shot/bead blasting bad, acid dipping good?

[Andy B.L.C.]

I appreciate that blasting panel work is potentially bad news, as in warping/bending etc. My question is, pertinent to the different processes proximity to where I live & the costs thereof. Has anyone had any issue after blasting a frame (tuff enuff to take the process surely)? I've heard the chemicals secreted in an out of the way frame nook space not being rinsed out properly & eating their way out of a subsequent spray job nightmare stories...? Thanking you in advance!

[steve t]

I had a frame ,panels and legshields chemical stripped about 4 years ago made a fantastic job been painted shortly after no issues I think it's a lot kinder than blasting they came back with the same amount of damage as they went with . When I get round to doing my next resto I'll do it again . It was painted and primed with 2 pack paint

[sunrisemac]

I had all my stuff including panels soda blasted with no problems

[Andy B.L.C.]

Nice1, ta boys! Carrying distance(ish) blasting on frame & internet bought (that apparantly actually work...) strippers for the rest. Which leads to the next question any ideas of how to neutralise/wash off any remnant stripper before applying paint..? Ta up front

[Fast n Furious]

I used to work for a scaffold hire company when I was a teenager.
One day a lad brought in a Lammy frame for shot blasting.
It came out looking like it had just gone through world war 3

If you're basting it, be care how industrial it is. Thankfully, there are much kinder solutions available today.

[Jim Rose]

My project is currently with a powdercoater. They "lightly dusted" everything but on the engineers advice he pressure tested the new tanks again and a hole had appeared. Even with with a lite blast damage can occur and I'd prefer chemical any day.

When I chemical strip stuff I neutralise it with meths

[coaster]

You need to find a blaster that knows what he is doing, I took my Jet to a guy operating out of a farm building in Norfolk. When I visited he was busy blasting a stripped out slit screen VW bus, I talked to him about what I wanted him to do and he explained that he would use a lower pressure on some parts to avoid any distortion. He did it all including the headset with no damage that I could detect other than exposing some small areas of corrosion damage that needed welding. Paid about £60 but that was a few years ago now. It all needed rubbing over lightly with emery cloth after though as the surface 'held' tiny bits of grit and I would also advise masking over the frame number especially with Spanish frames as they can be a bit faint to start with and will almost disappear with a decent coat of paint
That said, if soda blasting is available near you it would be kinder to your panels but I likely to be relatively expensive.