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Old 07-31-2018, 04:05 PM
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I have never had a body dipped before is it worth it vs having the body soda blasted?.
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Old 07-31-2018, 04:12 PM
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I am afraid of dipping a car. It cleans off everything, and in places you can't recoat! Unless you have the ability to dip in rustproofing after the chemical dip.
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Old 07-31-2018, 04:16 PM
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You also loose all of the sealer that was put into places that you can't get to. I'd blast it.
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even soda blast can seep back like dipping....

i like media blast..lots of clean up..but i like it
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blast it, then put aside lots of time for you and the shop vac. Most reputable shops that do cars a lot, get a lot of the residual material out these days though
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"I've heard" soda blasting can come back to haunt you due to the soda lime media. The soda has to be neutralized as it can leave the surface with an alkali pH which can come back to haunt you. It can be successful, but you have to neutralize it.

Better to plastic media blast it.
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Old 07-31-2018, 06:48 PM
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Probably depends on the company who does the dipping. I had my my 69 rag top dipped in 1990 and still shows no signs of anything negative.
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The shop that does dipping here use to have a second dip that they did to prevent rust, but I'm told that they can no longer do the second dip. Sometihing about EPA.
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Last one I had blasted took me 2 months to get all the media out of it. Have done it myslef but takes to long. Some use baking soda never been that route. I like to start from scratch on the body detail but depends on how many times it has been painted and bondo buildup.
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When it's preferred or necessary, I prefer blasting. I use a local portable company that comes to the house, dustless blasting. Generally they can't get their wand anywhere I can't get a paint gun. This process is quick and easy, and the car never leaves my sight.

I haven't seen the chemical dipping done since the 80's, and never even get anyone that requests it these days. Not even sure there is one available local to me anymore as the EPA ran most of them off. I know even the chrome plate shops have shrunk to half of what they used to be.
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