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I recently picked up a food grade 55 gallon barrel and I saw than many people recommend having the barrel sandblasted to remove the liner. So I called a bunch of local places to get it done and many did not want to deal with it at all. One place in particular said they wouldn't do it because of the toxicity of liner dust.
I finally found a guy who said he would do it on his new dustless blasting setup. He was eager to try out his new setup and I was a willing guinea pig. He texted me the other day and said it's taking him a while because he's having a problem getting at the insides because the blow back is making it hard to see what he's doing.
So my question is this. Is sandblasting a barrel a difficult project or am I just talking to the wrong people? Is there a particular kind of blasting that is better suited to a barrel? I've read so many posts of people saying "just blast it" that I figured it would be a really simple operation. But truth be told I have zero knowledge of the process.
I finally found a guy who said he would do it on his new dustless blasting setup. He was eager to try out his new setup and I was a willing guinea pig. He texted me the other day and said it's taking him a while because he's having a problem getting at the insides because the blow back is making it hard to see what he's doing.
So my question is this. Is sandblasting a barrel a difficult project or am I just talking to the wrong people? Is there a particular kind of blasting that is better suited to a barrel? I've read so many posts of people saying "just blast it" that I figured it would be a really simple operation. But truth be told I have zero knowledge of the process.