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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CFrankum" data-source="post: 507006" data-attributes="member: 34831">We were quoted 1,000 to blast our boat today. This is how I anticipate it going if I were to go the diy blasting route, I would need the harbor freight soda blaster for 130 (because I’ve heard that sand blasting is a big no no for aluminum because it could be too abrasive and take too much metal off), then the soda media would take roughly 400-600 pounds, so that’s 400-600 bucks, then the plastic tenting and everything would be a close to 100 at least but could go up to 300. So all in I’d be at the same cost as a professional. Also, I’d have to get a new compressor because Then you calculate the time, since it would be my first time, I’m betting that it would take me forever, I’m guessing around 20 hours, because the videos I’ve seen on these the nozzle is very small and works on a very small piece at a time. If this was a smaller project I’d be more willing to try, but this is a pretty big boat for a diy job. Before I continue down that route I guess I’ll stick to trying to use chemical paint stripper, and I’ll get some new paint stripper grinder wheels to give that a shot. I do appreciate everyone’s opinions, I am just very hesitant because I’ve already dumped money in this thing that I regret haha.</blockquote>