Shot Blasting Kit

[Martin350]

I'm just starting a partial restoration and recommissioning of an old car and there are going to be a lot of metal parts that I will want to clean and paint / repaint. Things like suspension components, exhaust manifold, brackets etc.

I was thinking of gathering as many parts as I could at a time and take them to someone who could shot blast them clean for me.

Then I thought, why not get a kit and do it myself?

I would appreciate anyone's knowledge and experience of shot blasting equipment.
What should I expect from certain kits, are there any features I should look for?

I have a reasonably large air compressor (although I'll have to check the cfm rating again as I can't remember off the top of my head) and was thinking along these lines;

https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/product/47266637...

https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/product/28867883...

Thanks!

[Martin350]

Ah, I hadn't considered extraction.

And yes, the more I've looked into it the more it seems I need a compressor at least twice as powerful as the one I have.

Oh well, thanks guys, it was a nice thought while it lasted!

[Martin350]

Thanks for all of the useful and interesting posts, they've certainly given me a few things to think about.

[Martin350]

Hi.

Sorry for the delay, I've been away and without internet.

That looks great, thanks for the post, very useful and interesting.

Do you know the stat's on the compressor you were using?

Thanks.

[Martin350]

Ok, thanks.

I suspect my 1.5hp compressor won't stand a chance.

Wire brushes in the drill and a load of wet & dry it is then!