from steel, aluminum, fiberglass
and more
• Low air usage compatible with most home shop compressors
• Soda residue prevents rust and is easily removed for
painting
• Readily converts between Soda and Abrasive Blasting
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Soda Blast Retrofit Kit on Clarke Pressure Blaster
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Soda Blast Retrofit Kit on ALC Pressure Blaster
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