On Monday, January 21, 2013 7:52:14 PM UTC-6, Lew Hodgett wrote: Suggest you find a sand blasting company and see if they will handle your = job when they are doing another job. That can be very cost effective, espec= ially if you are not in a hurry to get the job done. That's what I did a fe= w years ago when I had to have hardened epoxy cleaned out of a bronze gear = pump. Can't remember how much but it was about $10 and took a week or so. G= ood luck. Lew
Some time ago, I acquired an old school desk, a nice little project to rest= ore. Brought the framing to a commercial sand blaster. They charged $25, = which included priming it, for my painting, later. I had no idea of the pr= iming service, until they mentioned it. =20
In the middle of their normal work/projects, an assistant prepped my frame,= placed it near the sand blaster. The sand blaster just turned to do my pr= oject, 15 minutes, then proceeded with his other job. The assistant took t= he frame to the paint booth and primed it. He had other projects in the wor= ks, there, as well. This small project didn't seem to cause any delay with= any of their ongoing work.
Not only good work, but certainly neighborly of them to take care of me, th= at way, in the middle of their busy schedule.
Your plane project looks great. Restoration projects, as these, make for a= sense of worth, in more ways than one.
Sonny